NEW HAMPSHIRE

Census Reports

1950

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UPDATED AS OF MARCH 1, 2023

 

In the 1940 census and especially now in the 1950 Census, the handwriting on the sheets is a bit better. But now that people are using Ancestry and Family Search and putting their family trees up on the sites, and the sites themselves have much better search engines and send you to a whole bunch of info docs and records. I now can find a family sheet on about everyone and many on the wife’s side. When I first started doing this in the very early 1970s, all that was available to see was up to the 1900. There was no such thing as on-line and the computers then were the size of a locker room. I had to drive out to Waltham, Massachusetts to the U. S. Library, beg for a film real of the dates and State I wanted and then look at it through a visual device in a back dark room and literally go page to page, county to county and write the info down on paper with a pencil. At that time, really the most people doing genealogy were older women, mostly retired school teachers in their 70s and 80s, who would send you hand written trees and info and stuff that they had back a couple of generations. Once in a while I would get an actual typewritten document. Wow! Got much better in the 1990s. Now it is soooo easy to get info you didn’t think was possible. Back in the 70s I tried calling folks, and got a hold of several who had info. Now just an e-mail brings in a thousand year’s worth of info. Anyway, really enjoy these censuses, and if you can add or correct, please let me know so I can help others.

 

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 1950 CENSUS

 

BEVERLY F. (FLORENCE) PUTNAM  Laconia, Belknap County

She is 19 NH and a patient in the Laconia State School for the mentally Deficient. She is a daughter of Willard Adams Putnam and was at home in 1940 with them in Swanzey, Cheshire County. She was born April 15, 1930 and will die still single in Keene, Cheshire County June 6, 2008.

 

STEPHEN H. (HARRIS) PUTNAM  Meredith, Belknap County

He is 30 MA and his wife Shirley Grover is 26 MA and they have David 4 MA. He is a son of  Carl Herbert Putnam and Florence Emeline Gibbs and was born April 19, 1920 in Danvers, Essex County Massachusetts and will die November 28, 2005 in Georgetown, Essex County Massachusetts. He was with his folks in Danvers through the 1940 census. He married Shirley in Danvers August 12, 1944. Shirley is a daughter of Harry William Grover and Ruth Hannah Kennedy and was born Beverly, Essex County Massachusetts March 2, 1923 and will die there November 15, 2006. He is a truck driver.

 

ROBERT R. (RUSSELL) PUTNAM  Alstead, Cheshire County

He is 36 NH and his wife Gertrude is 32 NH and they have Vivian June 3 NH and Robert just born in November 1949. Robert Russell Putnam is a son of Elmer Benjamin Putnam and his first wife Minnie June Hayward and was born September 28, 1914 in Newport, Sullivan County and will die May 25, 1998 in Alstead, Cheshire County. He married Gertrude Laura Clark in Langdon, New Hampshire August 16, 1941. Gertrude was  born in East Alstead July 22, 1918 and will die in Keene November 18, 2015.

 

DONALD E. (ELLSWORTH) PUTNAM  Chester, Cheshire County

He is 34 NH and his wife Katherine Mary Parkinson is 27 NH and they have Edward Henry 4 NH, Charles Lawrence 2 NH and Diane E. 1 NH. He is a carpenter. He is a son of Ellsworth Putnam and Ethel Aurilla Pierce and was born in Croydon, Sullivan County December 8, 1916 and will die in Claremont, Sullivan County October 25, 1985. He married Katherine June 21, 1941 Katherine is a daughter of Walter Parkinson and Catherine McNutt and was born November 19, 1922 in Walpole, Cheshire County and will die in Claremont May 18, 1987.

 

FRANK E. (EDWARD) PUTNAM  Jaffrey, Cheshire County

He is 24, NH, his wife Grace Dorothy Crumm is 25 NH and they have Elaine 6 NH, Robert 4, NH and Jerry 2 NH. He is a son of Frank Gilman Putnam and Charlotte “Lottie’ Moses. He was born September 13, 1925 in Dublin, Cheshire County and was there with his widowed mom in the 1940 census. He married Grace in Peterborough, New Hampshire Jun 3, 1942 and celebrated July 4th as a bonus. He joined the military August 7, 1944. He will die February 23, 1972 in Peterborough, Hillsborough County

 

CLAUDE A. (ADAMS) PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

He is 59 NH NH NH. His wife Louise Bidwell Taylor is 57 NY. He is the treasurer for a marking machine manufacturer. 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 and here in 1930 and 1940. He will be here till he dies February 11, 1966. Louise is a daughter of Frank Leslie Taylor and Elizabeth Parslow and was born in Oneida New York October 7, 1891 and will die in Melrose, Massachusetts August 2, 1983.

 

CLAUDE PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

He is 45 and his wife listed with no name is 42. Neither have a birthplace listed. I guess this is the above Claude and he was taken at work or some place and the listing was just guessed at. There is no other Claude in NH or VT in 1940.

 

DAVID F. (FREDERICK) PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

He is 36 MA and his wife Rosamond Castle Page is 31 NY. They now have David F. 8 NH, Thomas P. 7 NH, Rosemond 3 NH, Frederick A. 2 NH and Louise B. 1 NH. He is a vice president in a painting machine shop. He was married here in 1940 and here with his folks in 1930 and in Melrose, Massachusetts in 1920. That’s where he was born April 28, 1914. David is a son of Claude Adams Putnam and Louise Bidwell Taylor. He married Rosamond here in Keene March 17, 1938, and they went on a honeymoon to France. She is a daughter of Mann Page and Izola Louise Hills and was born on Long Island, New York August 1, 1918 and was there with her folks in North Hempstead in 1920 and then in Santa Monica, California in 1930. She will die here in Keene February 16, 2011. David will die here March 1, 2006. They are both buried in the Woodland Cemetery here in Keene.

 

ELAINE PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

She is 30 no birthplace and widowed. She is a clerk in a linen shop. No ideas at all as to the hubby.

 

FLORENCE T. PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

She is 47 MA and widowed. She lives with her married daughter Margaret Elizabeth Hanrahan 22 MA and her husband John F. Hanrahan 23 NH. Florence Theresa Curley was married to Charles Augustus Putnam here in 1940 and he died in Cranston, Rhode Island August 25, 1945. Florence is a daughter of Thomas Curley and Elizabeth Jane Cherry and was born in Charlton, Massachusetts May 31, 1902 and will die in Keene, New Hampshire March 17, 1964. The daughter Elizabeth was born in Massachusetts August 28, 1927 and married John Frederick Hanrahan about 1949 and die here in Keene January 24, 1998.

 

PEARSON H. (HOBSON) PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

He is 51 NH NH MA, and does odd jobs on a farm. His wife Christine Alma Davis is 44 NH. He is a son of Charles F. Putnam and Ella Josephine Fisher from Winchester, Cheshire County. They were here in 1930 and probably 1940, but indexed wrong. Pearson was born in Winchester  May 6, 1898 and will die here March 18, 1958. He and Christine were married here November 21, 1923. Christine was born in Surry, Cheshire County February 15, 1906 and will die August 24, 1993.

