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I'm looking for confirmation of information I have regarding Sally "Sarah" Dodge. This is what I think I know: Sally Dodge was born 23 Jul 1765 in New Boston, NH to Jacob and Abigail (Edwards) Dodge. She married Isaac Tenney, Sr. on 10 Dec 1789 at a place unknown to me. They were the parents of Abigail Tenney, born 8 Aug 1801 in Bennington, NH. Abigail married Thomas jefferson Brooks in 1822. Can anyone offer evidence confirming the parents of Sally, and her marriage to Isaac? I've read the Dodge Family history by Joseph Thompson Dodge, but his discussion of Jacob seems to end with Jacob's removal from Beverly, MA to New Boston. I would be happy to share what information I have. Gordon Kirkemo kirkemo@olywa.net

Is anyone researching the Joseph Stearns family in Deering? Did Joseph Stearns have a daughter named Mary/Polly, born in 1791? A Polly Stearns married Noah Farrar Conant, of Townsend, MA in Deering, on April 7, 1810, settled in Deering and had a son, Noah, there in 1792, then moved on to Vermont. Joseph Stearns could have remained in Deering for a number of years. It would be great to share information on him with interested researchers. Thanks, Jim French

I'm looking for information on the KEZER family. Julia M. Kezer married Robert KNOTT on April 28, 1878 in Francestown, NH. She was born in Hopkinton in 1857. Does anyone have a KEZER connection? Has anyone come across the name somewhere? Please contact if you know of them. :-) Linda Whittaker Knott LilBitGal2@hotmail.com http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/5868 England (Lincs, Notts, Dorset)WHITAKER,PINDER,PICKWORTH,KNOTT U.S.:WHITTAKER,LOVE,WEST,CHAPIN,MALOTT,COMSTOCK,ELLIS,FERGUSON KNOTT,GOODWIN,AVERY,CLARK,EVANS,MOCK,ROCHFORD,ALVEY ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi All, I was at the NH Historical Society Library today and Doug informed me of a new search engine for the collection of the Library. It is a wonderful tool and I would encourage you all to check it out. He is anxious to show how useful this medium is to the "powers that be" so please check it out even if you can't get to the library to follow up. It can be found at: http://nhhistory.library.net/ Note, there is no www. in the address! enjoy, Sherry

Anyone related to the Morins of Hillsborough Co., originally from Montreal and other parts of Quebec?

Hi all: Looking for info on the children of Catherine (Kate) (Gidney) Saunders. Kate arrived in Laconia, NH 1884 from Sandy Cove, Digby County, Nova Scotia with 5/6 children, ages 5-20. Their names: William, Bertha, Harleigh/Harley, Roland, Alice and Clarase (Clara) -- all born Sandy Cove. Father, Lorenzo Saunders, died age 39, 1880, Sandy Cove, NS. Kate lived in Laconia until her death in 1917. Any info will be appreciated. George Levoy

Seasons Greetings to all, Want to invite you all to visit my genealogy garden. I have dressed the garden for Christmas. Also visit my other pages. Welcome all newcomers to the list and if you have visited before you might want to check back again as I am always adding new information. Hope my pages might help you in your search. See you in the garden, Sue Gardner Leominster, MA <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/SueG476/index.html">Sue's Genealogy Garden in New England</A> http://members.aol.com/SueG476/index.html <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Gardner.html">The Unofficial Home Page of John Gardner/Garnet of Hingham, MA</A> http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Gardner.html <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Project.html">Pierce Surname Project - New England/New York </A> - Has link to world wide Pierce Project http://members.aol.com/SueG476/PierceMA.html <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Leominster.html">History & Genealogy of Leominster, Massachusetts</A> - http://members.aol.com/SueG476/Leominster.html My 2 main lines are: GARDNER/GARNET and PIERCE/PERS of Massachusetts. plus have information on all my other Massachusetts names, a lot of early ones - some of them - BALDWIN, BASSETT, BATES, BEAL, BISBEE, COOK (not Mayflower), FISKE, HAYWARD, HOLBROOK, PARKER, PROCTOR, SPRAGUE, THAYER and more. Mayflower - BREWSTER, SAMSON/SAMPSON, WARREN CAHILL of Ireland, Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA. - Update - I have made a connection with my CA Cahills, 3rd cousin I never knew - so exciting. French Canadian lines back to France - CHOQUETTE, ROUISSE & more Scottish lines of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland - YOSTON, NAPIER, DIAMOND Nova Scotia and early German lines, Lunenburg & Mill Village. CROUSE, FRANSOU, HENRITCY/HEINRICKE, PENTZ, REINHARDT, WEINACHT, WILD Information on Massachusetts and Hollis, NH

