Stephen Hills, age 16, Hooksett, New Hampshire ~ Tombstone Tuesday

This tombstone was photographed at the Davis-Cate Cemetery in Hooksett, New Hampshire

STEPHEN

only son of George

& Jane Hills,

died Jan. 27,

1844

AE 16 yrs. 7 mo.

He lay his aching head,

Upon his Savior's breast

His Maker took his soul away

And laid his flesh to rest. 

I couldn't find information on young Stephen Hills, or why he died so young.  His parents were George Hills and Jane Gregg.  She was a descendant of James Gregg, the immigrant for Ayrshire, Scotland and Northern Ireland to Nutfield.  Jane's father, Joseph Gregg, was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire in 1763, settled in Acworth, New Hampshire and married Sally Reynolds. [See page 223 of The History of Acworth with The Proceedings of the Centennial Anniversary, Genealogical Records, and Register of Farms, edited by Rev. J. L. Merrill, 1869]

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Stephen Hills, age 16, Hooksett, New Hampshire ~ Tombstone Tuesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted December 17, 2019, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/12/stephen-hills-age-16-hooksett-new.html: accessed [access date]).

Charles Ingalls and Augusta Rowe of Hooksett, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday

This tombstone was photographed at the Davis-Cate Cemetery in Hooksett, New Hampshire

INGALLS

CORP. CHARLES H. INGALLS

CO. K 1ST NH

1845 - 1903

HIS WIFE

AUGUSTA ROWE

- 1898

MARY STEVENS

1820 - 1902

Erected by his wife Bertha B. Ingalls

Charles H. Ingalls, son of Alfred A. Ingalls and Mary S. Ordway, was born in Hooksett on 7 February 1845 and died 12 January 1903 in Saxonville (a section of Framingham), Massachusetts.  He was married first to Augusta Rowe on 26 November 1868 in the town of Hooksett.  She was born in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts in 1849 and died in 1893 in Hooksett.  His second wife was Bertha B. Bowman, born in February 1870 in Ireland and died in 1930 (She is buried in the Catholic Saint Joseph Cemetery in Manchester, New Hampshire. Their two children were Charles Ordway Ingalls (1894 - 1925) and Catherine M. Ingalls).  

Charles was a veteran of the Civil War.  He enlisted as a private on 25 July 1864 in the New Hampshire Regiment of Houghton's Infantry Company, Martin Guards, and mustered out on 16 September 1864. On 17 September 1864 he re-enlisted as a corporal in Company K, New Hampshire 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment, and mustered out on 15 June 1865 in Washington, DC.  According to the 1880 Federal Census, Charles Ingalls lived in Manchester and worked for the railroad.  His second wife received a widow's pension for his service.  

The other woman listed here on this tombstone is Mary S. Ordway Stevens.  She was born 18 May 1820 in Goffstown, New Hampshire and died 9 March 1902 in Hooksett.  She was married second to Samuel H. Stevens in 1863.  She was Charles Ingalls' mother.  His father Alfred A. Ingalls was born about 1820 in Chester, New Hampshire, the son of Josiah Ingalls and Olive Sanborn.  He died 21 March 1891 in Hampton, New Hampshire of Bright's disease.

Alfred's father was Josiah Ingalls, born on 18 July 1777 in Sandown, New Hampshire, and died 10 July 1847 in Chester.  He married Olive Sanborn.  Josiah and Olive had eight children.  Josiah's parents were Nathaniel Ingalls (b. 1727) and Abigail Huse of Chester.  Josiah was the son of Samuel Ingalls ((1683 - 1760) and Mary Watts.  Samuel was the son of Samuel Ingalls (1654 - 1733) and Sarah Hendrick.  Samuel was the son of my 9th great uncle Henry Ingalls (1627 - 1719) and Sarah Farnham. I descend from both Henry's brother Robert Ingalls (about 1621 - 1698) and his other brother Samuel Ingalls (about 1632 - 1717).

The Charles Ingalls buried above is my 5th cousin 5 generations removed.

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Charles Ingalls and Augusta Rowe of Hooksett, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted December 10, 2019, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/11/charles-ingalls-and-augusta-rowe-of.html: accessed [access date]).

Happy Birthday to my Little Sister

Happy Birthday to my Little Sister!

This photo was taken at Beverly Hospital, so she must have been just new born.  I was only three years old, and I don't really remember that day except from the stories my parents tell. My Dad dropped my Mom at the hospital to have the baby (that's how it happened in those days) and then took me to the neighborhood Dunkin' Donuts.  It must have been late at night because I was in my pajamas.  A police officer asked my Dad why he had me up so late.  I have a vague remembrance of sitting at the counter on a very high stool, but then again that is where we sat every time at Dunkin' Donuts because in those days there was no drive through or booths.  That same restaurant is no longer standing in Beverly, and we drove by the location with my Mom just a few weeks ago and I heard the story all over again. 

