This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: treefind4fun Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7542.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, Howard, I found a few items of interest for you, although I didn't quite solve the mystery of Howard Byron Sederquist. You may be surprised to know that Howard Byron Sederquest and his second wife Annie Pellerin, had a stillborn son born November 2, 1914 in Portland, Maine. http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1960&iid=31515_204135-11864&fn=Sultbron&ln=Sederguest&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1975028 On the record, Howard is listed as living at 256 Park Avenue, and is a cook. Howard's first marriage, to Josephine Sophia Benoit, took place 29 Nov 1911 in Manchester, NH. She was the daughter of Paul Benoit and Mary/Onesime Lameraux. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDKM-GR2 Josephine was born 24 July 1891 in Lowell, Massachusetts. She is listed as Josephine Benway on that record. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11020-120198-36?cc=1536925&wc=11695190 At first, it appeared that Josephine went back to live with her parents after she left Howard Byron Sederquist. She is with them on the 1920 census in Manchester, NH. But this is really strange. Look at http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=8775&path=Manchester.1919.S.9&sid=&gskw= and at http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=8775&iid=NH-Manchester-NH-1920-0387830&rc=1256,645,1468,693;1858,643,2053,684&pid=47451&ssrc=&fn=how*&ln=sed*&st=g and also at http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=8775&iid=NH-Manchester-NH-1921-0414830&rc=406,710,617,760;1007,715,1205,756&pid=48150&ssrc=&fn=how*&ln=sed*&st=g We find Josephine Sederquist, widow Howard B Sederquist, living in Manchester NH in 1919, 1920 and 1921 Same in 1924 http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=8775&iid=NH-Manchester-NH-1924-0445830&rc=1198,3142,1411,3191;1802,3141,2007,3182&pid=48907&ssrc=&fn=how*&ln=sed*&st=g That address, 314 Central, in Manchester, is exactly the same as the address where we find her living with her parents on the 1920 census, under the name Josephine Benoit. http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=6061&path=New Hampshire.Hillsborough.Manchester Ward 6.103.3&sid=&gskw=Josephine S Benoit Could Howard have disappeared after the death of his child? What would he be doing at sea? Was he involved in WWI? In that short window between 1914 and 1919, could he have left Annie, gone back to Josephine, enlisted in the army or Navy, and died in combat? He is not listed in the 1916 Manchester directory The 1917 directory for Mancester is missing on Ancestry. This is a tough one. Some other information for reference... Paul Benoit, born about 1854 in New Hampshire,died 25 Dec 1930 in Manchester, NH. He was the son of Trueman Benoit and Mary ____ (Trueman might not be the correct spelling.) See: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSFK-428 Onesime Benoit, born 1854, died 19 Jul 1926 in Manchester, NH. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12397-25437-69?cc=1601211&wc=MMBR-WZD:n1626429322 Her father is listed as Alexander Lamoureux. I don't think the mother's name is correctly spelled. Need more research. That's all I have. I hope it helps. MR 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.