 

SALLY E. PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

She is 15 NH and a niece with Eugene and Marion Mansfield. She is a daughter of Hiram Smith Putnam and Edith Laura Mansfield and was at home with them here in 1940. Eugene is her mom’s brother.

 

SHIRLEY PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

She is 21 NH single and lodging. She is a student at Keene Teachers College. She is a daughter of John William Putnam and Elmira Dollie Streeter and was at home with them at age 1 in 1930 in Claremont, Sullivan County. Her folks were in Winchester, Cheshire County in 1940 but Shirley wasn’t listed.

 

RAYMOND G. (GENTLEE) PUTNAM  Marlborough, Cheshire County

He is 49 MA and his wife Ruth Musselman Shields is 37 CAN and they have Shelia listed as a son (?) 5 OH and John M. 2 MA. He is a son of Webster Fletcher Putnam and Helen Preston Meldram from Danvers, Massachusetts where he was born May 5, 1900. He married Ruth in St. Johnsbury, Vermont just this side of the Canadian border on August 12, 1938. He will die in East Andover, Merrimack County New Hampshire on February 7, 1994. Ruth was from French Canada and born there March 10, 1913 and she will die here in Keene April 13, 1996.

 

HAROLD M. PUTNAM  Spofford, Cheshire County

He is 61 VT and his wife Miriam A. is 59 MA. He is President of a Coal Company.  Can’t figure him yet. But Miriam is Miriam Adella Howard born in Charlestown, Massachusetts April 29, 1891 and will die June 14, 1970 in Chesterfield, Cheshire County according to one source and June 15, 1970 in Hanover New Hampshire. But no clue on Harold. His middle name might be Merrill which was the name of the guy Miriam actually married. Maybe changed his name or something.

 

HENRY PUTNAM  Spofford, Cheshire County

He is 47 VT and his wife Olive Mary Mundell 46 VT and they have Jane 15 NH and Sylvia 9 NH. Also here is their son James Lee Putnam 18 VT, his wife Henrietta Diana Hellus 19 NJ and their son James Junior born in January 1950 in NH. He owns his own farm. Henry Irving Putnam is a son of Burton Emerson Putnam and Ida May Powers and was born in Newfane, Windham County Vermont November 12, 1902 and married Olive in Brattleboro October 18, 1924. He will die in Westmoreland, Cheshire County November 20, 1968. Olive was born in Newfane, Vermont May 1, 1904 and will die in Keene, Cheshire County New Hampshire April 15, 1984.

 

FLORENCE PUTNAM  Swanzey, Cheshire County

She is 41 NH and now widowed. She is a chair upholsterer in a chair factory. Florence Selma Main was married to Willard Adams Putnam who died April 29, 1947. They had a bunch of kids in 1940 that I don’t know where they are now. Willard was a son of Jesse Lee Reno Putnam and Nellie Rhoda Rixford from Winchester New Hampshire where he was born February 17, 1896. He married Florence July 10, 1926 and they were here in 1930. She is a daughter of Melvin Thomas Main and Clara Maude Coombs and was born in Harrisville, New Hampshire February 18, 1909 and will die here in West Swanzey September 11, 1993.

 

ELMER B. (BENJAMIN) PUTNAM  Walpole, Cheshire County

He is 66 NH NH NH. His second wife Helen F. Pierce is 53 NH and they have Marshall Elmer 24 NH and George Ellsworth 20 NH. 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 in a hospital in Bellows Falls, Vermont August 1, 1980. He was in Sullivan County 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 around here someplace in 1920, but not in any index that I can find. He married Helen March 30, 1925. She is a daughter of Gardner Pierce and Mabel Watson. She was born in Claremont, New Hampshire July 22, 1896 and will die here April 8, 1981.

 

HAROLD S. (SWAIN) PUTNAM  Walpole, Cheshire County

He is 22 NH and his wife Avis Lucille Jeffrey is also 22 NH. They live with her folks George and Catherine Jeffrey. Harold is an insurance salesman. He is a son of Elmer Benjamin Putnam and Helen Frances Pierce and was born right here August 30, 1927 and will die here in Walpole May 11, 2019. Avis was born here in Walpole February 1, 1928 and will die April 12, 2007. His dad Elmer is still living right here in Walpole.

 

WILLIAM H. PUTNAM  Walpole, Cheshire County

He is 83 NH widowed and living with his widowed sister Emma Greves 86 NH. He is a son of William Dinsmore Putnam (2610) and Elmira Sartwell from Sullivan County New Hampshire. He was born July 16, 1866 in Charlestown, New Hampshire. He was widowed in Lebanon, Grafton County in 1930 and 1940. He will die in Bellows Falls, Windham County Vermont January 16, 1965. He will be 99 then and should know he was too old to go ski racing there at his age.

 

RAYMOND H. (HASTINGS) PUTNAM  Whitefield, Coos County

He is 50 NE and his wife Helen Marie Ludwig is 46 WI and they still have at home Mary Jane 22 NJ and Raymond H. Junior 21 CT. Also here is their daughter Virginia 24 NJ and her husband Joseph H. Herlihy 32 NY and son Joseph Jr. 11/12 NY. He is a son of Elmer E. Putnam and Mary Ludwig from Cook County Illinois. The family was in Livingston County Illinois and obviously shot over into Nebraska for a few years. In 1900 the whole family was in Salem, New Jersey. He married Helen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin March 27, 1913. They were in New Canaan, Fairfield County Connecticut in 1920, 1930 and 1940. Ray was born in Hastings, Nebraska, probably where he got his middle name, on March 5, 1890. He will die July 13, 1971 and be buried back in New Canaan. Helen was born April 2, 1893 and will die in New Canaan September 18, 1975.

 

ELLA J. (JOSEPHINE) PUTNAN  Winchester, Cheshire County

She is 85 CA widowed and is enumerated with Herbert Balch as a servant and housekeeper, just as she was here in 1940. She is Ella Josephine Fisher the widow of Charles E. Putnam from here. He was a son of Albert Putnam and Emeline Smith. He was born here August 25, 1854 and died in Keene June 22, 1920. Ella was born in California in September 1865 and will die here in Winchester in 1958.

 

FREDERICK H. (HENRY) PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

He is 54 MA and his wife Carrie Thankful Burhoe is 53 MA. They were married May 22, 1920 and have Albert A. 28 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. Also here are Rita H, Berley 10 NH and Leon Berley 12 NH listed as as state wards and Carolyn Q. 8 NH as a step daughter. In 1940 they had a daughter Rilla or Rita H. age 5 NH. Maybe same gal, writing was very bad. Anyway, Fred was born in Sherborn, Massachusetts March 8, 1896 and will die in Gardner, Massachusetts February 16, 1988. Carrie was born in Cambridge Massachusetts May 23, 1897 and will die here in Winchester in June 1984.

