Walking the Flume in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

The Flume
White Mountains
Lincoln, New Hampshire

During the 2-mile hike, holding on to the rail and hoping I wouldn't fall. I was also concerned about dropping my camera. Once we got to the top, the rest was easy.

We ate at Hart's Turkey Farm Restaurant (everybody must eat here at least once).

Meredith, New Hampshire

Obituaries -- Lowell Massachusetts

The below listed names were taken from The Lowell Sun newspaper's obituary section. The names are often printed on two days, I am only listing them once.

MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2011
PATRICIA A. NOLAN OF LOWELL
MADELINE T. ZAHER OF CHELMSFORD
R. GEORGE DASTOU, BELOVED FATHER AND BEST FRIEND
MARY (SANTOS) FERRERIA, LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER
RAYMOND A. NADEAU, LIFELONG RESIDENT OF LOWELL, ARMY VET; 79
CECILE A. CORMIER OF DRACUT
JAMES METELINOS OF LOWELL
MARGARET A. QUIRK OF LOWELL
ELEANOR T. L. PENDERGAST OF PELHAM, NH, FORMERLY OF LOWELL, MA
DR. L. RODGER CURRIE, RETIRED CHELMSFORD DENTIST, WWII VET
SUMNER MILTON GLADSTONE OF CHELMSFORD

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2011
DANIEL S. ENWRIGHT, OF WESTFORD, MA.
LORRAINE B. PERRAULT, OF LOWELL; 74
GARETH T. "GARY" STACK, NAVY VETERAN; 73
CHRISTIAN MADDOX NTAPALIS, OF MERRIMACK, NH; 8 MONTHS
MARY E. DAVIS, OF WESTFORD, FORMERLY OF TEWKSBURY AND HARWICH
CHARLES E. SARGENT, FORMERLY OF PELHAM, NH
JAMES D. AUTERIO, OF PELHAM, NH; 59
ELEANOR T. L. PENDERGAST, OF PELHAM, FORMERLY OF LOWELL
DORIS E. HOWARD, 1922-2011
LENITA (LIVELY) BRENNAN, OF LITTLETON; 77
R. GEORGE DASTOU OF LOWELL
BEATRICE H. O'DAY, FORMERLY OF BILLERICA, MA

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011
LEON E. BELLEY, FORMERLY OF DUNSTABLE, MA
JAMES W. MORENCY, OF TYNGSBORO, MA; 38
EARL W. QUINN, OF CHELMSFORD; 82

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
JOSEPH SILVA, BELOVED FATHER, GRANDFATHER AND GREAT-GRANDFATHER

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
ANNE B. NEARY, LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER
WALTER ROBERGE, FORMER RESIDENT OF DRACUT, MA
GILBERT J. MORAN SR., FORMERLY OF LAWRENCE, MA

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2011
ELEANOR A. MCGARRY (ELIOPOULOS), FORMER TYNGSBORO BOARD OF SELECTMAN; 74
EDWARD J. FLYNN, SR., LIVED IN PEABODY AND TEWKSBURY, ARMY VET; 87
LLOYD JUSTUS CRANDALL, JR, RETIRED CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER; 81
CHRISTOPHER COLTON MULDOON, INFANT SON OF PELHAM, NH PARENTS



SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
VINCENT R. LOCICERO, OF DRACUT, MA; KOREAN WAR VET; 80
FREDERICK JAMES BROUILLETTE, SR., OF CHELMSFORD, MA, KOREAN WAR VET; 78
JUNE MARIE LUCE, LOVING SISTER, MOTHER, AND GRANDMOTHER
JAMES DEMETRIUS 'CHICK' CHICKLIS, MEMBER OF THE TRANSFIGURATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
RICHARD E. BOHANNON, FORMERLY OF BILLERICA, MA, WWII VET; 83
ANTONIA E. 'TONI' GILMAN, LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER; 89
ANASTASIA HARRISON, RAISED IN DRACUT, MA; 91
YONNIE BALLAS HOUPIS, OF KEENE, NH, RETIRED SCHOOLTEACHER; 79
DOROTHY HOLDEN WERLICH, LIVED IN CHELMSFORD, MA, FORMER PRESIDENT OF NE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS; 90
DENIS S. ADAMOWSKI, LIFELONG LOWELL RESIDENT

