Documents pertaing to various families, 1713-1889 1743-1845.

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Documents pertaing to various families, 1713-1889 1743-1845.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32282818

Contains documents collected by Mary P. Thompson and Lucien Thompson regarding the history of Durham and the town's families. Included are numerous wills, inventories of estates, correspondence, and deeds.

2 boxes (0.66 cubic ft.).

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7339202

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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Frost, George, 1720-1796

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George Frost (April 26, 1720 – June 21, 1796) was an American seaman, jurist, and statesman from Durham, New Hampshire. He was a delegate for New Hampshire in the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1779. Born in New Castle in the Province of New Hampshire, he moved to Kittery Point, Massachusetts (now part of Maine) following his father's death and was cared for by his uncle, William Pepperrell. As a young man, Frost went to sea in one of his uncle’s ships. He was at sea over twenty years, man...

Smith, Ebenezer, 1758-1831.

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DeMerrit family.

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Thompson, Mary P. (Mary Pickering), 1825-1894

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Mary P. Thompson, the daughter of Ebenezer Thompson (1797-1826), was educated in Durham and Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary. She converted to Catholicism in 1847 and entered the Notre Dame Convent in Cincinnati, Ohio. She also made several trips to Europe. Mary P. Thompson returned to Durham in 1877 and engaged in local historical and genealogical studies. She amassed a substantial library of books and manuscripts, and during her lifetime she was considered "the best cultured woman in New Hampshire....

Kelsey, Moses.

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Simpson, Andrew, d. 1835.

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Thompson, Lucien, b. 1859.

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Lucien Thompson, the son of Ebenezer Thompson (1821-1869), was educated in Manchester, N.H. In 1878 he returned to Durham, took charge of the Thompson farm, was active in public affairs, and conducted historical and genealogical research. He was also a trustee of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. In 1912 or 1913 he moved to Colorado, where he died in 1924. From the description of Lucien Thompson papers, 1877-1924. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat reco...

DeMerrit, Ely, 1696-1774.

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