 

JAMES A. (ALBERT) PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

He is 82 NH and widowed as his wife Myrtle Elsie Rawson died right here August 14, 1943. He had been working in cotton mills, but has retired and is lodging. He is a son of James Putnam and Martha Jane Whipple and was born here in Winchester September 14, 1867. He and Myrtle were married here on February 27, 1894. He was born here in Winchester. They were in Stafford, Connecticut in 1910 and in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in the 1920 census and Canaan, New York in 1930 where he had a dairy farm. He and Myrtle were here in 1940.

 

JOHN W. (WILLIAM) PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

He is 63 NH NH CA. His wife Elmira ‘Myra’ Dolly Streeter is 63 NH. He works on town roads. He is a son of Charles E. Putnam and Ella Jane Fisher, and was born here in Winchester April 29, 1886. They were in Marlborough, Cheshire County in 1920 and here in 1930. Myra is a daughter of Willis Streeter and Addie Maria Smith and was born in Middleborough, Cheshire County January 6, 1887 and will die in Keene August 4, 1954. He will marry Helen LaPoint here December 17, 1959. Helen was born September 23, 1898 and will die here in Winchester in February 1982. John will die right here December 17, 1985 at age 99.

 

ORA D. (DON) PUTNAM  Alexandria, Grafton County

He is a farmer now, 35 VT and his wife Natalie Alberta Perry 40 NH and they have a son Harlan Don 10 NH and Sharon 2 NH. Alberta has 2 sons from her marriage to Frank Ernest Rice Trask: Allen S. Trask 19 NH and Edwin C. Trask 17 NH. She had married Frank in Warren, Grafton County April 12, 1928 and he died in Haverhill, Grafton County June 12, 1938. Ora married her in Warren March 25, 1939. Ora is a son of Harvey George Putnam and Dora Maud Bathrow. His dad was a son of Stephen Putnam and Achsah Wheeler from Newbury, Orange County Vermont. Ora was born in Bradford, Orange County May 16, 1915. Alberta is a daughter of Charles Alvin Perry and Inez Cora Lindsey and was born in Pike, Grafton County November 18, 1909 and will die in Wentworth, Grafton County August 24, 1983. Ora will die in Bristol, Grafton County October 1, 1981.

 

HERBERT A. (ARTHUR) PUTNAM  Enfield, Grafton County

He is 51 VT VT VT widowed and operates a gasoline filling station. His wife Bernice Elizabeth Follansbee died here on April 14, 1944. Herb is a son of Arthur H. and Emma Putnam from Windsor County Vermont. Ed Putnam found photos of paper caps for milk bottles 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 what is now called skim milk. I remember those as a kid. I had it all through the 1940s and into the 1950s, and it was delivered by truck to your kitchen door by a guy in a uniform and a hat. Anyway, Herbert was born June 23, 1898 in Barnard, Windsor County Vermont and will die here in Enfield in July 1971.

 

EARLE W. (WESTGATE) PUTNAM  Hanover, Grafton County

He is 21 VT and a student at Dartmouth University. He is a son of Lewis Adrian Putnam and Edith Milner from Rochester, Windsor County Vermont. He was at home with the folks in Barre, Washington County Vermont in 1940. Earle was born June 27, 1928 in Springfield and will die May 2, 2013 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He will graduate from Dartmouth, be in the Army in Korea and then  graduate from George Washington University Law School. He will marry Emily Fern Johnson February 10, 1959 and she will die in 1981 and he will marry Margaret Reed in Franklin, Vermont December 21, 1984.

 

RAYMOND J. PUTNUM  Hanover, Grafton County

He is 65 NH and his wife Alice 62 NH. He runs a drug store. Now, he is indexed as Putnum and I can’t find a Putnam that fits in the past 30 years. So not sure who or what he is.

 

FRED M. (MELVIN) PUTNAM  Lebanon, Grafton County

He is 55 NH owns his farm and is single as he was and always will be. He is a son of George Wallace Putnam and Elizabeth Ellen Oakes. He was with his widowed mother in Jaffrey in 1920 and by himself in Dublin, Cheshire County in 1930. He was born March 28, 1885 in Troy, New Hampshire and will die in January 1963.

 

HAROLD B. (BARTON) PUTNAM  Lebanon, Grafton County

He is Harold Junior 20 VT and his new wife Jacqueline Mildred Churchill is 20 NH. He is a retail bottle gas salesman and a son of Harold Barton Putnam and Goldie Lydia Picknell from Hartford, Windsor County Vermont. He was there in 1940, and then married Jackie in White River Junction, Windsor County November 30, 1948. He was born in Hartford, Vermont August 16, 1929 and will die December 18, 2009 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Jacqueline will die there as well on August 20, 2014.

 

ROSE PUTNAM  Lebanon, Grafton County

She is 49 VT and now widowed. She still has John Ervin 24 NH born July 25, 1925, Margaret A. 15 NH born November 5, 1934 and Catherine M. 13 NH born April 10, 1937. Rose Sabrina Young was married to Carroll Ervin Putnam here in 1930 and 1940. Carroll Ervin Putnam was a son of Ervin Carlos Putnam and Etta Fogg from Windsor and then Windham County Vermont. He was born June 16, 1899 and died in a train car accident 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, and will die here January 24, 2001. Now, I couldn’t find the actual census, spelling and handwriting problem. So, this is my guess based on the 1940.

 

LENA PUTNAM  Lisbon, Grafton County

She is 71 ME widowed and a patient in Park Ridge Something or other. Lena Melvina Dustin was married to Harry Curtis Putnam here. He was a son of Stephen Putnam and Achsa Wheeler and was born in Newbury, Orange County Vermont October 17, 1868. He died here July 24, 1930. Lena will be here till she dies August 15, 1952 in Littleton.

 

WALTER S. (SHAW) PUTNAM  Lisbon, Grafton County

He is 10 NH and his brother Hugh C. Is 9 NH. They are living with their mother Dorothy 34 NH and her new husband Richard Lane 26 NH. Dorothy Margaret McVicar was the second wife of Walter Shaw Putnam Senior. They were married here June 26, 1939 and then he died here February 12, 1948. Not sure when she married Richard. She teaches First Grade.

 

WILLIAM F. (FREDERICK) PUTNAM  Lyme, Grafton County

He is 40 CT. He is a physician in a private practice. His wife Mildred Margaret Best is 40 IL and they have Kendrick William 11 NH, Judith C. 9 NH, Constance E. 7 NH, Spencer C. 4 NH and Ross W. 2 NH. They were in Hanover in 1935 and here in 1940. He is a son of George William Putnam and Bertha Marian Cole and was born in Stamford, Connecticut June 30, 1909 and will die in September 13, 1988. He was with his folks in Montclair, New Jersey in 1910, 1920 and 1930. He married Mildred Margaret Best June 3, 1933. Here is part of an article in Country Doctor: he lives in the small village of Lyme, New Hampshire, lies south west of the White Mountains; two miles further west the Connecticut River divides New Hampshire from Vermont.  Dartmouth Medical School and the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital are ten miles to the south, in Hanover. In 1935 the town of Lyme, which had a population of about 900, had been without a doctor for some time.  Despite the great depression residents voted at a town meeting to raise $500 for the support of a doctor for the ensuing year. Bill Putnam was finishing an 18 month internship at the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital when the vacancy in Lyme came to his attention.  The position was ideal for his requirements; as a 9 year old he had barely escaped death in the influenza epidemic of 1918 and, inspired by his attending physician, had decided then to become a doctor in a small New Hampshire town.  And so it was that on 1 January 1936 William F Putnam, M.D. hung out his shingle - or put up his plate - in Lyme, having made his first house call the night before. "Doc Putnam" had begun his career.  He stayed in Lyme for 42 years, and his practice expanded to include 24 communities in two states.  He once calculated that his territory encompassed more than 1000 square miles.

