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Poultry Farmer, Civic Leader, Oldest Citizen and “Pioneer Woman”: Mary Augusta (Parker) Stowell of Merrimack New Hampshire (1871-1972)
It seems that the history books are full of stories about how men built the towns and cities of New Hampshire, and yet these places had as many, if not more, women who contributed equally, if sometimes differently. Such was … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Bean, Bedford, chickens, farmer, Hampshire, Mary, Merrimack, new, New Hampshire, NH, Parker, poultry, Reeds Ferry, road, Stowell, woman, women
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Faces of the BEAN Family of Brentwood, Deerfield and Derry New Hampshire
The BEAN family arrived early in the colony of New Hampshire. They came from Scotland and made Exeter their home. This story is not an attempt to trace all of the Bean progeny, just that of one John Lyford Bean … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History
Tagged Bean, Brentwood, Derry, family, genealogy, Hampshire, John Lyford, new, New Hampshire, NH
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Sadie (Kane) Prichard of Weare and Hillsborough New Hampshire (1870-1933)
There are many Kane, Kean, and Keane families who hail from pre-Civil War New Hampshire. A photograph of “Sadie Kane” popped up for sale on E-bay and thinking her face was a lovely one, I bought it, determined to … Continue reading