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Author Archives: Janice Brown
Not New Hampshire: Henry Prince Nourse, 4th Great Grandson of Rebecca (Town) Nurse
A handsome young man named Henry Prince Nourse stares out from this lovely tin-type photograph.He was not from New Hampshire, but the pose was charming enough that I bought it, to write about him. “He did not fall far from … Continue reading
The Nurse from Milton Mills, New Hampshire: Flora N. Runnels (1866-1960)
She has a fairly plain face, intelligent dark eyes, curly hair. She wears the pinstriped frock of a nurse over her dark dress. Her collar is tightly and demurely closed with a pin. The name of the woman in the … Continue reading
Frank O. Foster of Manchester NH and His Connection to Gen. John Gray Foster
I started off preparing this story, with just a pair of matching photographs, of Frank O. Foster, and his wife, Alice. As is often the case I acquired these on Ebay, happening to notice they had spent some time in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Alice, Foster, Frank, General, gray, Jay, John, Maine, Manchester, Nashua, New Hampshire, NH, Orrin, Reginald, Whitefield
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A New Hampshire Mother of a President: Eliza (Ballou) Garfield 1801-1888
She was the first woman in American History to see her son sworn in as President of the United States. At his inauguration ceremony, the new President turned first to his mother, kissing her on the cheek, before he kissed … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged assassination, Ballou, Cheshire, conjurer, county, Eliza, Elizabeth, Garfield, grandma, inauguration, James, Mathurin, Maturin, mother, New Hampshire, NH, Ohio, President, Providence, Rhode Island, RI, Richmond
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