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Tag Archives: Margaret
‘Woman Edison” Inventor: Margaret E. Knight of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts
When you go grocery shopping, you should be thankful to Margaret E. Knight. One of her many inventions, and possibly her most famous one, was a paper-feeding machine for “making and folding square-bottom paper bags.” Prior to this time paper … Continue reading
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Tagged engine, first, Framingham, Hampshire, inventor, Knight, MA, machine, machinery, Manchester, Margaret, Massachusetts, mills, motor, new, New Hampshire, NH, paper, paper bag, patent
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The Face of Bristol, New Hampshire’s Margaret Hall (Sleeper) Fling (1828-1908)
She was born Margaret Hall Sleeper on 20 November 1828 in Bristol, Grafton Co. New Hampshire. Her parents were Reverend Walter & Nancy (Plaisted) Sleeper. According to the History of the Town of Bristol, New Hampshire, Margaret’s father was one … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Bristol, Co., county, Fling, Grafton, Hampshire, Margaret, Margarette, new, New Hampshire, NH, photograph, Sleeper, woman
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New Hampshire WWI Military: Army Nurse Corps Teresa Margaret Murphy of Concord NH (1891-1918)
Up until the posting of this story, very little has been written about Teresa Margaret Murphy, a hero(ine) of World War I. Every few years she is briefly mentioned in Concord New Hampshire newspapers. Those articles always say that information … Continue reading
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Chief Nurse of WW1 Expeditionary Forces, Red Cross Chief Nurse Harvard Unit, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital School of Nursing Founder, National Association President and Pioneer of American Nursing: Nashua New Hampshire’s Carrie May Hall (1873-1963)
Carrie M. Hall’s career was long and varied. She was first an educator, then an organizer, and always a nurse. Because of her essential and important role in the American Red Cross, as Chief Nurse of the World War 1 … Continue reading
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