NEW HAMPSHIRE

Census Reports

1930

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UPDATED SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 1930 CENSUS

 

ARTHUR W. (WRIGHT) PUTNAM  Laconia, Belknap County

He is 71 VT VT VT and is a furniture salesman. His wife Lizzie L. Pinkham is 70 NH. They been here since 1900 and were in Nashua in 1880. He is from West Fairlee, Vermont, a son of Horace Cummings Putnam and Olive Wright.

 

BENJAMIN W. (WADSWORTH) PUTNAM (JR)  Laconia, Belknap County

He is 68 NH MA MA and now widowed. He is a naturalist. He is number 3201, a son of Benjamin Wadsworh Putnam (1546) and Susan Caroline Symonds from West Roxbury, Mass. He was married to Mabel Snow and was in Plymouth Mass. in 1900 and in Boston in 1910. He was widowed in Boston in 1920. His dad was a teacher too.

 

DAVID PUTNAM  Conway, Carroll County

He is 81 MA MA ME and now widowed. He was married to Hannah A. (Towle) Parsons. They were here in 1900 through the 1920. He is a son of Hervey Putnam (2363) and Amanda Bunker of Danvers. He married Hannah here in New Hampshire September 29, 1889.

 

RICHARD J. (JAMES) PUTNAM  Chesterfield, Cheshire County

He is 16 NH US PA and now lives with his widowed mother Bertha L. B. Rolf 42 PA. She was married to Everett Rolf here in 1920. Previously she was married to Benjamin H. Putnam who was missing in 1920. Richard was born April 11, 1913 and will die in Temple, Texas May 27, 1972. He will marry Dorothy Hazel Fannie on June 25, 1935 in Chesterfield. Richard was here with his mom in 1920.

 

FRANK G. (GILMAN) PUTNAM  Dublin, Cheshire County

He is 55 NH NH NH and works as a farm laborer. His wife Lottie C. Moses is 32 NY and, Stephen G. 8 NH, Elizabeth E. 6 NH, Frank E. 5 NH and Mildred M. 2 NH. They have two kids from Lottie’s first marriage; Gertrude H. (Helen) Johnson 11 NH and Francis D. Johnson 12 MA. This is a second marriage for both. He was married Ella (Martin) Richardson October 24, 1908. She died in Francistown February 17, 1916. He married Charlotte in East Jaffrey December 23, 1919. He is Levi Gilman Putnam's son as shown at home in Francistown, Hillsborough County in 1880. He was born in Francistown May 29, 1872 and will die in Dublin, New Hampshire May 10, 1938. Charlotte is a daughter of Stephen Joseph Moses and Rose Anna Tetreault and was born in Malone, New York January 30, 1898. She married Arthur Johnson in Weston, Vermont November 1, 1912. She married Frank December 23, 1919 and will die in Meriden, Connecticut December 2, 1951. The daughter Gertrude Helen was born December 4, 1918 and will die April 8, 1987. The son Stephen Gilman was born February 17, 1922 in Dublin, New Hampshire and will die in New Haven Hospital, Connecticut March 17, 1998. He was living in Meriden at the time. He was married to Doris Rundstrom. Elizabeth Ella was born February 4, 1924. Frank Edward was born September 13, 1925 and will die in Greenfield, New Hampshire in February 1972. Mildred was born December 23, 1927 and will die in New Hampshire August 2, 2002. Lillian Eva will be born soon on October 23, 1930 and will die in Florida August 31, 1978. They will also have a son Joseph Walter born May 26, 1934 and will die in a couple of weeks on June 10, 1934.

 

FRED PUTNAM  Dublin, Cheshire County

He is 44 NH NH NH and single. He operates a portable mill. He is a son of George Wallace Putnam and Elizabeth Oakes. He was with his widowed mother in Jaffrey in 1920. He was born March 28, 1885 and will die in January 1963.

 

CLAUDE A. (ADAMS) PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

He is 39 NH NH NH. His wife Louise Bidwell Taylor is 38 NY and they have David F. 15 MA and Elizabeth 11 MA. He is a son of Fred Asahel Putnam and Maud Linscott Adams. He was born in Rockingham County New Hampshire May 26, 1890, and was with the family in Melrose, Massachusetts in 1900. He was married there in 1920. He will be here till he dies in February 1966.

 

CLARENCE PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

He is 74 VT VT VT and widowed. He is manager of some kind of shop. His son Hiram S. 24 VT is with him and has a wife Edith L. Mansfield 24 NH. Clarence was married to Cora Fisk in Lamoille County Vermont in 1900 and 1910. She died here in 1911, and he was widowed here in 1920 and had his son with him then. He is a son of Hiram Smith Putnam and Olivia Frances Warren. He was born in Elmore, Lamoille County September 4, 1857. He will die in Waterbury, Vermont April 20, 1941. He first married Carrie Spaulding January 27, 1883 and then married Cora Ella Fisk in Wolcott, Lamoille County Vermont December 26, 1891 as a day late Christmas Present Cora was a daughter of John Wesley Fisk and Laura Ella Armstrong. She was born March 31, 1874 and died in Wolcott August 23, 1911. His brother Edward is living here, but I’ll give him a separate listing. The son Hiram Smith Putnam was born in Wolcott, Lamoille County September 5, 1905 and will die in Colchester, Chittenden County Vermont July 8, 1982. He just married Edith Laura Mansfield here on March 31, 1930. She was born December 17, 1907. They will have three children, one being Donald Warren Putnam born here in Keene June 10, 1931 and will die in Morristown, New Jersey November 14, 1959. He will marry Thelma C. Frost and they are in New Boston, Bowie County Texas in 1955 based on a death certificate for a daughter born January 27, 1955 and died eight days later.

 

EDWARD E. PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

He is 62 VT VT VT and his wife Cora J. Solomon is 62 CAN. He is a son of Hiram Smith (Jr.) and Olivia Putnam and lives with his brother Clarence. They were all here in 1920 and Edward was in Merrimack County in 1910.

 

ELSIE PUTNAM  Keane, Cheshire County

She is 20 NH NH NH single and boarding. She is a daughter of Lorenzo Putnam and was at home in Fitzwilliam in 1920.

 

HENRY L. (LINCOLN) PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

He is 63 VT VT VT and his wife Grace H. Griffith is 55 NH. They have Herbert I. 19 NH, Lottie R. 16 NH, Ethel M. 14 NH and Viola E. 12 NH. He is a son of Benjamin Franklin Putnam (2616) and Nancy Clementine Dutton of Springfield, Windham County Vermont. He was in Charlestown, Sullivan County in 1880 and 1900, and in Keene in 1910 and 1920.

