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Monthly Archives: August 2018
New Hampshire WWI Military: Heroes of Francestown
Francestown was, and still is, a rural community southwest of Manchester, New Hampshire. In 1910 before the World War the town’s population was 602. Just a few years after the war in 1920 the census had drastically dropped to 363, … Continue reading
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New Hampshire WWI Military: Private George Clayburn of Piermont
Piermont New Hampshire had less than 600 residents during World War I. Following that war the number of citizens would plummet to 475 by 1930 and then rise and fall until there was continuous slow growth beginning in 1980. The … Continue reading
New Hampshire WWI Military: Heroes of Bethlehem
Though a small New Hampshire town, Bethlehem sent at least 53 of its young men and women to service during World War I. In addition, those who stayed behind also worked for the war effort as the White Mountain Echo … Continue reading
New Hampshire WWI Military: Sergeant Major Andrew Jackson of Littleton and Rochester (1882-1960)
I would not have known about Sergeant Major Andrew Jackson of New Hampshire except for a brief newspaper notice placed in the Nashua Telegraph in September of 1919. It stated as follows: “Concord–Sergeant Major Andrew Jackson of Rochester was decorated … Continue reading