Welcome to the world, Little Sister. 

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Happy Birthday to my Little Sister", Nutfield Genealogy, posted December 4, 2019, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/12/happy-birthday-to-my-little-sister.html: accessed [access date]). 

Simeon Batchelder and Eliza Colby of Hooksett, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday

This tombstone was photographed at the Davis-Cate Cemetery in Hooksett, New Hampshire

SIMEON BATCHELDER

SEPT. 10, 1820 - APR. 3, 1907

ELIZA H. BATCHELDER

FEB. 8, 1831 - FEB. 19, 1914

Simeon Batchelder, son of Benjamin Batchelder and Mary Spaulding, was born 8 September, 1820 in Bridgewater, New Hampshire and died 3 April 1907 in Hooksett, New Hampshire.  He married twice, first to Adeline Brown in 1834, and second to Eliza. H. Colby, buried here with him.  His only child was from his first wife, Samuel Batchelder, born 1 January 1839, a Civil War Veteran of Company B of the 5th NH Regiment,  who died 8 February 1896 in Hampton Fall, New Hampshire and buried at the West View Cemetery.

Eliza Colby was the daughter of Alvah Colby and Lucinda Hackett, born 8 February 1831 in Hooksett, and died 19 February 1914.  The Davis-Cate Cemetery in Hooksett is located on Hackett Hill Road, so Eliza probably grew up nearby.  Her parents are buried in the same cemetery.   Lucinda was born 22 November 1809 in Hooksett,

Simeon's father, Benjamin Batchelder, was born 2 June 1787 and married Mary Spaulding in 1815.  She was born in Merrimack on 24 January 1790.  They lived in Bridgewater where they had seven children.

Simeon's grandfather, also named Simeon Batchelder, was born in 1765 and married twice, first to Mary (Polly) Marston and second to a Miss Powell.  He had ten children.  His great grandfather was Benjamin Batchelder, born about 1744, who settled in Deerfield, and then Meredith. He had ten children also, with his wife Martha (maiden name unknown). His 2nd great grandfather was John Batchelder, born 9 November 1729 in Hampton, who married Apphia Philbrick on 7 October 1753.  His 3rd great grandparents were John Batchelder and Elizabeth Moulton, who were married on 18 March 1724/5.  This John Batchelder was my 8th great uncle, son of Stephen Batchelder (1675- 1748) and Mary Dearborn.  I descend from John's brother, Stephen Batchelder (1701 - 1748/49) who married Jane Lamprey.

This would make Simeon Batchelder, buried above, my 5th cousin, 4 generations removed.


For the truly curious:

History of the Town of Bristol, Grafton County, New Hampshire, by Richard Watson Musgrove, 1904

Batchelder, Bachellor Genealogy, by Frederick Clifton Pierce, 1898

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Simeon Batchelder and Eliza Colby of Hooksett, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted December 3, 2019, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/11/simeon-batchelder-and-eliza-colby-of.html: accessed [access date]).

December 2019 Genealogy and Local History Calendar

For last minute updates, see the “Nutfield Genealogy” Facebook page at this link:  https://www.facebook.com/nutfield.gen/    Please send new events to me by commenting here at the end of this post, or email vrojomit@gmail.com

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December 3, Tuesday, 6pm, Black & Pink: The Records of Prison Activism and Boton’s LGBTQ Community, at the History Project, 29 Stanhope Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Receptions at 6pm. Reading at 6:30. Free to the public, but tickets are required through Eventbrite.

December 4, Wednesday, 6pm, Henry Beston’s Cape Cod, at the Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon, First Floor.  Henry Beston’s book “The Outermost House” inspired the national seashore on Cape Cod.  Presented by author and newspaper editor Don Wilding. Free to the public.

December 5, Thursday, 6pm, A History of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, at the Lincoln Public Library, 22 Church Street, Lincoln, New Hampshire. Presented by John Gfroer. Free to the public.

December 6, Friday, 7pm, Huzzah! Tavern Nights!  At the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, 306 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Tickets at www.trustedtours.com  Boston’s only colonial tavern experience!  Revel with Sam Adams, John Hancock, Dorothy Quincy, and other prominent Bostonians. 