WOODS Walter, William Herbert; Cumb Co, NS, CAN > ?; 1867- Hi, Looking for relatives/researchers of Walter WOODS, b. 28 Oct 1867, in Cumberland Co, NS, CAN. William (?Herbert?) WOODS, b. 2 Apr 1869, in Cumberland Co, NS, CAN. Both are sons of Rufus WOODS (1832-after1895) and Charlotte (GAETZ) WOODS (1833-1874). Family was in Wallace, Cumberland Co, in 1871 and 1881. They could have moved to MA or NH in USA. Jorge Woods, in Canberra, Australia

Is there anyone on this list who actually lives near Francestown, NH? I'm looking for someone who would be willing to visit the town hall and do some research for me. Here's the problem... I have two marriage certificates: 1. Robert Knott age 26 m. Julia M. Kezer age 21 on April 28, 1878 in Francestown, NH 2. Robert C. Knott age 28 m. Mary C. Chamberlain age 18 on January 1, 1881 in Manchester, NH. Both list Robert's father as Charles Both say 1st marriage My husband thinks they are two different men, possibly brothers. Only there is only one Robert listed to the Charles Knott family. I say it is the same person and that wife #1 died or was divorced in that 2 1/2 year span. I need someone to look up from April 28, 1878 to December 31, 1880 and see if they can find a death or divorce record for Julia M. (Kezer) Knott. I would gladly pay for cost of the certificate, etc. If we can prove that Julia was no longer wife of Robert by December 31, 1880; then he would have been free to marry wife #2 Mary C. Chamberlain on Jan. 1st, 1881. (I have no idea why he would lie that he wasn't married before, unless he divorced Julia and didn't want Mary to know.) Please, is there someone out there willing to help? :-) Linda Whittaker Knott LilBitGal2@hotmail.com http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/5868 England (Lincs, Notts, Dorset)WHITAKER,PINDER,PICKWORTH,KNOTT U.S.:WHITTAKER,LOVE,WEST,CHAPIN,MALOTT,COMSTOCK,ELLIS,FERGUSON KNOTT,GOODWIN,AVERY,CLARK,EVANS,MOCK,ROCHFORD,ALVEY ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

From: Families of Cavendish, Volume 3, published by the Cavendish Historical Society, Nov, 1998. -- Nathaniel Blood (3) {Richard (2), James (1)}, was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, 3 April, 1650. He m. 13 June, 1670 Hannah Parker (b. 5 Jan., 1647, dau. of James & Elizabeth (Long) Parker). Children (at least): 1. Anna, b. 1 March, 1671. She m. 1693, James Blanchard (b. Chelmsford 10 March, 1666, son of John & Elizabeth (Hills) Blanchard of Dunstable). They lived in Groton. Mr. Blanchard was a member of the snowshoe expedition to Lake Winnepesaukee, commanded by Capt. William Tyng. He took sick and d. of exposure from that expedition at Charlestown, 8 Feb., 1704. Widow Anna petitioned the Governor and Council to be relieved from the charges of the funeral. 2. Nathaniel, b. 16 Jan., 1679, m. 25 Dec., 1710 Hannah Shattuck (b. Watertown, 1690, dau. of William & Hannah (Underwood) Shattuck). Children (born Groton): 1. William, b. 13 Dec., 1711, m. 11 Feb., 1736 Martha Lawrence. He died at Crown Point, NY, 6 Nov., 1759 2. Nathaniel, b. 9 May, 1714, m. -- Sarah---. He died in Hollis, NH 11 Nov., 1782. Children (born Hollis, NH): 1. Nathaniel, b. 23 March, 1741 2. Daniel, b. 4 March, 1743 3. Sarah, b. 18 March, 1745 4. Nathan, b. 4 April, 1747, m. 16 April, 1772, Elizabeth Noyes. He was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June, 1775. 5. Francis, b. 16 June, 1749 6. William, b. 12 Nov., 1751 7. Timothy, b. 15 Oct., 1754 3. Elnathan, b. 5 Sept., 1717, m. Elizabeth Boynton [see Boynton] 4. Benjamin, b. 22 Aug., 1719, m. Westford, Mass., 29 May, 1756, Eunice Gilson (b. Groton 8 Nov., 1726, dau. of Eleazer & Hannah (Farwell) Gilson). They removed from Westford, Mas. to Chittenden (Rutland County), Vermont. Benjamin d. ca. 1770. Eunice d. ca. 1772. 5. Hannah, b. 5 Feb., 1721 6. Sarah, b. 29 Jan., 1724 7. Daniel, b. 5 Aug., 1727 8. Mary, b. 28 Jan., 1730 9. Shattuck, b. 21 Nov., 1733