Obituary -- Albert S. Cross of Northfield, Vermont

From: Northfield News, February 2, 1897

Obituary


Albert S. Cross, an old and respected citizen of Northfield, died at his home Jan. 23d. His death came after a protracted illness of four years. The funeral was held at the new church Tuesday, afternoon. Rev. E. C. Downey and Rev. Lucius Colburn of Barre officiating, assisted by the Gouldsville choir. The bearers were Herbert and Ernest, sons of the deceased, and L. B. Johnson and W. C. Terrill, his nephews. An autopsy was held by Drs. Goodale, Winch and Mayo which showed that he died of cancer of pancreas and other complications. He was born in Highgate, Dec. 9, 1829. His early days were spent in various places in Vermont and Canada; at one time he lived a [sic] Fitzroy Harbor, Ca., West, now Ontario, Fitzroy Harbor is now Ottawa, capitol of the Dominion. He once walked all the way from there to Montreal covering most of the way on the ice of the St. Lawrence.* His father afterwards removed to the States. He first talked French. For several terms he attended the Academy at Franklin. Not having the money to continue he went into business and began making brick which was his vocation. After engaging in making brick in several places he came to Gouldsville at the solicitation of friends and went into the bobbin business. In 1865 he married Lucy, daughter of Lucy and Luther Burnham. Soon after he bought out he heirs of the Burnham farm and engaged in farming which he followed till his death. He soon brought up the farm to a high state of  cultivation. At one time he kept 40 cows. The financial panic of 1875 and the consequent fall in property fell heavily on him having bought at war value. He strove hard to work and get started anew. In this his efforts never flaged and had not a fire burnt out his property in 1891, would have undoubtedly succeeded. He was a  man of great hope and always intended to do right. When he might have failed and gone into insolvency and paid a few cents on the dollar he refused to do so, preferring to try and pay 100 cents on the dollar. He was public spirited and had fortune favored him would have done much for the village. He was a man of exemplary habits, never using profane language, tobacco or intoxicating liquors. In 1892 he put up the block known as Cross block, the best business building in Gouldsville. He was taken ill about this time and suffered very much which he bore with wonderful patience and fortitude. He leaves a widow and three children, Mrs. Sanford Hall, Mrs. Eliza Whitney of Enosburg Falls, and Mrs. E. P. Fisk of Northfield; two brothers, Leonard, who lives in Knoxville, Tenn.; and Theodore, of Guelph, Ont.

* The distance was 180 miles (He once walked all the way from there to Montreal covering most of the way on the ice of the St. Lawrence.) 

Albert was my 1st cousin 5 times removed.


Thanks to Larry McGrail (cousin) for sharing the obituary.

The Bash

The day Hurricane Irene hit Massachusetts and New Hampshire was the day we had our first GeneaBlogger Bash on August 27th. It was held at the Rojo's home in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The idea was formed in the early summer when I suggested we should have a Jamboree, so the bloggers could meet one another. The title had to be changed, due to a request, so I suggested "Bash". Heather ran with it, and offered her house as a location. I took the photo for the logo. Heather seemed to enjoy the rest of the planning and preparing the cookout, while the bloggers brought food. We all enjoyed ourselves.

View from the Rojo deck

Because of the storm, quite a few unhappy bloggers backed out. But those who attended left around 4:30, just as it began to rain. What a wonderful time, lots of good talk, meeting new people and great food. I don't believe this will be the last Bash.

