Dan, Thornton's Ferry is one of the villages that make up the town of Merrimack NH. It used to have it's own post office but all the village offices have been consolidated into one now. Thornton's Ferry was named for Matthew Thornton, signer of the Declaration of Independence, who owned a ferry in that section of town. The reference to Litchfield might be because Litchfield and Merrimack were one town prior to 1746. At that time Merrimack was Litchfield West (West of the Merrimack River). I may have some information on the Stevens family. I'll get back to you later tonight, have to go to work now. Steve McKay At 01:12 AM 08/19/1999 -0400, you wrote: >My great grandmother's death certificate, and my elderly aunt Florence, both >say Cynthia Marion STEVENS was born in Thornton's Ferry, New Hampshire. >Her marriage liscense says she was born in Manchester. > >I know Thornton's Ferry does not exist as a town, just a landmark on the map >I think. I was told the land is part of Litchfield. > >Can anyone clear up the Thornton's Ferry story for me? > >Also, does anyone have information on Cynthia Marion STEVENS; b 19 Oct 1882; >daughter of George Franklin STEVENS and Cynthia Anne BAMFORTH. >She married Edward Everett HILLS on 10 Jun 1902 in Haverhill, Mass. > >I know nothing of George Franklin other than when he was elderly and living >with his daughter in Haverhill, Mass. and that he was born in New Hampshire. > >All I know about Cynthia BAMFORTH is that both her parents immigrated from >England and that she was born before the move. > >I made a trip to the Concord genealogy vault. There is no record of these >people in the vault. I would imagine the records are out there somewhere. Any >help with them would be greatly appreciated. >I am living in Okinawa Japan for the next few years so I cannot get to places >I would like. >Thank you all for the assistance in advance. >Dan Hills > > >==== NHHILLSB Mailing List ==== >No File Attachments Please >To Unsubscribe send e-mail to: NHHILLSB-L-request@rootsweb.com and type into the body of the message: Unsubscribe. >ROOTSWEB'S COMMON-SENSE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html >