December 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22, 40^th Annual Candlelight Stroll at Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  Stroll from house to historic house, meet costumed role players and performers.  Complimentary refreshments and hot apple cider. Traditional hearth cooking demonstrations, crafts, and winter projects for kids.  Tickets at https://strawbery-banke-museum.simpletix.com/Event/44145/40thCandlelightStroll/?fbclid=IwAR3Vbu2qtb8CgC3giOxUNODeaevpiGvQTRGX6CiH5gU55RfBVAtG-pH_Ass#.XahX1UZKiUl

December 7, Saturday, 10:30am, American Girl Doll Tea Party, at the Millyard Museum, 300 Bedford Street, Manchester, New Hampshire. $10 per person includes tour, lunch and a craft. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot by calling 603-622-7531 or go online at www.manchesterhistoric.org.  All children must be accompanied by an adult.

December 7 and 14, Saturday, seatings at 11am and 2pm, Colonial Holiday Tea, at the American Independence Museum’s Folsom Tavern at 164 Water Street, Exeter, New Hampshire. All ages welcome, no highchairs available. Reservations required.  https://www.independencemuseum.org/event/ring-in-the-season/  

December 7, Saturday, 10am – 4pm, Living History Event: The Noble Train Begins, at Fort Ticonderoga, 102 Fort Ti Road, Ticonderoga, New York.  Relive Henry Knox’s epic feat as he prepares to move cannons from Ticonderoga to Boston to force the British evacuation in 1776.  Included with admission to the fort.

December 8, Sunday, 11am - 4pm, Lexington Tea Burning, at the Buckman Tavern, Lexington, Massachusetts.  All day event, free to the public.  An annual re-enactment with musket drills, interpretive programs, and music by fife and drum corps.  The tea will be burned at 1:30pm.  Take advantage of the free admission to see the new #Alarmed! exhibit on its final day.  

December 8, Sunday, 1pm, Irish Christmas in America with Oisin MacDiarmada and Seamus Begley, at the Irish Cultural Centre of New England, 200 New Boston Road, Canton, Massachusetts.  Tickets $30 in advance, or $35 on the night www.eventbrite.com

December 8, Sunday, 3pm, Jennie Powers: The Woman Who Dares, at the Congregation Ahavas Achim, 84 Hastings Avenue, Keene, New Hampshire.  Presented as part of the Nathan E. Cohen Lecture Series, this one hour illustrated presentation introduces us to Jennie powers of New Hampshire, who used her camera to document animal cruelty, family violence, and wide-spread poverty in the Monadnock Region from the 1890s- 1920s.  Free to the public.

December 10, Tuesday, 5:15pm, Who was One-Eyed Sarah?, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Tickets at www.masshist.org   Free to the public, but registration required. Presented by Gabriel Loiacono of the University of Wisconsin and by Cornelia Dayton of the University of Connecticut.  This essay considers the life of the indigenous nurse in early nineteenth century Providence, Rhode Island.

December 14, Saturday, 10:30am, Recording the Past for the Future, at the Marlborough Public Library, 35 West Main Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts.  Sponsored by the Middlesex Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists.  Presented by Dave Robison.  See this link for more information: https://www.msoginc.org/msogwp/category/chapters/middlesex/

December 14, Saturday, 11am, Mayflower Anniversary- Essex England: Home of the Mayflower?, at the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Bristol Chapter meeting at the Somerset Public Library, 1464 Country Street (Route 138), Somerset, Massachusetts.  Business meeting at 11am, presentation at noon. Free to the public. Presented by Linda MacIver.

December 16, Monday, 6:30pm, The 246^th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Pary Reenactment, hosted by the Boston Tea Pary Ships and Museum and the Old South Meeting House. Ticket holders can join a colonial meeting at Old South Meeting House at 6:30pm, then join the crowds outside as the Town Crier brings news to the streets (Free to the public), and at 7:30 the public is invited to parade through the streets down to Griffin’s Wharf to destroy the tea!  At 8pm the public is invited to line the shores of Boston Harbor and watch as the “Sons of Liberty” toss the tea from the brig Beaver. (Free to the public with reserved seats for ticket holders). Tickets at this link:  https://67819.blackbaudhosting.com/67819/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=777da567-46cb-4289-9992-354f2887a127&fbclid=IwAR1AlEvMuzhKszsUch_Jgjx69IMuvXGdYCk-DUtik6IEYwoIsrjQkbfYH2I

December 17, Tuesday, 6:30pm, The Real Witches of New Hampshire, at the Lane Memorial Library, Hampton, New Hampshire. Join Justine Paradis of NH Public Radio and historian Tricia Peone as they discuss witchcraft in New Hampshire.  Listen also to the 3 part series on witches in the Granite State on NHPR, too.  Free to the public. 