 

(GEORGE) WILLIAM PUTNAM  Piermont, Grafton County

He is 53 VT and his wife Marion Gladys Corliss is 54 VT and they have Jasper E. 23 NH, and Jean M. 20 NH, He runs his farm which was his dad’s before this. George Junior is a son of George William Putnam and Carrie Campbell Carlton and was at home here with them in 1930 along with his wife and their first two kids. His dad died here November 15, 1937, and his mom Carrie died here June 12, 1942. He was born in Newbury, Orange County Vermont May 31, 1896. He married Marion in Manchester, Connecticut December 21, 1921. She is a daughter of Windsor Adelbert Corliss and Myrtle Church and was born in Bradford, Orange County Vermont August 28, 1896 and will die here February 15, 1962. George will die in Haverhill, Grafton County in January 1983.

 

JOHN L. (LORENZO) PUTNAM  Plymouth, Grafton County

He is 38 NH and his wife Verna Davis is 29 NH and they have Jacqueline 3 NH. Also here is her sister Helen Davis 16 NH. He is a clerk in a retail grocery store as are two others in this boarding house. He is a son of Lorenzo Putnam and Mary Agnes Campbell from Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County. He was at home with his widowed dad in 1920 and then in Derry, Rockingham County with his brother Norman in 1930 and was there in 1935 and here in 1940. He was born in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire December 15, 1911 and will die in Tilton, Belknap  County New Hampshire February 23, 1995. He married Verna Davis in Fitzwilliam on November 28, 1946. She is a daughter of H. Lisle Davis and Grace M. Forne.

 

BENJAMIN L. PUTNAM  Amherst, Hillsborough County

He is 47 NH and married to Mary Sadie Entsminger 42 VA. She was married to James Lewis Smith also from Virginia and they got divorced here in 1945. She has her kids with her. Bertha M. Smith 10 NH, Shirley N. Smith 12 NH, Betty L. Smith 10 NH, Richard A. Smith 9 NH, Joan M. 7 NH and her twin Joyce M. 7 NH. I can’t find anything on Ben. Maybe he isn’t a Putnam after all. Got Mary’s info on a sheet that didn’t know anything about Ben.

 

ERNEST F. (FOREST) PUTNAM  Deering, Hillsborough County

He is 55 NH and his wife Mary Louise Gardner only 35 MA. He is a sawyer in a steam mill. They were married in Francestown June 20, 1933. He is a son of Levi Gilman Putnam and Abbie Louisa Colby of Francestown. He was born in Grantham July 27, 1893.  She is a daughter of Joseph & Mary E. Gardner. She was born in Lowell, Massachusetts September 19, 1913 and will die here in Deering in March 1984. Ernest will die here in Deering in March 1966.

 

ETHEL F. (FROTHINGHAM) PUTNAM  Amherst, Hillsborough County

She is 76 NY ENG MA single and owns her house. She is a daughter of George Haven Putnam and Rebecca Kettel from New York City. She was there in 1900. Her dad runs Putnam Publishing Company, which he took over from his dad. She was here in 1930 and 1940 too. She was born in New York November 2, 1873 and will die in Wilton, Hillsborough County August 3, 1955. Not sure if the name Frothingham was a middle name or a prior marriage.

 

HARRY J. (JAMES) PUTNAM  Deering, Hillsborough County

He is 42 NH and his wife Ellen Joyce Chapman 31 PA and they have Priscilla Ellen 1 NH and James Douglas born in August. He is a son of William Arthur Putnam and Rebecca Reid George and grandson of Levi Gilman Putnam and Abbie Louisa Colby. He was born in Francistown April 17, 1907 and joined the U.S. Army warrant officers as a private on March 20, 1942. After the War he married Ellen Joyce Chapman on August 29, 1947. She is a daughter of Douglas Treadwell Chapman and Ellen Augusta Morgan from Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. Worked on motorcycles all his life and right now is doing just fine. Harry James was (in 2002) the oldest resident of the town of Francistown, New Hampshire at age 94. He will die February 26, 1906 at age 98 and is buried in the Military Cemetery in Peterborough, Hillsborough County.

 

ROSCOE S. (SEWELL) PUTNAM  Deering, Hillsborough County

He is 31 NH and his wife Velma Lola Pearson is 29 NH. He works in a saw mill. They were just married here in 1940 and have wasted no time having kids. They have Roscoe S. Junior 9 NH, Donald 5 NH, James C. 3 NH and Sandra Louise just born in April 1950.They were married in New Boston, Hillsborough County September 27, 1938. He is a son of Sewell Clinton Putnam and Hazel Pearl Berry. Velma is a daughter of John Clifton Pearson and Myrtle Ethel Wright from East Jaffrey. Roscoe was born February 16, 1917 and will die in Antrim March 2, 1993. Velma will die later this year on December 25, 1950 staying up too late waiting for Santa to come down the chimney. Roscoe will recover the loss and marry Flossie Frances French here March 17, 1956 and they will have another daughter.

 

PERCY & CLINTON PUTNAM  Deering, Hillsborough County

Percy Levi I 30 NH and his brother Clinton Richard is 21 NH. They live with their mother Hazel 51 NH and her new husband Albert Gerbert 50 MA. Hazel Pearl Berry was married to Sewell Clinton Putnam here in Deering in 1930 and 1940. Sewell was a son of Levi Gilman Putnam and Abbie Louisa Colby of Francistown. 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 William in 1920. He died here December 26 1947. Hazel will die in Hillsborough in November 1974. Clinton will later marry June Clair Bedard.

 

ROBERT F. (FOREST) PUTNAM  Deering, Hillsborough County

He is 23 NH and his wife Leina Edwardina Lafond. is 20 NH and they have Judith 1 NH. They were married here October 11, 1947. He is a grandson of George Warren Putnam and Mary Ann St. John from here.  He was born May 24, 1926 and will die in Francistown, Hillsborough County December 1, 2000. He is a son of George Warren Putnam’s daughter Alice Alberta who had married Arthur Hill and they split I guess. Robert kept the ‘family name.’