Vickie, There are several Blood families mentioned in the town history of Merrimack NH. The earliest was Nathaniel Blood. He was one of 26 men who petitioned Massachusetts for land in 1673. The land later became the town of Dunstable. The total landgrant was 128,00 acres and covered a good deal of southern NH. There is no listing for a Lois Blood but a Elnathan Blood had children in Dunstable in 1749 and 1751. If Lois was married around this time, it may have been a brother. Hope this is of some use. Steve At 03:47 PM 12/2/98 -0500, you wrote: >I have seen references to a Lois BLOOD marrying Jonathan POWERS in the late >1740s, but I've never found the actual marriage record. Some have said that >this couple has a son named John born in 1748 in Dunstable MA, but the Vital >Records say his parents were Jonathan and Elizabeth POWERS. If they really >did marry, did Lois and Jonathan have any children? > >Was Lois the daughter of James and Catherine BLOOD of Groton MA? According to >Groton VR, it looks like this Lois BLOOD married Abraham PARKER in Pepperell >10 Mar 1749. Was there another Lois BLOOD? > >Anyway, if someone can provide me with sources for Lois and Jonathan's >marriage I'd be very grateful. I really doubt that it took place, but I just >want to check out all leads. Thanks. > > > >Vickie Elam White >VEWhite@aol.com > > >==== NHHILLSB Mailing List ==== >Free CD lookups: >The people on the lists to be prompt and helpful: > > >http://www.seidata.com/~lhoffman/cdtext.html > > >http://www.concentric.net/~Mikerice/hl/usa/index.shtml > >on the second site go to the main page for lookup offers >in other countries. > >

Hi Vickie: Having absolutely no source materials or records, but a reasonably good knowledge of the area, I know that there is a BLOOD cemetery in the town of Hollis, which, as you know, was at one time a part of Dunstable, MA, before the establishment of the border in 1740. Regards, VEWhite@aol.com wrote: > I have seen references to a Lois BLOOD marrying Jonathan POWERS in the late > 1740s, but I've never found the actual marriage record. Some have said that > this couple has a son named John born in 1748 in Dunstable MA, but the Vital > Records say his parents were Jonathan and Elizabeth POWERS. If they really > did marry, did Lois and Jonathan have any children? > > Was Lois the daughter of James and Catherine BLOOD of Groton MA? According to > Groton VR, it looks like this Lois BLOOD married Abraham PARKER in Pepperell > 10 Mar 1749. Was there another Lois BLOOD? > > Anyway, if someone can provide me with sources for Lois and Jonathan's > marriage I'd be very grateful. I really doubt that it took place, but I just > want to check out all leads. Thanks. > > Vickie Elam White > VEWhite@aol.com > > ==== NHHILLSB Mailing List ==== > Free CD lookups: > The people on the lists to be prompt and helpful: > > http://www.seidata.com/~lhoffman/cdtext.html > > http://www.concentric.net/~Mikerice/hl/usa/index.shtml > > on the second site go to the main page for lookup offers > in other countries. -- Donald Dillaby, ka1goz@nh.arrl.org ddillaby@bit-net.com Emergency Coordinator, Eastern Hillsborough County, New Hampshire ARES Net Manager, Nashua Area Emergency Net Hillsborough County SKYWARN Section Public Information Coordinator, New Hampshire Section, American Radio Relay League Secretary, Nashua Area Radio Club Member, Local Emergency Planning Committee, Hudson, NH Member, SARA Title III Committee, Nashua, NH. TAPR BBSSIG Mail List Essex-Roots Mail List NHHILLSB-L Mail List Boynton-L Mail List Wilson-L Mail List Day-L Mail List Darby-L Mail List Nashua, NH GenWeb Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nhcnashu/