December 18, Wednesday, 7:30pm, Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds: Slavery in New England, at the Royall House & Slave Quarters, 15 George Street, Medford, Massachusetts. Historian Jared Hardesty will speak about his new book. $10 for non-members. This is a repeat of the program for October 17^th.

December 21, Saturday, 2pm, The Real History of Christmas in New England, at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, 1 Armory Square, Springfield, Massachusetts.  Presented by Dennis Picard. Seating is limited. Please call the museum to reserve your spot.

Future events:

March 14, 2020, Saturday, History Camp Boston, at Suffolk University Law School.  https://historycamp.org/boston 



April 4-5, The 2020 Massachusetts Genealogical Council Seminar:  Origins and Destinations, at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, Lowell, Massachusetts. 



May 1 – 4, Salem Ancestry Days, at Salem, Massachusetts. Do you have ancestors from Salem, Massachusetts? This will be a weekend of lectures, tours and research. More information will be posted soon at https://www.salem.org/ancestryweek/ 



May 21, Thursday, noon – 5pm, Welcome Home, Mayflower II, at Pilgrim Memorial State Park, Plymouth, Massachusetts.  Come celebrate the return of the newly restored Mayflower II to her home berth in Plymouth harbor.  The celebrations will continue all Memorial Day weekend.

April 14, 2021 – April 17, 2021, NERGC 2021 (The New England Regional Genealogical Conference), at the Mass Mutual Center, 1277 Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts. http://nergc.org/ 

Happy Thanksgiving!

From our house to yours!  Thanksgiving Blessings!

My Mayflower Passenger Ancestors

Happy Thanksgiving!

It seems that folks are taking time to post their Mayflower lines on blogs and Facebook this week as a new meme for the Thanksgiving holiday.  This will be a fun way to compare lineages and find new cousins!

Here are my own lineages in alphabetical order with Mayflower passengers in bold:

Isaac Allerton(abt 1586 – 1659)and Mary Norris (1587 – 1621-died during  the “starving time” in the first winter on Cape Cod)

Remember Allerton (abt 1614 – 1656) and Moses Maverick

Abigail Maverick and Samuel Ward

Martha Ward and John Tuthill

Martha Tuthill and Mark Haskell

Lucy Haskell and Jabez Treadwell

Nathaniel Treadwell and Mary Hovey

Jabez Treadwell and Betsey Jillings Homan

Eliza Ann Treadwell and Abijah Hitchings

Abijah Franklin Hitchings and Hannah Eliza Lewis

Arthur Treadwell Hitchings and Florence Etta Hoogerzeil

Gertrude Matilda Hitchings and Stanley Elmer Allen (my maternal grandparents)

Edward Doty (abt 1599 – 1635) and Faith Clark

Desire Doty and Alexander Standish

Desire Standish and Nathan Weston

Nathan Weston and Hannah Everson

Zadoc Weston and Mary Clements

Matilda Weston and Joseph Edwin Healey

Mary Etta Healey and Peter Hoogerzeil

Florence Etta Hoogerzeil and Arthur Treadwell Hitchings

Gertrude Matilda Hitchings and Stanley Elmer Allen (my maternal grandparents)

John Tilley (abt 1571- 1620) and Joan Hurst (abt 1568 – 1621) both died in “starving time”

Elizabeth Tilley (1607 – 1687) and John Howland (1592 – 1673)

Hope Howland and John Chipman

Hannah Chipman and Thomas Huckins

Hope Huckins and Benjamin Hamblin

Hannah Hamblin and Jonathan Crosby

Ebenezer Crosby and Elizabeth Robinson

Rebecca Crosby and Comfort Haley

Joseph Edwin Healey and Matilda Weston

Mary Etta Healey and Peter Hoogerzeil

Florence Etta Hoogerzeil and Arthur Treadwell Hitchings

Gertrude Matilda Hitchings and Stanley Elmer Allen (my maternal grandparents)

John Tilley (abt 1571- 1620) and Joan Hurst (abt 1568 – 1621) both died in “starving time”

Elizabeth Tilley (1607 – 1687) and John Howland (1592 – 1673)

Desire Howland and John Gorham

Desire Gorham and John Hawes

Elizabeth Hawes and Thomas Daggett

Elizabeth Daggett and John Butler

Keziah Butler and Samuel Osborn

Samuel Osborn and Sarah Wass

Sarah Osborn and Charles Skinner

Ann Skinner and Thomas Ratchford Lyons

Isabella Lyons and Rev. Ingraham Ebenezer Bill

Caleb Rand Bill and Ann Margaret Bollman

Isabella Lyons Bill and Albert Munroe Wilkinson

Donald Munroe Wilkinson and Bertha Louise Roberts (my paternal grandparents)

