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Author Archives: Janice Brown
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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A New Hampshire Joiner’s Wife: Malinda (Maddox) Knox (1812-1890)
The lovely face of gazes out at you from an ancient daguerreotype. “M. Knox, 12 Union St., Portsmouth, NH” is handwritten behind the plate. The photograph appears to have been taken between 1840-1855. At that time, there was only one … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged 12 union street, Asa, Carpenter, daguerreotype, joiner, Knox, Maddox, Malinda, Melinda
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New Hampshire’s First Day of Spring
Spring in New Hampshire has for many generations been a time of hope, of rejuvenation, house cleaning and dubious poetry. This winter has been a particularly harsh one, and so many are looking forward to a lovely, albeit muddy, springtime. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Poetry, Really Old News
Tagged Day, first, New Hampshire, NH, poem, poetry, spring
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New Hampshire’s Former First Lady: Constance Rivington (Russell) Winant Eppley Earle (1899-1981)
Constance Rivington Russell was born on 18 September 1899 in New York, the daughter of Archibald Douglas & Albertina Taylor (Pyne) Russell. She was the granddaughter of Percy Rivington Pyne, and great-granddaughter of Moses Taylor. Her father was a financier and … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged 2, awards, bed, blue blood, club, Concord, Constance, dogs, Earle, Edgerstoune, Eppley, first lady, Governor, II, John, kennel, New Hampshire, NH, raised, Russell, two, wealthy, wife, Winant, World War
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New Hampshire’s Favorite Irish Son: Somersworth’s General John Sullivan (1740-1795)
Who else could I write about on Saint Patrick’s Day? New Hampshire’s favorite Irish son, General John Sullivan, was a patriot of the American Revolution. Though some researchers say he was born in Berwick, Maine, there is much evidence … Continue reading
Posted in History, Irish in New Hampshire, New Hampshire Men
Tagged American, General, Irish, John, lawyer, Major, Major-General, patriot, revolution, Somersworth, Sullivan
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