I have seen references to a Lois BLOOD marrying Jonathan POWERS in the late 1740s, but I've never found the actual marriage record. Some have said that this couple has a son named John born in 1748 in Dunstable MA, but the Vital Records say his parents were Jonathan and Elizabeth POWERS. If they really did marry, did Lois and Jonathan have any children? Was Lois the daughter of James and Catherine BLOOD of Groton MA? According to Groton VR, it looks like this Lois BLOOD married Abraham PARKER in Pepperell 10 Mar 1749. Was there another Lois BLOOD? Anyway, if someone can provide me with sources for Lois and Jonathan's marriage I'd be very grateful. I really doubt that it took place, but I just want to check out all leads. Thanks. Vickie Elam White VEWhite@aol.com

Looking for any further info on William DARBY, son of John Darbyshire and Mary Blanchard at Dunstable. -- Donald Dillaby, ka1goz@nh.arrl.org ddillaby@bit-net.com Emergency Coordinator, Eastern Hillsborough County, New Hampshire ARES Net Manager, Nashua Area Emergency Net Hillsborough County SKYWARN Section Public Information Coordinator, New Hampshire Section, American Radio Relay League Secretary, Nashua Area Radio Club Member, Local Emergency Planning Committee, Hudson, NH Member, SARA Title III Committee, Nashua, NH. TAPR BBSSIG Mail List Essex-Roots Mail List NHHILLSB-L Mail List Boynton-L Mail List Wilson-L Mail List Day-L Mail List Darby-L Mail List Nashua, NH GenWeb Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nhcnashu/

Looking for more info on Jonathan POWERS and Bridget _______ of Dunstable and Hollis NH. Does anyone have more info on his parents? What was Bridget's maiden name? Where were they married? Bridget was born in 1729 and died in 1763 in Hollis NH. I have seen her tombstone, which is next to that of two infants born to Jonathan and his second wife, Susannah WILLOUGHBY, whom Jonathan married in 1764. Jonathan was on the 1790 census of Dunstable NH, but then I lose track of him. I am descended from their son, Jonathan POWERS Jr., who was born in 1759 in Dunstable NH and died in 1840 in Lowell VT. Jonathan Jr. married his first cousin, Rebecca WOODS. He fought in the Revolutionary War. He lived in Dunstable NH, Weathersfield VT, Concord VT, Kirby VT, and Lowell VT. I believe that Jonathan was the son of Jonathan POWERS and Elizabeth KIDDER, who ended up in Mason NH. However, I lack concrete proof of this. I appreciate any help you can give, and I'd love to compare notes with "cousins." Vickie Elam White

-------------- My original post: Can anyone tell me where I can look at the Maine censuses for 1800 through 1840? I live in Concord, NH. What are my options? Is there any place in NH? -------------- I got LOTS of replies to the above post and I thank all those who sent me suggestions. Other people have asked me what I found out, so I thought I'd post a summary for the reference of those who live in NH and want to look at Maine censuses. I checked with the NH state library and they have NH censuses only, although they do have indexes for other states, including Maine. Ditto for the New Hampshire Historical Society (NHHS) library. Other suggestions were: LDS church on Clinton Street (must order the tapes, $3.50 each gives you access to them for about a month, then they're shipped back to Salt Lake City) National Archives in Waltham, MA (or Pittsfield) Maine Historical Society, in Portland Maine State Archives, also in Portland Boston Public Library New England Historical Genealogical Society, in Boston Evidently there is nothing on line except for scattered counties and even that is only for 1790. Several libraries -- including the NHHS -- have the INDEXES to the censuses, so you can at least narrow your search down to county and page before you decide where to go for the actual census -- or which ones to order. -- _~o _ o -\<, -\<, (_) /---- / (_) tandem@mediaone.net Dick & Barbara Lemieux Concord, NH

Can anyone tell me where I can look at the Maine censuses for 1800 through 1840? I live in Concord, NH. What are my options? Is there any place in NH? Thanks . . . . -- _~o _ o -\<, -\<, (_) /---- / (_) tandem@mediaone.net Dick & Barbara Lemieux Concord, NH

