This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ddunphynh Surnames: John Dunphy St John, New Brunswick, CAN 1816 Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dunphy/108.120.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Hannah, I'm a Dunphy ih New Hampshire, from Dunphys out of St John, New Brunswick, Canada. My Great Grandfather, John Dunphy was born on a farm near St John, 12 June, 1816.As a young man he worked in logging camps along the Miramichi River and followed this work along the Kennebeck River into Maine, making his home in Gardiner, Me. He married the daughter of a Baptist minister who was born in Fairfield, ME, Martha Ann Powers; B. 7 Sept, 1826. They were wed 6 Apr, 1848 in Augusta, ME. She had moved to Norridgewock, ME prior to the wedding. Following his work he brought his growing family to Stillwater, Minn. and with a partner named Dauphine began to manufacture lumbering tools, boats, oars, paddles, peaveys, pick poles, and a sideline of stencils in 1855. In 1861 he moved his family to Eau Claire, Wisc and set up in an old saloon with the shop occupying the connected bowling alley. Another move brought him to Chippewa Falls to be nearer the lumber district and his customer base. Ther were 11 children born to this marriage and some learned the trade of boat building from their father. at least 2 went on to become teachers, one (Prof AE Dunphy) became the President of the Normal School in Ellendale, No Dakota. He also headed the manual arts department having traveled extensively training in teaching techniques and was asked to represent N. Dakota at the unveiling of the statue of Lincoln in Norway. He was with an august group of 25 educators on a 3 month study tour in Munich. In 1915 he purchased an interest the local hardware store. His brother William Lincoln bought the remaining interest to partner with his brother in Ellendale in 1919. Albet Edward Dunphy married Jessie Matilda Howell 26 June, 1916, daughter of Capt Samuel Preston Howell of Frederick, S. Dakota. One son; John Bruce Dunphy was born to this union , 23 Feb 1920. He married Barbara-Jayne Wells, 24 July 1942, the daughter of Volney Hunter Wells (B 18 june 1889) and Wilma Eugenia Warrick (B 26 Oct 1890). John B and Barbara J had 4 children; Sandra (1944), Richard (1947), Curtis (1961), and Margaret (1964). As a Chemical Engineer work in the eletronics industry led this Family to Pittsfield, Mass, Kingston, New York, and Nashua, NH. My name is Richard and I live in Hudson, NH, just East of Nashua and near the Mass border. Get in touch: ddunphynh@juno.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.