 

MARSHALL H. (HENRY) PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

He is 28 NH NH NH and is a laborer. His wife Marion J. Guild is 28 NH. They have been married 3 years and have a son Reno W. 2 NH. He is a son of Jesse Reno and Nellie Rixford Putnam from Winchester. Jesse was a son of Amos Putnam from Winchester.

 

NELLIE R. (RIXFORD) PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

Nellie Rhoda Rixford is 47 NH and widowed as she was here in 1920. Her son Clarence E. is 23 NH. She was married to Jesse Reno Putnam from Winchester. Jesse was a son of Amos Putnam from Winchester. The son Clarence Edward will marry Ruth Edwards here in 1931 and then commit suicide by shooting himself in 1937. Ruth and their daughter are with her folks up in Coos County in 1940.

 

PEARSON PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

He is 31 NH NH MA, and does odd jobs on a farm. His wife Christine Davis is 24 NH. He is a son of Charles F. Putnam and Ella J. Fisher from Winchester. They are here in 1950 and probably in 1940, but can’t find them.

 

WILLARD A. PUTNAM  Swanzey, Cheshire County

He is 34 NH NH NH and works in a chair shop. His wife Florence Main is 21 NH and they have Thelma J. 2 NH and Barbara N. 1 NH. They’ve been married 4 years. He is a son of Jesse and Nellie Putnam from Winchester. He was with his mother in 1920 in Keene. She and his brothers are still there now.

 

ELMER B. (BENJAMIN) PUTNAM  Walpole, Cheshire County

He is 47 NH NH NH. His second wife Helen F. Pierce is 33 NH and they have Robert R. 15 NH, Mabel or Maudie or something 12 NH, Marshall E. NH, Harold S. NH and George Ellsworth. NH. The writing is just impossible to read. He is a son of Otis Winter Putnam and Lucy M. Russell from Croydon, Sullivan County. He was born March 25, 1883 and will die here in Walpole in August 1980. He was there in 1900 and 1910. He married Minnie June Hayward December 27,1912 and she died March 16, 1919 in Grantham, New Hampshire. Obviously, he was married around here someplace in 1920, but not in any index that I can find. The son Robert R. was born September 28, 1914 and will die in Alstead May 25, 1998.

 

LYMAN H. PUTNAM  Westmoreland, Cheshire County

He is 76 NH MA NH and an ‘inmate’ in the Cheshire County Alms House. He is a son of Eri Putnam and Lucy Holton of Winchester.

 

SARDINE B. (BENJAMIN) PUTNAM  Westmoreland, Cheshire County

He is 66 VT VT VT and a farmer. His second wife Mary Jane is 53 MA. He is a son of Benjamin Putnam and Nancy Clementine Dutton. He was born in Springfield, Windham County Vermont and was there through the 1900 census. He and Mary were here in 1910 and 1920. His first wife, Emma Pierce had died by then.

 

FREDERICK H. (HENRY) PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

He is 34 MA MA MA (should read MA NH NH) and his wife Carrie Burhoe is 32 MA CAN MA. They have been married almost 10 years and have Albert A. 8 NH, H. Rilla a daughter 5 NH and Stanley R. 6/12 NH. He is a son of George Henry Putnam and Harriet Freeman who were originally from here. He was born March 8, 1896 in Sherborn, Massachusetts where his folks are.

 

JOHN W. PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

He is 43 NH NH CA. His wife Myra D. Streeter is 43 NH and they have Birdie M. 19, Carolyn M. 15, Jennie I. 10 and Madeline E. 9 all NH. Also here is their married daughter Florence Patnode 21 NH. He is a son of Charles E. Putnam and Ella Jane Fisher, and was born here in Winchester April 29, 1886 and will die right here in December 1985 at age 99. They were in Marlborough, Cheshire County in 1920.

 

CHARLES PUTNAM  Enfield, Grafton County

He is 83 NH NH NH and now widowed. He is living with his married daughter Nellie May 35 MA and her husband William Ibey and their family. He is Charles Henry Putnam, son of John Adams Jr. and Nancy Hussey. He was born here in Enfield, but spent some time down in Massachusetts. They were in Medford, Mass. in 1900 and then here in 1910 and 1920. He was married to Mary Ellen Dunn here up till the past few years. He was born here July 11, 1846 and will die in Hartford, Vermont August 13,

 

HERBERT A. (ARTHUR) PUTNAM  Enfield, Grafton County

He is 32 VT VT VT and a weaver in a textile mill. His wife Bernice (Follansbee) Beales is 35 NH and they have Carroll A. 6 NH (born January 11, 1924) and Phillip H. (Herbert) 5 NH (born November 16, 1924). He married Bernice June 9, 1923 in Charlestown. There is also a stepson Franklin Beales 16 NH ME NH. Herb is a son of Arthur H. and Emma Putnam from Windsor County Vermont. Ed Putnam found photos of paper caps for milk bottles (I remember those as a kid) stating “RAW MILK, H. A. PUTNAM, ENFIELD NH.” They don’t have dates but this must be him a little later in life. This was the un-pasteurized milk that had the cream rise to the top and you shook it up before serving. Or you skimmed off the cream and had was is now called ‘skim milk.’ I had it all through the 1940s and into the 1950s. Anyway, Herbert was born June 23, 1898 and will die here in Enfield in July 1971.

 

ROBERT J. (JOEL) PUTNAM  Hanover, Grafton County

He is 53 VT VT NY and owns a drug store. His wife Grace Judson Edwards is 54 MA and they have Richard W. 10 MA. They were here in 1900 through 1920. Richard wasn’t shown in 1920 but is here in 1940. Maybe adopted or something. Robert is a son of Joel Babbit Putnam and Harriet Leach from Bethel, Windsor County Vermont. They are here in 1940.

 

HARRY C. (CURTIS) PUTNAM  Landaff, Grafton County

He is 60 VT NY NH and retired. His wife Lena Melvina Dustin is 50 ME and they have an adopted daughter Sylvia E. Dustin 5 NH. Also here are his widowed brother Harvey  Putnam 63 VT and his son George 17 VT. They are sons of Stephen Putnam and Ascha Wheeler from Newbury, Orange County Vermont.

 

BERTHA M. PUTNAM  Lebanon, Grafton County

She is 65 VT and widowed. Bertha Clark is the widow of Charles E. Putnam from Windsor County Vermont. They were there in 1910 and 1920.She is still widowed here in 1940.

