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Tag Archives: philanthropist
New Hampshire Philanthropist, Civic and Patriotic Leader, Community Benefactor: Mary Ward (Lyon) Cheney Schofield of Peterborough
It is entirely fitting that my first biographical post of 2020 is about a woman. Not just any woman, but a remarkable one. She was born into an privileged family and life. She could have spent her life focused on … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged agriculture, All Saints, award, Charles Paine Cheney, Cheney, Cheney Award, church, crypt, East Hill, Episcopal, farmer, Hampshire, kindergarten, Lyon, Mary, new, New Hampshire, NH, nursery, Peterboro, Peterborough, philanthropist, Ruth Cheney Streeter, Schofield, school, Still Water, Streeter, William Halsall Cheney, William Henry Schofield, women
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Mother of Forensic Science, Legal Medicine Professor, Criminologist, Philanthropist, Bethlehem NH Summer Resident: Frances Glessner Lee (1878-1962)
She was born Frances Glessner, but called Fanny by her parents, John J. & Frances (Macbeth) Glessner of Chicago IL. Her father had, with hard work, become a millionaire through his affiliation with the International Harvester Company. Frances self-admittedly had … Continue reading
New Hampshire’s Leading Suffragist, Human Rights Proponent and Philanthropist: Armenia S. (Aldrich) White (1817-1916)
Armenia Smith Aldrich, daughter of John & Harriet (Smith) Aldrich, was born 1 November 1817 in Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. In 1830 she moved with her parents to Boscawen NH, where she lived until her marriage. She married a then … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Aldrich, Armenia, Association, Boscawen, Concord, female, human, MA, Massachusetts, Mendon, Nathaniel, New Hampshire, NH, opera, park, philanthropist, philanthropy, President, rights, Smith, suffrage, suffragist, white, woman, women
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New Hampshire’s First Female Banker and Financier: Winchester’s Jane Grace Alexander (1848-1932)
Jane Grace Alexander, was born October 26, 1848 in Winchester, New Hampshire, daughter of Edward & Lucy M. (Capron) Alexander. She was the first woman in New Hampshire to be elected treasurer of a bank. In 1881, she was elected … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander, banker, bookkeeper, Eastern Star, educator, female, first, Glenwood Seminary, New Hampshire, NH, philanthropist, teacher, treasurer, Winchester, woman
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New Hampshire’s First Female Aviator, Well-Known Photographer and Philanthropist: Bernice Blake Perry (1905-1996)
Bernice Gertrude Blake was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on 2 March 1905, one of four children born to Edward C. & Gertrude (Hurd) Blake. Her father was an English-Canadian immigrant who had founded Blake’s Creamery, originally as a milk … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, New Hampshire Aviation, New Hampshire Women
Tagged aviator, Bernice Blake, Bernice Perry, Blakes Creamery, charter member, first, license, Lyndeborough, Manchester, Milford, music, ninety-nines, philanthropist, philanthropy, photo, photographer, photography, pilot, scholarship, Wilton, Winthrop
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