George Soule ( abt 1593 – 1680) and Mary Beckett

John Soule and Rebecca Simonson

 Rebecca Soule and Edmund Weston

Nathan Weston and Desire Standish

Nathan Weston and Hannah Everson

Zadoc Weston and Mary Clements

Matilda Weston and Joseph Edwin Healey

Mary Etta Healey and Peter Hoogerzeil

Florence Etta Hoogerzeil and Arthur Treadwell Hitchings

Gertrude Matilda Hitchings and Stanley Elmer Allen (my maternal grandparents)

Captain Myles Standish (abt 1584 – 1656) and Barbara Unknown

Alexander Standish and Desire Doty

Desire Standish and Nathan Weston

Nathan Weston and Hannah Everson

Zadoc Weston and Mary Clements

Matilda Weston and Joseph Edwin Healey

Mary Etta Healey and Peter Hoogerzeil

Florence Etta Hoogerzeil and Arthur Treadwell Hitchings

Gertrude Matilda Hitchings and Stanley Elmer Allen (my maternal grandparents)

For information about Mayflower passengers online see Caleb Johnson’s Mayflower History at

http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/

For information about the Mayflower Society see this link:
https://www.themayflowersociety.org/ 

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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "My Mayflower Passenger Ancestors", Nutfield Genealogy, posted November 27, 2019, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/11/my-mayflower-passenger-ancestors.html: accessed [access date]). 

2019 New Hampshire Thanksgiving Proclamation and Turkey Pardon

This morning, at the Executive Council meeting in the New Hampshire statehouse in Concord, Governor Christopher Sununu proclaimed the Thanksgiving holiday for 2019.  Also, following the Thanksgiving Proclamation ceremony, he pardoned a turkey. 

Ten members of the New Hampshire Mayflower Society

with Governor Chris Sununu

The Governor, Executive Council and New Hampshire Mayflower Society

Governor Rojo and Governor Sununu

Governor Chris Sununu, the NH Attorney General, and

the Executive Council all voted on pardoning this suspicious character,

at turkey from Sanbornton, New Hampshire. 

"Joanna" the turkey received a full pardon

New Hampshire Mayflower Society Governor Rojo with the 2019 Thanksgiving Proclamation

The Thanksgiving Proclamation reads:

The State of New Hampshire By His Excellency Christopher T. Sununu, Governor and the Honorable Executive Council

A Proclamation

In the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Nineteen  THANKSGIVING DAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2019

WHEREAS, in the autumn of 1621, the Pilgrims held a three-day feast to celebrate the plentiful harvest they reaped following their first winter in North America; and

WHEREAS, the first national Thanksgiving Day, proclaimed by President George Washington, Was November 26, 1789, and President Abraham Lincoln, proclaimed the first annual national holiday in 1863, establishing the date as the last Thursday of November at the behest of nationally celebrated editor and author, and daughter of New Hampshire, Sarah Josepha Hale; and

WHEREAS, on Thanksgiving Day, New Hampshire citizens and all Americans come together to enjoy the fellowship of family and friends with a feast that symbolizes the many blessings of our lives, and

WHEREAS, while Thanksgiving is a time to gather in a spirit of gratitude with family, friends, and neighbors, it is also an opportunity to serve others and to share our blessings with those in need; and

WHEREAS, as citizens we pause to consider our good fortunes, and are especially mindful of the heroic men and women who serve and have served our country;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHRISTOPHER T. SUNUNU, GOVERNOR, of the State of New Hampshire, do hereby proclaim, NOVEMBER 28, 2019 as THANKSGIVING DAY in the State of New Hampshire, and call this day to the attention of all citizens.

Given at the Executive Council Chamber, this 25th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand nineteen, and of the independence of the United Sates of America, two hundred forty-three. 

See the turkey pardon here from WMUR TV:

https://www.wmur.com/article/governor-pardons-2-year-old-18-pound-turkey-from-sanbornton/29959021

One of our junior members was also on a video!  See Sophie Morrow interviewed here:

http://indepthnh.org/2019/11/26/sophia-morrow-of-brentwood-readies-to-rock-thanksgiving/?fbclid=IwAR2sTPNBd9Gdq4wbvytkdVKezlJVKW8kgW5OehVX0_DUEogh8ipf-3hkcvM   

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "2019 New Hampshire Thanksgiving Proclamation and Turkey Pardon",  Nutfield Genealogy, posted November 25, 2019, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/11/2019-new-hampshire-thanksgiving.html: accessed [access date]).