 

CARROL PUTNAM  Lebanon, Grafton County

He is 30 VT VT VT and is a laborer with the railroad. His wife Rose S. Young is 29 VT and they have a daughter Ilene 7 NH born March 13, 1923 and John Ervin 5 NH born July 25, 1925 and will die here January 24, 2001. They will have 2 more children Margaret A. born November 5, 1934 and Catherine born April 10, 1937. Carroll Ervin Putnam is a son of Ervin Carols Putnam and Etta Fogg from Windsor and then Windham County Vermont. He was born June 16, 1899 and will die here in West Lebanon June 14, 1948. Rose was born September 24, 1900 and will be here until she dies July 31, 1988. The son John Ervin will marry Marie Antoinette Belisle here on February 3, 1951.

 

NANCY M. PUTNAM  Lebanon, Grafton County

She is 76 NH and widowed. She lives with her widowed brother Joseph Fogg. Nancy Mary Randall was married to Eugene Jonas Putnam in Claremont Sullivan County in 1910 and then was widowed there in 1920. He was a son of Jonas Putnam and Mary Ann Rowe from West Windsor, Vermont.

 

WILLIAM H. PUTNAM  Lebanon, Grafton County

He is 72 NH VT NH and widowed. He is a son of William Dinsmore Putnam (2610) and Elmira Sartwell from Sullivan County New Hampshire. He was home there in 1870 and 1880. He was born July 16, 1866 in Charlestown, New Hampshire. He was married to Alice F. Temple here in 1900 and 1910. He was in Methuen, Massachusetts with a new wife Julia in 1920. He is widowed here in 1940.

 

WALTER S. (SHAW) PUTNAM  Lyman, Grafton County

He is 33 VT VT ME and owns a farm. His wife Hazel Gertrude Pennock is 29 NH and they have Paul C. 9 NH and Gertrude E. 7 NH. He is a son of Harry Curtis Putnam and Lena Gilbert. He was in Lebanon with them in the 1900 and 1910 and married there in 1920. They are divorced by 1940.

 

ORA D. PUTNAM  Orford, Grafton County

He is 14 VT VT VT and lives with his mother Dora Bathrow 28 VT and stepfather Allen Farr 34 VT. His dad was Harvey George Putnam from Newbury, Orange County and was a son of Stephen Putnam and Achsah Wheeler. They were with Dora’s folks in 1920 so I know her last name. They have a daughter Nellie 7 VT so she was divorced or something by the early 1920s.

 

GEORGE W. (WILLIAM) PUTNAM  Piermont, Grafton County

He is 68 VT VT VT and owns a farm. His wife Carrie Campbell Carlton is 68 VT as well. Also here is his son George William Junior 33 VT and his wife of 8 years Marian Corliss. 34 VT and they have Jasper G. 3 NH and Jean M. 1 NH. They were here in 1920 and in Newbury Vermont before that. George is a son William Kirkland and Lucinda Putnam from Newbury, Orange County Vermont. The son Jasper was born here November 18, 1926 and will spend his whole life here and die June 1, 1998.

 

ETHEL F. PUTNAM  Amherst, Hillsborough County

She is 56 NY ENG MA single and owns her house. She is a daughter of George Haven Putnam and Emily Jane Smith from New York City. She was there in 1900. Her dad runs Putnam Publishing Company, which he took over from his dad. She is here in 1940 too.

 

ERWIN D. (DAVID) PUTNAM  Antrim, Hillsborough County

He is 49 NH NH NH and has a photographic studio. His wife Alice L. Hill is 47 NH. Erwin was born here October 19, 1879 and will die here September 25, 1939. Alice was born August 7, 1879. At home are his son Wendell 27 NH, who is also working as a photographer with his dad, his wife Myrtle Anna Davis 46 NH and their daughter Dorothy Myrtie 3 NH. Wendell David was born September 23, 1902 and will die here in Antrim in December 1984. He married Myrtie July 14, 1927. Then there are his son Lester 25 NH listed as divorced and their daughter Ella 22 NH and still single. Lester James was born May 15, 1905 and will die here in 1972. Very soon he will marry again to Susan Elizabeth Price who was born in South Wales, England on February 1, 1905. The daughter Ella Ismae was born April 16, 1908. She will marry Alfred William George here on March 27, 1937. Something will happen and she will marry Walter Stanley Dutton. Walter was born October 16, 1889 and will die October 21, 1949. Don’t know when she died. Erwin is a son of David Putnam and Marietta Wait from Lyndeborough. He was at home there in 1900, and they were here in Antrim in 1910 and 1920.

 

ABBIE H. PUTNAM  Bedford, Hillsborough County

She is 83 MA and widowed as she has been for a long time. Abigail Hunt Partridge is the widow of George Franklin Putnam, Orin's son. They were all here in 1900 and she has been widowed ever since. Also here are her daughter Sarah Josephine 58 MA and husband Charles Knight 57 ME and their son Edward A. 29 NH.

 

GEORGE W. (WARREN) PUTNAM  Deering, Hillsborough County

He is 52 NH NH NH and owns a farm. His wife Mary Ann St. John is now 41 NH and they have Levi O. 15 NH, Violet M.13 NH, Eva E. 7 NH and Robert F. 5 NH. He is a son of Levi Gilman Putnam and Abbie Louisa Colby. He was with them in 1900. He married Mary Ann October 6, 1902 in Francistown, New Hampshire. They have been here since the early 1900s.

 

SEWELL C. (CLINTON) PUTNAM  Deering, Hillsborough County

He is 48 NH NH NH and works in a steam saw mill. His second wife Hazel Pearl Berry is 31 NH. They have Alvah L. (last name Berry in 1920, changed to Putnam now) 15 NH, Roscoe S. (Sewell) 13 NH, Percy L. (Levi) 10 NH, Gladys P. (Pearl) 8 NH and Clinton R. 1 NH. Also here is his widowed mother Louise 80 NH. He is a son of Levi Gilman Putnam and Abbie Louisa Colby of Francestown. He was born there May 26, 1882. He married Hazel September 23, 1916. She is a daughter of Frank Berry and Ethel Brock and was born in Weare Hillsborough County May 31, 1898. He was married previously to Ella Etta Wilson in 1902 and they were divorced about 10 years later. He was in Rindge Cheshire County as was his brother, the following William, in 1920. Alvah was born September 11, 1914 and will die in Concord May 20, 1988. Percy was born May 31, 1919 and will die here August 5, 1994. Roscoe was born February 16, 1917 and will die in Antrim on March 2, 1993.

 

WILLIAM A. (ARTHUR) PUTNAM  Deering, Hillsborough County

He is 49 NH NH NH and a marker at a sawmill. His new wife Mary E. St. John is 41 MA and they have William A. 1/12 NH. There are also four stepdaughters named Gardner from Mary’s first marriage. He is William Arthur Putnam, son of Levi Gilman Putnam and Abbie Louise Colby from Nashua, but he has been married to Rebecca Reid George through 1920 and had a bunch of kids of his own then. Guess there was a divorce and she has the kids. Not sure. The George and Sewell here in town are his brothers.

