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New Hampshire WWI Military: Ensign Ray Rufus Averill of Wentworth and Warren

Posted on 3 May, 2018 by Janice Brown

Wentworth and Warren are adjoining New Hampshire townships both of which are connected with the life of Ray R. Averill and therefore I need to credit them both. Ray Rufus Averill was born 10 Nov 1884 in Barton, Orleans Co. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Military of New Hampshire, NH WW1 Military | Tagged 1, at sea, Averill, Barton, Co., county, died, disease, Elizabeth, Ensign, Hampshire, Haverhill, Helen, I, Manchester, navy, Nellie, new, New Hampshire, NH, One, Orleans, pneumonia, Ray, sailor, Schonland, SS, Tenadore, US Navy, Vermont, war, Warren, Wentworth, world, WW1, WWI | 8 Comments

New Hampshire’s First Woman Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs: Helen Kenney of Concord, M. Jennie (Wood) Kendall of Nashua, and Lillian (Christian) Bryant of Conway

Posted on 10 August, 2015 by Janice Brown

Even today a woman sheriff in New Hampshire would be a rarity. In 1906, 1939 and 1944 when the three women mentioned in this story were appointed, they were momentous occasions. These women were not the first sheriffs in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women | Tagged Bryant, Concord, Conway, deputy, female, first, Helen, Jennie, Kendall, Kenney, Lillian, Nashua, New Hampshire, NH, sheriff, woman | 10 Comments

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