 

WENDELL D. (DAVID) PUTNAM  Deering, Hillsborough County

He is 47 NH and his wife Myrtie Anna Davis 65 NH and their daughter Anna M. is 21 NH and married to Charles Edwards 22 NH and they have Jerry L. Edwards just born in June. He is a son of Erwin David Putnam and Alice Lydia Hill from Antrim where he was born September 23, 1902 and will die here in Antrim in December 1984. He married Myrtie July 14, 1927. Now as to Myrtie, she is a daughter of Charles E. Davis and Clara Wiggins and was born in Claremont, Cheshire County June 14, 1883 (or 1885 as used both ways a bunch) and will die in Concord, New Hampshire in April 1971. She is indeed about 20 older than Wendell. She married Dunning Gross in Hillsborough October 28, 1899 and they were together in the 1900 census when she was 18. That didn’t last very long. She married William P. Kimball in Boston June 16, 1905 (when she was 23 and Wendell was almost 2). They moved to New Hampshire and they got divorced February 1, 1915. Then when she married Wendell in 1927, she was listed as Myrtie Bassler, daughter of Charles Davis and Clara Wiggins. So, she had married again and divorced making this at least marriage number four compared to Wendell’s number one. Her death record says her name is Putnam, so I guess this one lasted.

 

WILLIAM A. (ARTHUR) PUTNAM  Deering, Hillsborough County

He is 70 NH NH NH and works on a farm. His wife Mary E. St. John is 60 MA and they have Roberta E. 17 NH. There is also a stepdaughter named Gardner from Mary’s first marriage Catherine J. Gardner 25 NH. He is a son of Levi Gilman Putnam and Abbie Louise Colby from Nashua. He was married to Rebecca Reid George from 1902 through 1920 and had a bunch of kids of his own then. Guess there was a divorce and she has the kids. William was born July 13, 1879 and will die in Goffstown, Hillsborough County November 26, 1960.

 

C. (CHARLES) EUGENE PUTNAM  Goffstown, Hillsborough County

He is 63 MA and his wife Etta Sophia Hart is 56 IL. He is a foreman in a cabinet making facility. He is a son of Bertrand Thomas Putnam and Ada Louise Rice. His dad was born up here Springfield, Vermont then went into Massachusetts. Eugene was born in Gardner, Worcester County Massachusetts March 7, 1887 and will die up here in Springfield, Vermont November 21, 1968. His mom was born in Worcester. Anyway, his wife was born in Illinois December 18, 1893 and will die in Springfield, Vermont June 12, 1989. They were married here in Goffstown September 9, 1915. They were in Montpellier, Vermont in 1940.

 

LAWRENCE K. (KELSEA) PUTNAM  Goffstown, Hillsborough County

He is 36 NH and is a dishwasher in a cafeteria. His wife Elizabeth Mary Dodge is 34 NH and they have Cynthia Miles 6 NH. He is a son of John Leslie Putnam and Beulah Vivian Kerr here in town. He was born here May 1, 1913 and was at home in 1920 and 1930. He married Elizabeth October 12, 1938 and they were here in 1940. She is a daughter of George Smith Dodge and Anna Elizabeth Blanchard and was born in Manchester November 24, 1915. He works in his dad’s fuel oil business. He and Elizabeth will split as she will marry Raymond I. Biron here in about 1968. Lawrence will die here May 8, 1977.

 

JAMES A. G. (GARFIELD) PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is 68 NH MA NH and a fruit farmer, probably apples. His wife Frances K. Putnam is 68 NY. Their widowed son Edwin H. Putnam 44 NH and his daughter Marylyn 13 MA. Edwin was married to Amelia Lester Catton who just died in April 1950. They were in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1940. He is a son of Edwin Putnam and Eliza Keyes 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.

 

JOHN R. (RICHRD) PUTNAM JR.  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is 7 NH listed as a grandson of Warren and Rebecca Murdough. He was born in Goffstown, Hillsborough County October 12, 1942 and will die in Manchester, New Hampshire July 11, 2007. His dad was here in 1940 and has had a bunch of wives. His obit says mom was Wanita McLeod. He will marry some lil chick in Francistown June 24, 1972, but the name is listed as private.

 

PERCY W. (WARREN) PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is 72 NH MA NH and widowed. He is living with his married daughter Marion 40 NH and her husband James M. Stearns 42 MA. His wife Martha Rebecca Sargent died on August 8, 1946. Percy was born December 11, 1878 and was at home here in 1900 with his folks Edwin H. Putnam and Eliza Ann Keyes. His dad was originally from Lowell, Massachusetts. He married Martha August 27, 1902 and they headed south in the early 1900s as well and were back up here by 1910 and have been here ever since. He will die here December 20, 1961.

 

HAROLD R. (ROLAND) PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

He is 42 NH, his wife Helen Agnes McSweeney 41 NH and they have Eugenia Susan 13 NH, Mary Elizabeth 12 NH and Ellen or Helen 2 NH. They also have two adopted daughters, Elizabeth Ann Rogers 17 NH and Edith M. 15 NH. He was born in Bedford, Hillsborough County May 21, 1907 and will die here in Manchester December 27, 1986. Helen or Ellen as was called, was born in Manchester November 7, 1908 and will also die here in October 1979. They were married November 12, 1934. He is a son of Julius Henry Putnam and Susan M. Lillibridge.  Julius was a son of William Henry Putnam of the Yorkshire England branch of the family.

 

NETTIE PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

She is 84 NH and widowed and now by herself. Nettie Edith Tilten married George Allen Putnam and they were here in 1900, just south in Rockingham County in 1910 and 1920 and in Goffstown in 1930. She was widowed here in 1940. George owned an insurance agency. He was a son of George Franklin Putnam and Abby Hunt Partridge originally from Goffstown. George was born June1870, married Nettie July 30, 1892 and died February 4, 1931 in Coral Gables, Florida, probably on vacation and had too many margaritas in the hot sun. Nettie was born May 13, 1866 and will die here March 24, 1958.

 

STEPHEN J. (JAMES) PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

He is 77 NH and has a brand new wife Emma B. 67 NH. He was married to Hattie Belle Clark who died here November 1, 1942. He married Hattie here in Manchester September 16, 1896. She was a daughter of Joel and Clara Clark from Topsham, Vermont. They had been in Manchester up through the 1920, then Goffstown in 1930 and then back here in 1940. He is a son of Sylvanus B. Putnam and Helen Marr Eastman from Manchester where he was born September 18, 1872. He will die here December 5, 1956. No clues as to who Emma is. His Find-a-Grave index has his wife as Hattie Belle alive or not.

 

WILLIAM H. (HANCOCK) PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

He is 26 NH and a stepson of Jacob Smith Sanborn 50 NH and Gladys M. Sanborn 50 NH. Gladys Millicent Johnson was the first wife of George Allen Putnam from here in Manchester. They were married July 17, 1920 and got divorced June 24, 1927. She married Jacob March 24, 1928. William was listed anywhere in 1930 or 1940, probably went under the new dad’s name. Bill was born July 19, 1923 and will die in Mainesburg, Tioga County Pennsylvania June 6, 1996. He will marry Mary Helen Hyde Grant here December 23, 1951.

 

ALBERT PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

He is 38 NH and says he is single. His ex-wife Clara listed next says it was a divorce and she got the kids. He is a son of Leroy Clarence Putnam here in Milford. He works at a furniture company just like his dad listed below.