 

ELIZABETH PUTNAM  Goffstown, Hillsborough County

She is 45 NH and divorced. She is a servant to the Milne family.

 

FRED PUTNAM  Goffstown, Hillsborough County

He is 47 MA MA MA and a foreman at a shoe factory. His wife Kathleen Filou is 48 CAN. They are living with George MacWaters 30 CAN who is Kathleen’s son by a prior marriage. He is a son of Archeleaus D. Putnam and Jennie Lackley and was at home in Spencer Massachusetts in 1900 and 1910. They were all in Manchester in 1920.

 

G. (GEORGE) ALLEN PUTNAM  Goffstown, Hillsborough County

He is 60 NH NH MA and owns an insurance Agency. His wife Nettie E. Tilten is 62 NH. They have a granddaughter Edith 9 NH with them. Edith would be a daughter of his son Gordon and his first wife Gladys Johnson. He is a son of George Franklin Putnam and Abby Hunt Partridge originally from here in Goffstown. They were in Manchester in 1900 and just south in Rockingham County in 1910 and 1920.

 

GORDON A. (ALLEN) PUTNAM  Goffstown, Hillsborough County

He is 34 NH NH NH and is an insurance agent at his dad’s agency. His wife Marjorie Dyke is 34 VT. They live with her folks Herbert and Charlotte Dyke. He is a son of George Allen Putnam and Nellie E. Tilton from Manchester. He was home there in 1920. Also according to a marriage record he married Gladys Johnson July 17, 1920, so don’t know what happened to that marriage. His folks are here in town now too.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Goffstown, Hillsborough County

He is 52 NH CAN NH and his wife Helen D. is 54 MA. He is an insurance agent. He is a son of Joseph Putnam from Canada. He was at home in Merrimack County in 1900, and in Manchester in 1910 and 1920.

 

STEPHEN J. PUTNAM  Goffstown, Hillsborough County

This page wouldn’t focus, but he is 56 NH, his wife Hattie B. Clark 55 VT and their son Clark S. is 25 NH. He is a son of Sylvanus B. Putnam and Helen Marr Eastman from Manchester. He too has been in Manchester up through the 1920.

 

SUSIE M. PUTNAM  Goffstown, Hillsborough County

She is 72 CAN and her son Harold R. is 21 NH and works in a bread factory. Susan M. Lullibridge has been married for ages to Julius Henry Putnam. They were in Manchester in 1880 and Bedford in 1900 through 1920. Julius was a son of William Henry Putnam of the Yorkshire England branch of the family.

 

GEORGE W. (WINIFIELD) PUTNAM  Greenfield, Hillsborough County

He is 51 NH NH NH and a house carpenter. He has a new wife of one year Cora A. Barrett 51 NH. He was married to Elizabeth A. Perham here in 1910 and they were divorced and still in town in 1920. He is a son of George H. Putnam from Cheshire County and then from here in Greenfield in 1910. Cora is a daughter of Alvin Barrett and Carrie Blanchard. She was born March 17, 1879 and will die February 18, 1959. They were married in Peterborough April 11, 1929.

 

MARY A. PUTNAM  Greenfield, Hillsborough County

She is 81 NH and widowed. Mary Ann Gould is the widow of George Henry Putnam. They were all here in Greenfield in 1910, and she was widowed here in 1920.

 

WILLIAM E. PUTNAM  Hancock, Hillsborough County

He is 64 MA NH VT and his wife Annie L. is 65 MA. He is an insurance broker and has been here since the early 1900s. He is a son of William S. Putnam and Emeline Donner and was shown at home in Boston in 1870. His dad was born in Franconia, New Hampshire, mom from Walden, Vermont.

 

ELBERT Q. PUTNAM  Litchfield, Hillsborough County

He is 60 NH NH NH and owns his house but works on someone else’s farm. His wife Maude E. Campbell is 54 NH. And Andrew McKean 46 NH is with them as he has for the past 25 or so years. He is a son of William Henry and Fanny Robbins Putnam of Litchfield.

 

ALICE S. PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

She is 47 MA and widowed. She still has Hamilton S. 19 NH and Dexter W. 14 MA at home. Alice Staples is the widow of Henry H. Putnam from Wilton. They were there in 1910 and then in 1920 in Wakefield Massachusetts. Hamilton was born November 1, 1910 and will die in Concord December 25, 1997. Not a perfect Christmas for him.

 

ALGERNON W. PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is 64 NH NH VT and a farmer. His wife Lucy Daniels is 57 ENG and their son Paul S. 26 NH. His widowed mother Marietta 88 VT is here too. He is a son of David Putnam and Marietta Wait and they were all here in 1920 and before.

 

JAMES A. G. PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is 48 NH MA NH and a fruit farmer, probably apples. His wife Frances K. Putnam is 49 NY. He is a son of Edwin and Eliza Putnam and was born here November 7, 1881 and will die here in April 1972. Frances is a daughter of Byron Putnam and Sarah Carley from here. She was born in Troy. New York December 27, 1891.

 

PERCY W. (WARREN) PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Lyndeborough County

He is 50 NH MA NH and a laborer at odd jobs. His wife Martha Rebecca Sargent is 58 MA and they still have Marian L. 20 NH at home. He was at home here in 1900 with his folks Edwin H. and Eliza Putnam. His dad was originally from Lowell, Massachusetts. Percy headed south in the early 1900s as well and was back up here by 1910 and been here ever since. He was born December 11, 1878 and Married Martha August 27, 1902. He will die here December 20, 1961 and she on August 8, 1946.

 

JOHN L. (LESLIE) PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

He is 38 VT and his wife Beulah Vivian Kerr is 44 CAN and they have a son Lawrence K. 16 NH. John is a son of John Putnam and Ellen Edith Gannett and was born in Bradford, Vermont March 13, 1892. He married Beulah in Manchester August 9, 1911. It is a second marriage for her as the certificate names her Beulah Vivian Roberts with the correct listing of her parents. In 1910 she is listed in Manchester, Hillsborough County as Beulah Roberts a widow and boarding in the same boarding house as John L. Putnam. Obviously that’s where they met.  Found the wedding certificate where she married George E. Roberts in Garvine Falls, New Hampshire January 3, 1904. She is a daughter of John Kerr and Mary McLean and was born in New Brunswick Canada in 1886 and will die here in Goffstown October 7, 1945. John will then marry Doris Emma Wilson October 18, 1947 up in Maine. She was previously married to John Langley. He will die here January 12, 1956.

 

CHARLES E. (EDWIN) PUTNAM  Merrimack, Hillsborough County

He is 71 NH NH NH and his wife Ada Leila Sherwood is 69 CAN. They are both retired. He is a son of John Putnam and Lorinda French, and was born November 7, 1858. He was home in 1870 in Sullivan, Cheshire County. They were here in 1920 and in Nashua in 1900 and 1910.

