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New Hampshire WWI Military: Captain Nathaniel Robert Mason of North Conway
I recently saw a wonderful comment left on this blog by the granddaughter of a New Hampshire WWI veteran. He had a fascinating life and she was rightfully proud of him. For whatever reason, his name was omitted from the … Continue reading
New Hampshire WWI Military: The Nurses of Base Hospital No. 6 aka “The Bordeaux Belles”
According to the Massachusetts General Hospital Museum web site: “In May 1917, U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 6, a medical-surgical unit of Massachusetts General physicians and nurses, was activated under the command of Col. Frederic A. Washburn, MD, director of … Continue reading
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New Hampshire’s First Woman Governor (Acting), Politician, Civic Leader, and Campaign Advisor: Vesta Maurine (Coward) Roy (1925-2002)
She was born Vesta Maurine Coward on 26 March 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, the only daughter of Percy A. & Mildred J. (Paterson) Coward. She had three siblings, Thomas, Richard, and James. In 1940 her father was an inspector in … Continue reading
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The Faces and Families of William Leonard Pressey of Bradford MA & Jennie Eliza Stacey of Dover NH
As family history researchers know so well, our ancestors moved around much more than we expected them to. This applies to both the Pressey and Stacy families whose research is presented here. William Pressey’s family lived in Bradford MA, Sutton … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Amesbury, Bradford, county, Dover, Farmington, genealogy, Hampshire, Haverhill, Kittery, MA, Maine, Mass, Massachusetts, new, New Hampshire, NH, Pressey, Pressy, Salem, Stacey, Stacy, Stratford, Sutton, witchcraft, York
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The Lost Faces of World War One — Part Five
This is the continuation of a series of stories about men who died in World War 1, and whose photographs appeared in a publication called “Our Nation’s Roll of Honor.” The original post and explanation can be found at this … Continue reading