Category Archives: Genealogy

The Baldwin Family of Pittsburg, Coos County, New Hampshire

Posted on 6 November, 2015 by Janice Brown

It would be a sad event if the Baldwin family of Pittsburg New Hampshire were only remembered for their trained deer. Though owning performing deer that jumped through hoops was an interesting part of this family’s history, they had a … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Most Celebrated Artist: Exeter’s Elizabeth Jane (Gardner) Bouguereau (1837-1922)

Posted on 2 November, 2015 by Janice Brown

Elizabeth (Gardner) Bouguereau was one of the most celebrated women painters in the world. She was born in Exeter New Hampshire in the old colonial home of the Gardners, near the square. She attended the public and private schools of … Continue reading →

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Ezra T. Rumery: Carpenter of Strafford, New Hampshire (1805-1865)

Posted on 25 October, 2015 by Janice Brown

  Ezra T. Rumery was born in Effingham, New Hampshire, and lived in Strafford County New Hampshire, locations that is to this day, are still very much rural.  He was a carpenter, and his son (and namesake) apprenticed with him … Continue reading →

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The Face of Addie G. (Whittemore) Tallant of Pembroke New Hampshire (1850-1875)

Posted on 21 October, 2015 by Janice Brown

A lovely woman sat very still for a profile portrait at M.G.C. Kimball, Photographer, at the corner of Main and School Streets in Concord New Hampshire, probably in the early 1870s. Her naturally curly hair is carefully coiffed. She wears … Continue reading →

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Sewall D. Batchelder and Rebecca P. Kilborn of Concord New Hampshire and Other Places

Posted on 17 October, 2015 by Janice Brown

The faces of Sewall D. Batchelder and his first wife, Rebecca Page Kilborn gaze out from their photographs with serious faces. Oh yes, I know that in those days people rarely smiled for their formal portrait, however the intensity of … Continue reading →

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