 

CLARA PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

She is 30 NH and divorced. The has Richard 8 NH and David 6 NH. Clara Gertrude Maffee had married Alfred Leroy Putnam in Amherst, Hillsborough County September 5, 1936. They were in Amherst in the 1940. He is a son of Leroy Clarence Putnam here in Milford. Albert is rooming here in town and listed above.

 

ELIZABETH A. PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

She is 75 NH and divorced. She is a practical nurse for a private family. Elizabeth was married to George W. Putnam in Greenfield, Hillsborough County in 1910 and divorced there in 1920 and 1930 and 1940 and now.

 

LEROY C. CLARENCE) PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

He is 70 NH NH NH and a woodworker in a furniture factory. His wife Mary M. Alexander is 60 Newfoundland, and they Donald David 15 NH. He is a son of Levi Hildreth Putnam and Lydia Swinnington. He was born February 11, 1880 at home in Lyndeborough in 1880. He wasn't shown in 1900, but he married his first wife Mary E. Harwood in Brookline, New Hampshire April 10, 1901 and they were here in Milford in 1910. He married Mary Alexander from Canada November 29, 1910 and they were in Newbury, Merrimac County in 1920 and here in 1930 and 1940.

 

ROY N. (NICHOLAS) PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

He is 79 NH MA NH and retired. His wife Addie Woodbury Downes is 76 NH. Also here is their married daughter Pauline 46 Nh and her husband Lucian Fortier 43 MA and their daughter  He is a son of Edwin H. Putnam and Eliza Ann Keyes from here in Lyndeborough. He was born in Lyndeborough July 9, 1870 and married Addie December 19, 1894. Addie is a daughter of Harlan Page Downes and Maria Ann Stevens originally from Canada, and was born in Francistown November 23, 1872. They were there through 1920 and then here in 1930 and 1940. Roy will die here in Milford November 23, 1956. Addie will die in Francistown November 23.1960.

 

WALTER F. (FREDERICKPUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

He is 28 NH and his wife Shirley Velma Long 25 NH, and they have Walter F. Junior 6 NH and Charles R. 5 NH. He is a son of Leroy Clarence Putnam and Mary M. Alexander from here, and was at home here in 1940. Walter was born December 15, 1921 and will die here in Milford in February 1986. Shirley was born here in Amherst November 17, 1924 and will die here in Milford November 2, 2004.

 

IDA M. (MAY) PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

She is 78 NH NH NH single she always has been. She is a daughter of Herbert H. Putnam and Sarah Jennie Howard. She was born here August 7, 1871 and was at home with them here in Nashua in 1880, and then with her grandparents, the Howards, here in 1900, and has been single here ever since. She will die here March 3, 1952.

 

NEIL F. (FREDERICK) PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is 38 NH and his wife Virginia L. Hyde is 36 MA and they have a daughter  Lee 15 MA and Eric 8 NH. He is a son of Fred Nichols Putnam and Elsie Regan or Reagan from here, and was born here November 20, 1911. He is a draftsman at a paper mill. He was here with his folks in 1920 and 1930, and married here in 1940. He was born in 1912 and will die in Sarasota, Florida April 11, 1986. I don’t know what happens to Virginia, but he will marry Charlotte Drum Shotwell in Sarasota May 3, 1976. She will die in Beverly, Massachusetts April 29, 1999.

 

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

He is 41 NH NH MA and married to Bertha Alice Maxwell 39 VT. They have Mabel 18 NH, Wallace 17 NH, Marilyn 13 NH and Richard 12 NH. He is a truck driver for a wood turning company. 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. He married Bertha in Brookline, New Hampshire July 30, 1927. He was 18 and she 17. Bertha is a daughter of Bert O. Maxwell and Mabel Andrews and was born in Vermont June 7, 1910 and will die in Ashburnham, Massachusetts February 20, 1987.

 

GEORGE K. (KIMBALL) PUTNAM  New Ipswich, Hillsborough County

He is 34 NH and his wife Doris Alma Adams is 28 MA and they have Loretta J. 7 MA, George Junior 3 NH, Ronald W. 1 NH and his widowed mother Edith Louise Powers 71 MA is still with him as she has been. He is a shellac painter at a wood working factory of sorts. He is a son of Daniel Elmer Putnam and Edith Louise Powers and was born here October 20, 1914 and was at home through 1940 with his widowed mom. He’ll be around and die in in nearby Peterborough August 27, 2004. Doris was born April 27, 1922 in Fitchburg, Worcester County Massachusetts and she will die here in Greenville, Hillsborough County October 21, 1990. They were married in Fitchburg August 16, 1942, and will have 5 more kids. His mom will die here in 1968.

 

GLORIA L. PUTNAM  New Ipswich, Hillsborough County

She is14 NH and lodging. She is a daughter of the following Harold Putnam and was at home with them in 1940 at age 4.

 

HAROLD PUTNAM  New Ipswich, Hillsborough County

He is 44 NH and his wife Edith May Beales is 43 MA and they have Daniel 17 NH, Frank 6 NH and Vanna 1 NH. They had a daughter Gloria at age 4 in 1940 who must have died. He is Harold Elmer Putnam a son of Daniel Elmer Putnam and Edith Louise Powers and was born here December 12, 1906 and was at home through 1930, and married here in 1940. They will get divorced here June 29, 1950. She based it on extreme cruelty. He will die here May 11, 1951.

 

GEORGE W. (WINNIE) PUTNAM  Temple, Hillsborough County

He is 71 NH NH NH and a house carpenter. He has a second wife Cora Alice Barrett 71 NH. She 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. He was married to Elizabeth Perham here in 1910 and they were divorced and still in town in 1920. He is a son of George Henry Putnam and Mary Ann Gold from Cheshire County and then in Greenfield, Hillsborough County in 1930 and 1940. He was born in Greenfield February 15, 1879.

 

DON L. (LINCOLN) PUTNAM  Weare, Hillsborough County

He is 53 NH VT NH and a mechanic foreman at a garage. His wife Anna Syrentha Thompson is 51. He is a son of Henry Lincoln Putnam and Grace Helen Griffith from Keene. He was born September 13, 1896 when the family was in Charlestown, Sullivan County. They were married in Keene September 20, 1919 and were there in Keene in 1920 and then here in 1930 and 1940. She is a daughter of Willis Thompson and Goldie May Gould and was born in Kezar Falls, Maine in October 1899. Don will die here in Weare October 15, 1972 and don’t have a date for Anna.

 

AUGUSTA PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

She is 77 NH NH MI never married. She is living as a partner with Hattie Clark 84 NH. She is head matron here at the St. Paul School for Boys. She had the same position here in 1920 and 1930. She is Augusta Whitney Putnam a daughter of Andrew Jackson Putnam and Sarah Flagg Whitney of Wilton. She was born there March 26, 1873. She was in Concord, Merrimac County in 1940 She will die here in 1956.