 

JENNIE PUTNAM  Merrimack, Hillsborough County

She is 77 MA and widowed. Her ‘widowed’ son Herbert is 51 NH and still has two kids, Lillian 18 NH and Ida 20 NH. They were all here in 1920. Jennie Howard was married to Herbert Putnam here since the 1880s. He was a son of Barnes Bigelow Putnam. Lillian was born July 7, 1892 and died in Concord in May 1968. She never married. The son Herbert Lovejoy had first married Ethel Burtt February 8, 1905. She died September 26, 1916. He was widowed here in 1920. Then he married Helen Eaton in Boston in 1924 and they split. Herb is still ‘widowed’ in 1940 and is here with Lillian. He runs a chicken farm. Stephen Scheidel, kinda on the line a descendant of Helen Eaton and her first husband Clarence Sandborn and stepson of Herbert, found an obituary for Helen. She hung around, Nashua, then Boston and later Brockton, Massachusetts and died there March 23, 1960. So Herbert, or Hub as he was called, isn’t really a widow except for Ethel.

 

LAURA M. PUTNAM  Merrimack, Hillsborough County

She is 53 NH and widowed. Laura Pond was here with her daughter Jennie in 1920 and in Nashua in 1910. She was married to Mark Putnam in Nashua in 1900 and Jennie was just a year old and her mother Susan Pond was with them. In 1910 though she was called Eliza, but same gal.

 

ELIZABETH A. PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

She is 54 NH and divorced. She is a practical nurse for a private family. Also here are her daughter Dorothy 30 NH and her husband Maurice Daniels 32 NH. Elizabeth was married to George W. Putnam in Greenfield, Hillsborough County in 1910 and divorced there in 1920.

 

LEROY C. (CLARENCE) PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

He is 51 NH NH NH and a laborer for the town. His wife (the second) Mary M. Alexander is 40 Newfoundland, and they have Albert L. 18 NH, Perley W. 16 NH, Harold E. 13 NH and Walter F. 8 NH. He is a son of Levi Hildreth and Lydia Putnam. He was at home in Lyndeborough in 1880. He wasn't shown in 1900, but was married to his first wife Mary here in Milford in 1910. He and this Mary from Canada were in Newbury, Merrimac County in 1920. The son Walter was born December 15, 1921 and will die here in Milford in February 1986. The son Albert L. was born March 31, 1916 and will die here in Milford in February 1993.

 

ROY N. NICHOLAS PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

He is 59 NH MA NH and his wife of 35 years Addie W. Downes is 56 NH. He is a cabinetmaker in a factory that makes the wooden little boxes that fill whole walls in Post Offices even today. He is a son of Edwin and Eliza Putnam from here in Lyndeborough. They were there through 1920 and are here in 1940.

 

WILLIAM R. (RIVES) PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

He is 85 VT VT VT and widowed. He lives with his married daughter Eula M. 40 VT and her husband George R. Foster 41 NH and their two sons Royal 7 and Lester 6. He is a son of Fernando Cortez Putnam and Laura Ball. He was born in Woodbury Vermont and was in Cabot in 1880 and then married to Emery in Woodbury from 1900 through 1920.

 

FRED N. PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is 54 NH NH MA and is an office manager at a paper finishing plant. His second wife Elsie Reagan is 50 MA and Neil F. 18 NH and Charles N. 16 NH are still at home. His widowed mother Ella A. Putnam 80 MA and her widowed father Vincent Reagan 70 VT are here too. He was here in 1900 with a different wife, Jennie, and here in 1910 when he listed himself as being divorced. He is a son of Charles Bigelow Putnam and Ella Agnes Nichols from here in Nashua. He was at home with them in 1880. He and Elsie were here in 1920. Neil will be marring Virginia L. Hyde of Belmont, Massachusetts on February 17, 1934.

 

HATTIE E. PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

She is now 56 NH NH NH and still single. She is a daughter of Everett Samuel Putnam and Mary Holt of Cheshire County and then here in Nashua since 1906. She is in Dunstable, Middlesex County Massachusetts in 1940.

 

IDA PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

She is 58 NH NH NH single and living with Nellie Morris 69 NH as a partner. She is a daughter of Herbert H. Putnam and Jennie Howard. She was at home with them here in Nashua in 1880, and with her grandparents, the Howards, here in 1900, and single here since.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is 60 NY VT NY and a gardener for a private family. He is widowed as he has been since the early 1900s. He is a son of Cornelius Lewis Putnam and his second wife Cornelia Myers. He was born in Mooersville, Clinton County New York. The family returned to Wardsboro, Windham County Vermont in the 1880s, and he was in Jamaica, Windham County Vermont in 1910 living with his brother Walter (below).

 

WALTER HOWARD PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is 65 VT VT VT and a painter. His wife Carrie Getchell is 52 MA and they have their daughter Helen F. 19 NH. Also here is his Nephew Guy C. Putnam 26 VT and his wife Elizabeth 24 NH. Guy is a son of his brother John and has been with his uncle since the 1910 back in Vermont. Guy was born March 4, 1904 and will be here till he dies in October 1973. His wife Elizabeth was born January 25, 1906 and will also be here until she dies in November 1973 a couple of weeks after Guy. Also here is his widowed sister Flora Haskins 68 VT as she was here in 1920. Walter is a son of Cornelius Lewis Putnam and his first wife Lucy Haskins. He was born in Chittenden County Vermont and moved with his family to Mooersville, Clinton County New York. The family returned to Wardsboro, Windham County Vermont in the 1880s, and he was in Jamaica, Windham County Vermont in 1910 and then came over here to Nashua in 1920.

 

WARREN H. (HOWARD) PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is 24 NH VT MA and a truck driver. His wife of 5 years Amanda Doucette is 23 MA and they have Warren H. Jr. 3 6/12 NH, Jeanne 2 5/12 NH and Guy 1/12 NH. Not wasting any time here. He is a son of Walter Howard Putnam and Carolyn Getchell and was born here in Nashua.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is 22 NH NH IRE single and boarding. He is working in a cotton mill. He is a son of Lorenzo Augustus Putnam and Mary Ann Campbell from Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County. He was there in 1910 and 1920.

 

DANIEL E. (ELMER) PUTNAM  New Ipswich, Hillsborough County

He is 65 NH NH NH and a laborer in a sawmill. His wife Edith Louise Powers is 52 MA and they have Harold E. 23 NH and George K. 15 NH still at home. He is a son of Rufus Putnam (2040) and Mary Jane Ramsdell from here. He was home in 1880 and in the 1900. His dad died in 1909, mom in 1915. He was married here in 1910 and his mom was with him then. They have been here ever since. Edith was born July 20, 1878 and will die in Peterborough April 15, 1968.