Heather and Vincent Rojo

Pam Seavey Schaffner and Kevin Grooms

Russ Worthington

Elizabeth Pyle Handler, her husband Steve,
and Sara Campbell

Liesa Healy-Miller, Pam Seavey Schaffner
and Russ Worthington

Shari Strahan and Michelle Robillard

Laura Prescott and Kevin Grooms

Some of the food

Can't forget their flowers

Angel

Photo of Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine, taken in Aug. 2011

Historical Societies -- Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Acton Historical Society

Acton, Massachusetts

Rindge Historical Society and Museum

Rindge, New Hampshire

Closed this day, but still operating.

New Ipswich Historical Society

New Ipswich, New Hampshire

New Castle Historical Society

New Castle, New Hampshire

Exeter Historical Society

Exeter, New Hampshire

Bette Davis House -- Lowell, Massachusetts

The house is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, about a mile from where I live. Since Bette Davis is one of my favorite actresses, I still love knowing that she lived in Lowell for less than two years. Please see Wikipedia article.

Photo taken May 2019 by Barbara Poole

From The Sun newspaper of Friday, June 29, 2012, there was a section about Bette Davis, called, "One of Hollywood's most successful and feisty actresses born in Lowell."

Bette Davis house on Chester Street off of Westford Street. See the purple line to the Pink House. 

A few things I found interesting:

• In 1921, after seeing some movies, she she decided to become an actress and also changed the spelling of her name from Betty to Bette.
• Her first movie was the 1931 The Bad Sister, but her "big break" was in 1932 with her lead female role in The Man Who Played God. She was nominated 10 times for the Oscar in the Best Actress category, and won 8 times.
• After three failed marriages, she married Gary Merrill, who adopted one of her children. They then adopted two more.
• During that marriage, they visited Lowell to do a reading at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. During this visit, Bette went to the City Hall for copies of her birth certificate.
• In her later years, she had a stroke and breast cancer. Bette died on October 6, 1989, age 81 in France and was buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood.
• "Her son, Michael Merrill, attended the plaque unveiling and thanked people for honoring his mother."

1910 census page for Somerville, Massachusetts. Bette Davis was listed as Ruth E. age 2, born in Massachusetts.

Churchman, Dunlap, Bartlett, Brown, Leighton, Lowell, Massachusetts -- Tombstone Tuesday

CHURCHMAN

Libbie I.

1881 - 1920

Mary Dunlap

Leighton

1865 - 1935

DUNLAP

Harry

1857 - 1930

Agnes L.

1859 - 1833

Flora E.

1856 - 1934

BARTLETT

Julia

1824 - 1905

Lusylvia

1855 - 1908

Charles W.

1853 - 1867

DARZELLE DUNLAP BROWN
1858 - 1940


LEIGHTON
Walter French Leighton Jr.
1893 -1969

Lowell Cemetery
Lowell, Massachusetts

New England Blogger Bash, the Week Before -- Londonderry, New Hampshire

The lighthouse is in Maine, I took the picture to use as our logo.

Sharing some recent photos of Londonderry, to give you an idea of the town.

Below photos taken last week in Londonderry.

This smiling face will greet you on Saturday.

Vincent Rojo on the left, will also greet you, he is with my husband.

Searching for Roger Clap's Burial Place, Found in Front of Me!

With a detailed map, a photo copied from flickr, what more did I need? The old cemetery is located in Boston, I've been there many times, and have known for at least 10 years that Roger Clap was buried there. So why couldn't I find his grave? The answer will surprise you.

Boston, Massachusetts

King's Chapel photos.

 Shot of some stones from the church cemetery. Once home, I enlarged it, and saw Roger Clap's name on the stone.

Roger Clap

Born:  April 06, 1609, England

Died:  February 02, 1691, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

His wife,
(buried next to him)
Joanna Ford

Born: June 8, 1619, England

Died:  June 29, 1695, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Map provided by the Church, Roger is in the third line from the bottom, where the dark circle is. I couldn't locate the stone because I was using the photo below as my guide, hunting for a crooked stone.

You can see, the photographer was the problem!