 

HAMILTON S. (STAPLES) PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is 39 NH and his wife Ruth Nellie Perley 38 NH and they have Virginia Louise 16 NH. Also here is his widowed mother Alice 68 MA.  NH. He is a newspaper reporter and a son of Henry Hamilton Putnam and Alice Virginia Staples and was born here in Wilton November 1, 1910. He married Ruth June 24, 1933. Ruth is a daughter of John Arthur Perley and Florence Louise Caswell and was born in West Thornton, Grafton County November 9, 1911 and will die in Concord, Merrimack County August 9, 1994. Hamilton will die in Concord December 25, 1997. Not a perfect Christmas for him. They were all here in 1940 too. They will live in Concord by 1951 and be there forever. Their mom Alice will go back to Massachusetts and die in Millbury, Worcester County in June 1977 at age 95.

 

ARTHUR H. (HERRICK) PUTNAM  Bradford, Merrimack County

He is 58 MA and still not ever married. He was here with his widowed mom in 1940 and she died February 24, 1945. He is a son of George Augustus Putnam and Martha F. Robertson and was born December 23, 1892 as a nice Christmas present to his folks in Northampton, Hampshire County Massachusetts. He will die shortly in Concord, New Hampshire December 26, 1951. He never married.

 

GEORGE M. (MARSHALL) PUTNAM  Canterbury, Merrimack County

He is 37 VT and a farm hand. His wife Beatrice Irene Bowen is 26 MI and they have Jacqueline 11 MI. George is the son of George Harvey Putnam and Dora Maud Bathrow. He was born on February 1, 1913 in Bradford, Orange County Vermont. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Landaff, Grafton County New Hampshire. He was living with his uncle Harry Curtis Putnam. He was back with his father in 1930 in Landaff, Grafton County New Hampshire. He was single in St. Johnsbury, Vermont in 1940 at age 27 VT. He married Beatrice in Woodsville, New Hampshire August 8, 1943. Beatrice was born out in Gaylord, Michigan December 7, 1922 and will die in Cape Coral, Florida March 3, 2018. He will die in Cape Coral, Florida in 2000.

 

SHERLEY M. PUTNAM  Henniker, Merrimack County

She is 16 NH and a ward of the State. Can’t find in 1940. There was a Shirley Mae Putnam in 1930 and she was 1 then and a daughter of John Parker Putnam and Jennie Streeter, but she was different and much older and would get married.

 

GEORGE M. (MARTIN) PUTNAM  Hopkinton, Merrimack County

He is 87 NH NH NH and widowed as his wife Flora Etta Clough died back in 1929. He has a cousin-in-law William F. Cobb 74 VT and his wife Emma B. Cobb 69 NH with him. He is President of the New Hampshire Farm Bureau. He was just a farmer back in 1940 and earlier. New job better than running a tractor all day. He is a son of Charles Putnam and Almira Eastman from Hopkinton. He was born there January 18, 1864 and married Flora here January 19, 1899 and will die here February 9, 1951. Flora was born here too on June 23, 1861. She died here February 1, 1929.

 

GORDON R. PUTNAM  Lisbon, Merrimack County

He is 38 NH and an attendant at the State Mental Hospital Institution. He is a son of William Hayes Putnam and Eva Leet Richardson and has been at home in Claremont, Sullivan County through the 1940. Gordon was born there June 5, 1912 and will die in December 1979. Don’t think he married.

 

LILLIAN PUTNAM  Sutton, Merrimack County

She is 37 NH divorced and lodging. Looks like the daughter of Herbert Lovejoy Putnam, but not sure.

 

CLINTON A. (ALLEN ATWOOD) PUTNAM  Warner, Merrimack County

He is 67 MA NH VT and is now a retired locomotive engineer. His wife Minnie I. Powers is 67 NH. They have all been here since the 1910 census. He is a son of Philip Putnam and Lulie Atwood and was born in Concord, Massachusetts February 3, 1883. He married Minnie in Philipstown, Massachusetts July 27, 1905. She is a daughter of William and Jean Powers and was born in Richmond, Cheshire County New Hampshire June 25, 1881, and will die in Concord on September 30, 1968. Clint will die right here October 11, 1958.

 

EDWARD V. (VAUGHN) PUTNAM  Warner, Merrimack County

He is 44 NH and married to Olive Bradley LaHar 44 NH. He is a doctor in his own practice. Must be doing okay as they have a maid. 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 were in Claremont, Sullivan County in the 1930 and in Newport, New Hampshire in 1931 and then Boston, Massachusetts in 1935, and right here 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.

 

FORD L. (LESLIE) PUTNAM  Hampstead, Rockingham County

He is 66 MA and widowed. He has a Dio family with his as housekeeper and her lodgers. He is a son of Peter Holland Jr. and Harriet Putnam from Sutton, Massachusetts. And yes, Harriet is a Putnam too, daughter of Bradford Putnam and Harriet Silby from Sutton. The Putnam families in Sutton did a lot of inter mingling and marrying. He married Mamie Keith in Sutton March 1, 1905 and she died September 1, 1931. They were in Sutton in the 1930 and I don’t find him in 1940, but he was there in 1942. Probably took a round the world trip to avoid getting drafted into WWII as he was 58 at the time and hated guns. At any rate he will be in Sutton when he dies March 20, 1969.

 

HOWARD PUTNAM  Hampstead, Rockingham County

He is 63 NH and a farmer. His wife Esther Viola Clark is 56. He is a son of Oliver Putnam and Mary Moores and was born here October 5, 1886 and will die here in 1950. Esther is a daughter of Benjamin Wentworth Clark and Mary Jane Bean and was born here in Hampstead April 2, 1893 and will die here November 30, 1977.

 

THORNDIKE PUTNAM  Hampstead, Rockingham County

He is 67 NH NH NH and is now a tax collector. He says he is widowed and his widowed mother-in-law Winona Harvey 76 ME is with. It is true that he had married Aletha Minona Harvey in Grand Isle, Vermont July 16, 1933 and she died April 4, 1935. But he had married Josephine Brown June 9, 1909 and they were in the 1910 through 1930 census here. They divorced and she is in nearby Brentwood in 1940. So between 1930 and 1935, he was married twice. 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.

 

MARION PUTNAM  Hampton, Rockingham County

She is 75 MA says widowed and a retired restaurant person. She is Marion Jane Guerney who was married to Ernest Puckett Putnam in Sutton, Massachusetts till he died in the 1920s. She was in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1930 with her brother then back in Sutton in 1935 and 1940.

 

ADDIE M. (MAY) PUTNAM  Dover, Stratford County

She is 50 NH widowed and living with her married daughter Hazel May Gagne 24 NH and her husband Wilfred I. Gagne 28 NH. Now, I have figured it out but it will take 3 hours and 47 minutes to explain. I’ll start with Addie May Welch who was married to George Jefferson Putnam who was a son of Jefferson Putnam and Judith Lampher from Peabody, Massachusetts. They were married December 18, 1917 in Rochester, New Hampshire. He was listed George I. Putnam, handwriting thing, J not I. They lived here in Dover and I guess also in Peabody. He was by his lonesome in Merrimac, Essex County Massachusetts in the 1920 and think maybe someplace in 1930 hiding behind his car. He died according to one person in 1922 and another in 1929. I found somewhere he was just divorced for the 4th time and listed as George Pekman, but can’t find it now. Anyway, Addie is the widow of George. She was born in Stratford County April 17, 1900 and will die in Berwick, Maine in May 1971. George is spelled as George I, George T, George Jefferson, and several last names. But…should be a Putnam.

