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Killed by Locomotive on Christmas Day: John Langdon Swain of Meredith and Laconia NH (1824-1866)

Posted on 28 July, 2017 by Janice Brown

The face of John Langdon Swain peers out from a postage-stamp sized (i.e. gem) tintype photograph.  He was the fourth great-grandson of Jeremiah & Mary (Smith) Swain of Reading, Massachusetts. The tintype was another of my online auction ‘finds’ which … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire WWI Military: Heroes of Winchester

Posted on 21 July, 2017 by Janice Brown

Winchester is a quaint, small town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. In 2010 it still only had 1,733 people. Between 1910 and 1920 its population was actually greater than today–with between 2,260 and 2,280 citizens. The town sent its full … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire WWI Military: Heroes of Merrimack

Posted on 16 May, 2017 by Janice Brown

I would not have known certain intimate details of Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire’s contributions to the WWI effort, except that my paternal grandmother, Mattie (Kilborn) Webster wrote about them. She was a school teacher in Merrimack, having graduated from … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire WWI Military: Heroes of Exeter

Posted on 10 April, 2017 by Janice Brown

At Exeter New Hampshire’s town meeting of March 1919, a committee was appointed to consider the building of a memorial to the soldiers and sailors of the town. They recommended a sum not to exceed $10,000 be appropriated to remodel … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire WWI Military: Corporal Louis P. Fraser of Nashua NH (1859- 1918)

Posted on 22 October, 2016 by Janice Brown

Louis P. Fraser was born 17 June 1895 in Nashua, New Hampshire, son of Simon & Delima (Chasseur) Fraser. He grew up in Nashua, attending public school there. He filled out a World War Registration Card on June 5, 1917, … Continue reading →

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