 

GERALD P. (POWERS) PUTNAM  New Ipswich, Hillsborough County

He is 21 NH NH MA and married 2 years to Bertha Alice Maxwell 19 VT. They have Geraldine 2 MA. He is a son of Daniel Elmer Putnam and Edith Powers from here. He was born October 22, 1908 and will die here in New Ipswich in April 1972. Bertha was born in Vermont June 7, 1910 and will die in Ashburnham, Massachusetts February 20, 1987.

 

DON L. (LINCOLN?) PUTNAM  Weare, Hillsborough County

He is 33 NH VT NH and a mechanic at a garage. His wife Anna S. Thompson is 31 ME. He is a son of Henry Lincoln Putnam and Grace Griffith from Keene. He and Anna were there in 1920 too.

                                                                                                                            

EDGAR N. PUTNAM  Weare, Hillsborough County

He is 64 VT VT VT single and boarding. He is a house carpenter, and a son of Orrin and Ellen Putnam from Springfield Vermont. He was born there and then the family came over here in the 1870s and all were in Manchester in 1900 and 1910. He was in North Andover Massachusetts in 1920. He never married.

 

CHARLES E. (EDWIN?) PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is 54 NH MA NH and is a clothing salesman at a retail store. His wife Minda A. Buswell is 48 NH and they have Louise H. 11 NH. He is a son of Edwin H. and Eliza Putnam and was in Nashua in 1880. He was single in 1900, and married here in 1910 and 1920.

 

ELDON PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is 64 MA NY MA and owns his own farm. His wife Lucy V. Gray is 63 NH, and their son Walter A. is 25 NH. He is a son of Samuel Abbott Putnam and Harriet Parker and was born in Townsend Massachusetts. His family was originally from here in Wilton and came back here in 1880. They are all here in 1940 too. His folks moved down to Hyannis on Cape Cod and operated a Photography Studio on Main Street. I have some old photos of the place. Actually it is still a photo studio but several owners later.

 

GEORGE A. (AUGUSTUS) PUTNAM  Bradford, Merrimack County

He is 67 NH NH NH and is a rural mail carrier. His wife Martha Robertson is 66 MA and his son Arthur H. is 37 MA and still single. He is the son of Augustus Randall Putnam and Eliza Rand from Warner, Merrimack County. They were in Northampton, Mass. in 1900 and here ever since.

 

AUGUSTA PUTNAM  Concord, Merrimack County

She is 57 NH NH MI single still. She is head matron here at the St. Paul School for Boys. She had the same position here in 1920. She is a daughter of Andrew Jackson and Sarah F. Putnam of Wilton.

 

ERNEST PUTNAM  Concord, Merrimac County

He is 53 MA ME ME and owns a drug store. His wife Myrtle E. is 47 MA. He is a son of Vaughan Putnam from Freeman, Franklin County Maine. Ernest and his family were in Woodstock, Grafton County in 1910. His folks were in Lowell, Mass. since the late 1870s. That’s where Ernest was born. He was here in 1920 too. Myrtle was born December 30, 1882 and will die in a hospital in Concord in June 1971.

 

FRANK M. (MARBLE) PUTNAM  Concord, Merrimack County

He is 32 MA OH MA and his wife Phyllis McNeil is 22 CAN ME CAN. He is an investment clerk. He is a son of William Harrison Putnam and Annie Marble and was born in Worcester, Massachusetts May 9, 1898. He was at home there through 1920. His dad was a son of Frederick Wheeler Putnam and Caroline Crocker from Grafton, Massachusetts. Phyllis was born January 31, 1908 and will die April 12, 1979 in Danville, California.  They were married on October 6, 1929 in Worcester. They are in Salina, Kansas in 1940. They will later on go out to Alameda County California and he will die there February 27, 1987.

 

LESTER L. (LOREN) PUTNAM  Concord, Merrimack County

He is 17 VT VT VT and is a nephew of George and Laura Beane. He was here with them in 1920. He is a son of Lester Gifford Putnam and Lena Ruth Jones and was born in Barnard, Windsor County Vermont September 4, 1885 and married Lena May 3, 1911. He died in 1913 of a gunshot wound. Don’t know if self inflicted or accident. His mother Lena married Harold Fred Snelling November 13, 1915 and Young Lester was then adopted by his aunt Laura Beane officially in January 1920. He is married here in 1940.

 

WALDO E. PUTNAM  Concord, Merrimac County

He is 25 MA VT NS and his wife Irene E. White is 25 NY. They have been married 1 year. He is a Baptist Clergyman. He is a son of Wilmot Putnam and Amy Vanbuskle from Leominster Massachusetts and Fitchburg before that. His dad was the son of Albert Sanderson Putnam, son of George Washington, son of Stephen (1209). He was born in Halifax, Vermont. They are in Patchogue, Long Island, New York in 1940.

 

WILLIAM H. PUTNAM  Concord, Merrimack County

He is 75 VT VT VT and is a laborer on the highway. Georgia Ella Hanson his wife is 68 NH. Also here is their daughter Hazel Elliott 30 NH who is divorced and has a son William J. Elliott 8 NH. He is a son of Amos Putnam from Thetford, Orange County Vermont. He was in Lebanon, NH in 1870 and married Georgia here in 1882. They are here from then on.

 

ZENAS V. (VAUGHAN) PUTNAM  Concord, Merrimac County

He is 66 ME ME ME and a machinist for the railroad. His wife Grace A. Little is 58 NH and is a teacher. He is a son of Vaughan Greenleaf Putnam and Mary Vaughan of Freeman, Franklin County Maine. He was with his folks in Lowell, Mass. in 1880 and here in Concord since 1900.

 

HARVEY E. PUTNAM  Franklin, Merrimack County

He is 12 NH UNK UNK and lives in an orphan’s home. He is in Rumney, Grafton County in 1940. Since can’t find him in 1920, no ideas as to folks.

 

LEIDA C. PUTNAM  Franklin, Merrimac County

She is 57 NH and has her sisters Bernice 40 NH and Elsie 37 NH with her. All are single. Weird, don’t find them anytime before this.

 

CHARLES R. (RUFUS) PUTNAM  Hopkinton, Merrimack County

He is 66 NH NH NH and is a house carpenter. His wife Nancy Clough is 62 NH. He is a son of Rufus Putnam and Lydia C. Goss from here in Hopkinton. Been here all his life.