The new Nashua, Hillsborough County, NH, USGenWeb page has moved to a new home at RootsWeb. It can now be found at the following URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nhcnashu/index.htm . Regards, Donald Dillaby, ka1goz@nh.arrl.org ddillaby@bit-net.com Emergency Coordinator, Eastern Hillsborough County, New Hampshire ARES Net Manager, Nashua Area Emergency Net Hillsborough County SKYWARN Section Public Information Coordinator, New Hampshire Section, American Radio Relay League Secretary, Nashua Area Radio Club Member, Local Emergency Planning Committee, Hudson, NH Member, SARA Title III Committee, Nashua, NH. TAPR BBSSIG Mail List Essex-Roots Mail List NHHILLSB-L Mail List Boynton-L Mail List Wilson-L Mail List Day-L Mail List Darby-L Mail List Nashua, NH GenWeb Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~nhcnashu/index.htm

Hi Linda, Cogswell's Henniker Town History (which is known to have errors) lists on page 639: " Charles Knott, son of Robert and Izannah Knott, was b. in Boston April 7, 1828; printer by trade; md., Dec 2, 1850, Eliza Jane Flanders, of this town, who d. July 18, 1862; and he md., second wife, Dec 10, 1865, Ann R. Rollins, who d. April 22, 1878. He d. 1878. Children b. here, save the first one." Pg. 640 "Robert Moore, b. Nov. 11, 1851. Elizabeth H., b. June 29, 1854; md. Thomas Howlett, Bradford. Georgie A., b. Sept. 30, 1855. Thomas, b. Sept 29, 1857. Susie J., b. May 7, 1860 Mary J., b. April 20, 1862; d. Sept. 30, 1862. By second wife. Clemmie M., b. July 2, 1869." >From an index of Historic Cemeteries of Henniker I have Eliza J Knott, 1862 bur. in the Old or Center Cemetery. No other Knotts are buried in the Historic Cemeteries, which probably means that the others are buried in the New Cemetery which is not included in the index. The theory I would want to disprove is that Robert Moore was b. in Weare, whose records are not reliably found at NHVR. That he married 1st Julia and 2nd Mary. Have you checked for a death or divorce of Julia Knott before 1881 perhaps in Henniker or Francestown? I volunteer at NHVR once a month. I would not trust the marriage record statement of first marriage. The state records are really not primary records as they were submitted by town clerks around 1903. They are known to contain transcription errors. Also the town clerk of Manchester, where the possible second marriage took place, would only have Robert's word for which number of marriage this was. That is assuming there really was a record of the number of marriage at the time. I have seen instances where I know the original record does not actually record the number for the birth order of children. Yet the NHVR will say 1st or 2nd child. The clerk appears to have based that on the number of births recorded in their town to that couple. So 1st child could be 5th child when 4 children were born previously in another town. NH Vital Record office has a listing of each town that indicates what record books were supplied to them and what the disposition of those books were. I have not looked at Weare's data on this listing. Have you checked the Town History books for Weare or Francestown? I looked in the Henniker Hist. for Noyes and Flanders. I found Eliza who m. Charles Knott listed as dau of Jonathan Flanders and Amy Wells (who are my husband's ancestors through son Elijah P). So I checked my photo copy of the Flanders family from the Weare Hist. and find Jane who m Charles Knott dau of Jonathan Flanders and Amy Wells. So I checked for what VR's I had found at NHVR on his Flanders and I have Jonathan's birth from Weare in 1793 but no birth for Elijah P. The records just weren't kept well, there were no requirements or standards. The Henniker Historical Society has the records of Francis Childs (he was very accurate) who researched many Henniker families. He corrected much of what is found in the Cogswell's History of Henniker. I have a copy of his work on the Flanders family and under Eliza Jane he says see Knott's genealogy. It would be worth your while to request a copy of that work from the Henniker Historical society. Here are some contact numbers that may help you to further investigate. BUREAU OF VITAL RECORDS 6 HAZEN DRIVE CONCORD, NH 03301-6527 (see what the listing in the research room indicates about Weare's records) Henniker Historical Society 603.428.6267 (for burial/death info on Julia and Child's Knott info) PO box 674 Henniker, NH 03242 Well, it is late and I have rambled on. I didn't know I would find a connection and would have sent this privately, except I thought some of the VR info might be of interest to others. Hope it is helpful, Sherry