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Category Archives: Genealogy
The Baker Children of Weare, New Hampshire (1910)
Two lovely children, posed perfectly, look out from this photograph postcard. In addition to the ink script “Evelyn Baker, Oliver Prescott Baker,” there is penciled on the back, “202 North Weare NH.” The postcard is dated September 1, 1910, is … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History
Tagged baker, Bellevue, Bradford, cemetery, church, Congregational, Enfield, Ernest, Evelyn, family, genealogy, Hampshire, Lawrence, MA, Massachusetts, Maude, Meredith, minister, new, NH, Northwood, Oliver, pastor, Portsmouth, postcard, Prescott, reverend, Weare
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Manchester New Hampshire’s Professional Wrestler, Restaraunteur, Wild Circus Owner, Amusement Park Operator, Real Estate Investor: John Demetrious Kilonis (1885-1965)
John Demetrious Kilonis is probably best remembered for his wrestling career, being considered the “terror” of the light-heavyweight wrestlers of his day, at one time winning the middleweight wrestling championship of the world. He was born in 1885 in Salonika … Continue reading
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Tagged antics, bad, Boston, brutal, brutalities, carnival, champion, championship, circus, Crab, Crystal, Demetrios, Demon, evil, Gentle, Gentle John, Greece, Greek, heavyweight, hold, hotel, John, Kilonis, Kylonis, lake, Light, man, Manchester, matman, middleweight, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Virginia, NH, park, professional, ring, Roughhouse, Terrible, Thomas, tiger, Universe, VA, world, wrestle, wrestler, wrestling, zoo
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Some Newmarket New Hampshire Genealogy: Joy, Badger, Leavitt and Willey Families
I purchased some beautiful photographs that connect several of Newmarket, New Hampshire’s early families to each other. Even though I’m not related to them, they have an interesting visual appeal.The three photographs are of Nathan Holt Leavitt (2d), his wife … Continue reading
Three Photographic Generations of Enfield New Hampshire’s Purmort Family
I was quite struck (in a good way) by the three photographs of the Purmort Family of Enfield, New Hampshire being sold. The surname Purmort had already been researched quite well in 1907 by Rev. Charles H. Purmort, D.D. of … Continue reading
The Neal Family of Meredith, Belknap County New Hampshire
The Neal Family of Meredith New Hampshire is ancient, and its lineage complicated. The surname is spelled a variety of ways: Neal, Neale, Nele, etc. This name is found in the earliest records of New Hampshire’s immigration history. This article … Continue reading