 

GEORGE M. (MARTIN) PUTNAM  Hopkinton, Merrimack County

He is 66 NH NH NH and now widowed as his wife Flora Etta Clough has died February 1, 1929. He is a son of Charles Putnam and Almira Eastman from Hopkinton. He will die here February 9, 1951.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Pembroke, Merrimack County

He is 6 NH NH NH and lives with his grandparents Edwin and Edith Johnson.

 

CLINTON A. PUTNAM  Warner, Merrimack County

He is 47 MA NH VT and is a locomotive engineer for the steam railway. His wife Minnie I. Powers is 48 NH and they have Marian A. 24 NH and Helen A. 23 NH. Also here is her widowed mother Jane B. Powers 73 NH. They have all been here since the 1910. His folks Phillip and Lucie live next door.

 

PHILLIP PUTNAM  Warner, Merrimack County

He is now 71 NH NH NH and also a railroad engineer like his son. His wife Lulie or Lucie M. Atwood is 70 NH. He is the son of John Allen Putnam (son of Philip 1869) and Louisa Cram from Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. They were in Phillipston, Worcester County Mass. in 1900 and 1910, and here ever since.

 

JOHN L. & NORMAN K. PUTNAM  Derry, Rockingham County

John is 18 NH NH IRE and Norman 14 NH NH IRE. They are sons of Lorenzo Putnam and Mary Ann Campbell from Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County. They were home with their widowed dad in 1920.

 

PHOEBE L. PUTNAM  Exeter, Rockingham County

She is 19 NH NH MA and a student nurse at the Exeter Cottage Hospital. She is a daughter of Daniel Elmer Putnam and Edith Powers from New Ipswich.

 

HOWARD PUTNAM  Hampstead, Rockingham County

He is 43 NH and is living with his wife Esther V. Clark 36 NH, and his sister Maude S. 42 NH. He is a son of Oliver Putnam and Mary Moores and was born here in 1886 and will die here in 1950. Esther was born in 1893 and will die here in 1977.

 

THORNDIKE PUTNAM  Hampstead, Rockingham County

He is 47 NH NH NH and is a real estate salesman. His wife Josephine Brown is 36 NH. He is a son of Oliver Putnam and Mary Moores from here. He was home with his mom in 1900, just married here in 1910 and then in Palm Beach Florida in 1920. His tombstone here in Hampstead states he was born August 12, 1882 and died March 20, 1960. It then lists his wife Aletha Harvey born December 16, 1896 and died April 4, 1935 and her mother Minona Lewis Harvey born January 18, 1874 and died March 1, 1956. So he and Josephine will get divorced and he will marry Aletha soon and she will then up and die on him a couple of years later. He is ‘widowed’ here in 1940.

 

LAWRENCE S. PUTNAM  Rye, Rockingham County

He is 22 MA NH MA single and boarding. He is a public School teacher. He is a son of Percy and Martha Putnam. He was home in Lyndeborough in 1920. He was born while the family was down in Lawrence Mass. working in a mill. He was born May 20, 1907 and will die in Wilton in October 1986.

 

ABBIE PUTNAM  Farmington, Strafford County

She is 78 NH and widowed. She is Abigail Wingate, the widow of Albert Putnam who was here in 1900. She has been widowed here since then.

 

FRITZ PUTNAM  Rochester, Strafford County

He is 58 CAN single and a painter.

 

HELEN C. PUTNAM  Acworth, Sullivan County

She is 33 MA MA ENG and says she is married. She is a servant with the Farr family. She was married to Albert Putnam in Cheshire County in 1920. I don’t find him now.

 

WESLEY PUTNAM  Acworth, Sullivan County

He is 68 NH NH NH a farmer. He is now widowed as Lillie Jane Wood has died in the past few years. Samuel Wesley is a son of Samuel Putnam (2593) and Mary Annette Minard from Charlestown. He has been here in Acworth since he was married in the 1880s.

 

ELLSWORTH PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 45 NH NH NH and owns a dairy farm. His wife Ethel Aurilla Pierce is 27 NH. They have Dorothy L. 16 MA, Donald E. 14 NH, Celia E. 3 NH and Fred M. 1 NH. I don’t find him in 1920, but Ethel is obviously a second wife. He is a son of Otis Winter Putnam and Lucy Russell from Croydon. The two oldest kids were with their grandparents George and Emma Wright in 1920. So his first wife was a Wright. Ethel was born October 1, 1902 and will die here in Charlestown in November 1986. Young Donald was born December 8, 1915 and will die in Claremont in October 1985. The son Fred was just born April 21, 1929 and will die in nearby Claremont November 28, 2007.

 

FRED S. PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 67 NH NH NH and a teamster. His wife Ella Almira Adams is 68 NH. He is a son of James Southard Putnam and Susan Dismore from here. Been here all his life. He was single here in 1900, and just married in 1904. This is Ella’s second marriage, it’s his first. She still has two of her Blood daughters, Bertha Blood 47 NH and Elizabeth 40 NH and her husband Harold Ward 42 MA. Harold is a state highway policeman. Ella is a daughter of Warren Adams and Sarah Brown. She was married to Charles Blood who died in 1894 and then married Fred in 1904.

 

JOHN L. (LYMAN) PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 56 NH NH NH and owns a farm. His wife Mary Eunice Smith is 47 NH and they have Harvey S. 14 and John L. Jr. 9. Also here is his brother Aaron Southard Putnam 66 NH who has been living here since the 1890s. They are sons of Samuel (2593) and Mary Putnam of Charlestown. Mary is a daughter of Henry Elbridge Smith and Elizabeth Royce. The son John Junior will die in a hunting accident in 1932. The son Harvey was born May 1, 1915 and will die in Alstead, New Hampshire in October 1978.

 

LAURA PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

She is 71 DC NH NH and still single as she always will be. She is a daughter of George Melville Putnam (2563) and Mary Ann Parker. They were in Washington in the 1850s and early 60s. Laura was born November 19, 1856. Her folks moved to Glen Falls, NY where he died in 1864. She was back by the 1870 and been here ever since. She is here in 1940 and will die here October 18, 1941.

 

ALBERT PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 62 VT VT VT and owns a fish market. His wife Katherine is 60 MA. He is a son of Gorham Putnam and Helen Rice from Springfield Vermont. He was there in 1880 and then pops up in 1900 in Rhode Island. They were here in Newport, Sullivan County in 1910. At that time his dad was here with him.

 

CHARLES H. PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 36 NH NH NH and works on his dad’s farm. His wife Lucinia E. Pickering is 24 MA. They have been married 7 years and have Mae Belle 6 NH, Phyllis Pauline 4 NH and Charles O. (Oliver) 2 NH. They will have a daughter Cynthia Lois in the next few years. He is a son of the following Oliver Putnam and lives on his farm. Lucinia was born March 5, 1906 and will die here in Claremont in January 1995.

