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The Joslin and Allen Families of Surry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Surry is a quaint and lovely town in Cheshire County, in the southwestern section of New Hampshire. Two families settled early in the town, intermarried and thrived–the Joslin and Allen families. I use their photographs to illustrate these genealogies.
New Hampshire and Portsmouth’s First Woman Mayor: Mary Ellen (Carey) Dondero (1894-1960)
Residents of Portsmouth, New Hampshire are familiar with the Dondero name. A beloved former mayor, Eileen Dondero Foley, just passed away in February of this year (2016). Less known these days, but historically important, was Eileen’s mother, Mary Ellen (Carey) … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Women
Tagged 1918, Carey, Charles, Dondero, Eileen, first, Foley, General Court, Hampshire, legislature, Liberty Loan, Mary, mayor, Miss, Miss Portsmouth, mother, new, New Hampshire, NH, Portsmouth, Red Cross, state, WW2
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Faces of the Benjamin G. Brooks Family of New Hampshire and Massachusetts
The faces of Benjamin Gove Brooks, his wife Frances Eliza (Downer) Brooks, and their son B. Ferdinand Brooks, look out at you from pale CDV photographs. Benjamin and his wife Frances were both born and raised in New Hampshire. Benjamin … Continue reading
New Hampshire EVENT: Marilla Ricker Portrait Unveiling May 16, 2016 at 3:30 PM
Back in 2014 I first wrote about Marilla Marks (Young) Ricker, the first woman in New Hampshire to attempt to cast her vote during elections (1870), and the first to run for governor (1910). She failed in both attempts [details … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, New Hampshire Women
Tagged event, Governor, Hampshire, lawyer, leader, Marilla, new, New Hampshire, NH, portrait, prisoners, Ricker, rights, State House, suffragist, unveiling, womens, Young
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A New Hampshire Governor, Ghosts, and a Second Wife: Anthony & Eliza A. (Messinger) Colby
It is said that the ghost of former New Hampshire governor Anthony Colby haunts Colgate Hall at Colby-Sawyer College. That hall was built many years after his death on the spot where the former brick academy building sat. The original … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy, Anthony, Colby, Colby-Sawyer, college, Eliza, Governor, Hampshire, Institute, London, Messenger, Messinger, new, New Hampshire, NH, Richardson, Sawyer
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