 

EARL M. (McINTIRE) PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 47 VT NH NH and a foreman in a machine shop. His wife Caroline Kendall is 53 MA and their son Elmore K. is 21 NH. He is a son of Elmore Watson Putman and Medora Emma McIntire originally from here but had moved to Windsor Vermont where he was born September 28, 1882. He married Caroline May 28, 1907 and they have been here ever since. He will be here till he dies in May 1971.

 

EDWARD PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 23 NH MA MA and a backing agent in a machine shop. His wife Olive Bradley LaHar is 23 NH also. He is a son of Ernest Lee Putnam and Myrtle Robinson and was born in North Woodstock, Grafton County July 27, 1905. He and Olive are in Newport, New Hampshire in 1931 and then Boston, Massachusetts in 1935. He will become a doctor and be in Warner, Merrimack County New Hampshire in 1940. Olive is a daughter of Albert Phillip LaHar and Frances Abigail Folsom and was born in Concord June 8, 1905 and will die in Yuma, Arizona in March 1986. Edward will later retire and die out in Yuma in January 1988.

 

EDWIN O. PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 20 NH NH NH single and living with his sister Harriett C. 26 NH, husband Forest Chase 27 NH and a couple of daughters. He is a clerk in a grocery store. They are children of Willard B. Putnam and Catherine Putnam, and were born here in town. Their mother was a Putnam, a daughter of Charles Putnam and Sarah Graves of Lempster. Edwin will be in World War II and die in 1944.

 

EMILY PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

She is 87 NH and widowed. She is Emily Jane Dodge widow of George Levi Putnam. They were in Springfield, Vermont in 1900. She was here in 1910 and 1920 too. She will die here September 23, 1934.

 

EURETTA A. PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

She is 44 NH and widowed as she has been. Her son Elliot is 16 NH. Euretta Fletcher is the widow of Herbert Putnam who was a son of Prescott Putnam here in town. She was just married here in 1910 and they were living with his folks. She has been widowed here in 1920. She is a door-to-door saleslady.

 

FRANK J. PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 58 NH NH NH and is a real estate investor. His new wife Carrie W. is 54 ME. He was here in 1920 married to June something. He is a son of Prescott Putnam and Emily Cutting and was born here.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 45 VT VT VT and owns a farm. His wife Elmira Dollie Streeter is 40 VT. They have Celia 18 VT, Velma 16 VT, Earl 11 VT, Lois 5 NH and Shirley 1 NH. They were in Sutton, Merrimack County in 1920 and Springfield, Vermont before that. He is a son of Gorham Putnam and Helen Clarinda Rice from Springfield, Vermont.

 

MARY PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

She is 89 VT and widowed. She lives with her married daughter Alice 55 MA and her husband William Prescott 60 NH. Mary Arlette Clark was married to Nathan Augustus Putnam and they were in Boston in 1880 and 1900 and she was widowed in Newton, Mass. in 1920. He was a son of Augustus Wayne Putnam (2937) of Guilford, Vermont.

 

OLIVER A. PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 61 NH NH NH and his wife Susie Janette Harriman is 61 NH. They own a farm and were in Unity in 1920. He is a son of Charles (2608) Putnam and Sarah Catherine Graves out of Charlestown. Oliver was born June 18, 1869. Susie was born September 4, 1869, a daughter of Asa Harriman and Eliza Bowen. Eliza is a Putnam too. They were in nearby Unity in 1900 through 1920.

 

RAY C. PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 29 VT VT VT and is a truck driver. His wife of 8 years Esther is 27 VT. He is a son of Eugene Putnam and Minnie Colby from Springfield, Vermont. He was home there in 1900 and then with his remarried mother in 1920 in Lebanon, Grafton County.

 

SAMUEL R. (RICHARDSON) PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 44 VT NH NH and is a production clerk in a milling company. His wife Bernice Ora Webb is 42 VT and the have Lillian 12 NH and Charles Freeman 10 NH. He is a son of Elmore Watson Putman and Medora Emma McIntire originally from here. They were here in 1910 and 1920. He was born July 23. 1885 and will die in August 1962.

 

SIMEON D. PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 49 NH NH NY and is a motorman on a streetcar.  His wife Ethel Fairbanks is 41 NH and they have his widowed mother Eliza (listed now as Nancy) 84 NY with them as she was in 1920. He is a son of John Grosvenor Putnam Jr. from here. Been here all his life.

 

WILLIAM H. PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 53 NH NH NH and owns a farm. His wife Eva L. is 51 NH and they have Harold R. 19 NH and Gordon R. 17 NH. He was born here, a son of John Grosvenor Putnam Jr. He was listed at home in 1880 and in 1900, and was married here in 1910 and 1920. The son Gordon was born June 5, 1912 and will die in December 1979.

 

JOHN D. (DAVID) PUTNAM  Cornish, Sullivan County

He is 42 NH NH OH and owns his own farm. His wife Gladys Marian Coburn is 37 VT and they have John R. 18 NH and Lyscon L. 14 NH. He is a son of Samuel Putnam and Antoinette Longcoy from here. He was at home here in 1900, with his widowed mom in 1910 and married here in 1920. Gladys was born January 1, 1893 and will die in Claremont in October 1982.

 

ORRA H. (HARRISON) PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is 39 NH and owns a farm. His wife of 5 years Lucy L. Miller is 29 NH and they have Douglas R. 5 NH. He is a son of Otis Winter Putnam and Lucy Russell and was born here October 5, 1888.

 

CHARLES G. PUTNAM  Newport, Sullivan County

He is 63 NH NH NH and a fireman in a woolen mill. His wife Eleanor Cassandra Welch is 49 NH and they have Eunice 17 NH and Frank 9 NH at home. Also here is a granddaughter Delores 3/12 NH who would belong to one of the five sons he had at home in 1920. He is a son of Charles E. Putnam and Sarah C. Graves from here in Sullivan County.

 

GALEN E. PUTNAM  Newport, Sullivan County

He is 20 NH NH NH and works as an extractor in a laundry. His wife of one year Doris Perry is 18 NH and they have Patricia A. 1 1/12 NH. Cut it pretty close. He is a son of Charles G. Putnam and Eleanor Welch. He was at home in Grantham in 1920. They are here in 1940.

 

WILLARD A. (ARTHUR) PUTNAM  Unity, Sullivan County

He is 66 NH NH NH and his wife Catherine Putnam 64 NH. They are in the County Alms House. He is a farmer and she a seamstress for the institution. He is number 2515, a son of Benjamin Willard Putnam (1138) and Ann Hamilton. He was born July 19, 1863 in Unity, but grew up in Charlestown. They were in Acworth in 1910 and Claremont in 1920. He will die here later this year on October 24, 1930.