 

STANLEY R. PUTNAM  Durham, Stratford County

He is 20 NH and a student at the University of New Hampshire. He is a son of Frederick Henry Putnam and Carrie Burhoe and was at home in Winchester, Cheshire County in 1940.

 

SYDNEY H. PUTNAM  Durham, Stratford County

This is listed as a she 64 VA and widowed and living with a Scudder family. The VA is probably VT and don’t know any gals named Sid anywhere on earth. Gotta be bad writing, a Pitman or something.

 

ALVAH L. (LEROY) PUTNAM  Rochester, Stratford County

He is 35 NH, and his second wife Mabel Frances Merrill is 39 NH. They have Silvia 15 NH and Richard 10 NH. He married Ruth Ellen Williams April 2, 1938 and they were in Deering in 1940. Something happened and he married Mabel in Rochester, Stratford County October 5, 1946. Richard is his kid and Silvia is Mabel’s from her first marriage, I guess. Alvah is a son of Sewell Clinton Putnam and Hazel Perry Berry from Deering in Stratford County. He was born there September 11, 1914 and will die in Concord, New Hampshire May 20, 1988. Mabel was born in Pittsfield, New Hampshire January 3, 1911 and will die in Nashua, Hillsborough County November 19, 1983. He is a ‘trade’ driver for a lumber mill.

 

ETHEL C. PUTNAM  Rochester, Stratford County

She is 63 NH, widowed and doing housework for Mabel Pine. Ethel I. Chapman was married to Henry Chester Putnam who died here May 19, 1946. He was a son of James Warren Putnam and Martha Hinxman from Danvers, Massachusetts. He was at home there in 1900. He married Ethel in Lynn, Massachusetts September 9, 1905. She is from Northwood, New Hampshire where they were in 1910. They were in Northwood, Rockingham County in 1910, Milton, Stafford County in 1920 and somewhere around here in 1930 and here in Rochester in 1940. Ethel was born in 1866 and will die here n North Rochester in the mid 1950s.

 

GEORGE O. (OSGOOD) PUTNAM  Rochester, Stafford County

He is 34 MA and his wife Barbara Eleanor Holmberg is 24 MA and they have Deborah 1 NH. He is a son of Leverett Nelson Putnam and Mildred Greeley Ward from Danvers, Massachusetts where he was born December 31, 1916 and will die up here in Manchester, New Hampshire in November 1976. Barbara was born out in Pittsfield, Massachusetts September 26, 1925 and will die in Andover, Essex County Massachusetts August 2, 2018. George was at home in 1930 and then single here in Rochester in the 1940. He married Barbara in Leominster, Massachusetts December 6, 1947. They will have three more girls by the 1960.

 

HARVEY S. (SOUTHARD) PUTNAM  Acworth, Sullivan County

He is 35 NH and his wife Barbara Evelyn Fowler is 32 MA and they have Sandra Lee 6 NH and John H. 2 NH and Daniel W. just born in June 1950. He is a son of John Lyman Putnam and Mary Eunice Smith. He was with them in Charlestown, Sullivan County in 1940 and married Barbara in West Newbury, Massachusetts June 28, 1941. Harvey was born May 1, 1915 in Charlestown and will die in Alstead, New Hampshire in October 1978.

 

EARL P. (PARKER) PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 31 VT and his wife Jeanette Matilda Henault is 31 NH. They now have Joyce A. 9 NH, John P. 8 NH and Robert E. 3 NH. He is a salesman for an oil company. He is a son of John Parker Putnam and Jennie Streeter from Springfield, Vermont born there November 25,  1918 and then in Sutton, Merrimack County in 1920 and then in Claremont New Hampshire in 1930 and 1940. He married Jeanette in Windsor, Vermont October 28, 1939. She is a daughter of Albert Joseph Henault and Matilda Blanche Levine and was born in Springfield, New Hampshire in 1919 and will die November 24, 2007. Earl will die in Acworth, Sullivan County November 3, 2006.

 

ELLSWORTH PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 66 NH NH NH and owns a dairy farm. His wife Ethel Aurillia Pierce is 49 NH. They have Fred M. 21 NH, Ted H. 16 NH, Paul I. 14 NH and Morris O. 12 NH. I don’t find him in 1920 but they were here in 1930 and 1940. Ethel is a second wife. He is a son of Otis Winter Putnam and Lucy Russell from Croydon. In 1920, the two oldest kids were with their grandparents George and Emma Wright. His first wife was Lillian Lora Wright, they were married April 15, 1913 in Boston. She was born May 28, 1891 and died here in Charlestown July 8, 1918. Ellsworth was born in Croydon March 25, 1883. He married Ethel April 18, 1923 in Newport, New Hampshire. Ethel is a daughter of Gardner Swain Pierce and Mabel Ingals Watson and was born October 1, 1902 and will die here in Charlestown November 13, 1986. Ellsworth will die here in Charlestown November 14, 1957.

 

J. (JOHN) LYMAN PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 76 NH NH NH and owns a farm. His wife Mary Eunice Smith is 66 NH. Also here is his brother Aaron Southard Putnam 86 NH who has been living here since the 1890s. They are sons of Samuel Putnam (2593) and Mary Annette Minard of Charlestown. He and Mary were married in Langdon, Sullivan County New Hampshire September 16, 1903. Mary is a daughter of Henry Elbridge Smith and Elizabeth Royce. John was born July 10, 1872 and will die here very soon on June 8, 1950. Mary was born in Langdon, New Hampshire November 3, 1882 and will die over in Springfield, Vermont September 17, 1962.

 

CATHERINE PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

She is 85 MA and widowed and lodging. Catherine Scully was married to Albert Hubbard Putnam from here. He was a son of Gorham H. Putnam and Helen Rice from Springfield Vermont. He died July 25, 1935 here in Claremont. They were in Newport, Sullivan County New Hampshire in 1910 and 1920 and missing or mis-indexed in 1930. Also, I can’t find Catherine in 1940 either. She was born June 6, 1868 in Uxbridge, Worcester County Massachusetts.  Don’t know when she died.

 

CHARLES H. (HENRY) PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 56 NH and his wife Lucinia Emma Pickering is 44 MA and they have Cynthia Lois 18 NH. They own their farm and were in Unity in 1920 and here in 1930 and 1940. He is a son of Oliver A. Putnam and Susan Janette Harriman. Oliver was a son of Charles Putnam (2608) and Sarah Catherine Graves out of Charlestown. Charles Henry was born in Lempster November 24, 1893 and married Lucinia in Unity, Sullivan County June 16, 1923. She is a daughter of Jesse Dart Pickering and Hattie Emma Porter and was born in Unity March 5, 1906 and will die here in Claremont in January 1995. Charles will die here in October 1974.

 

EURETTA E. (ETHEL) PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

She is 62 NH and widowed as she has been since 1920. She is the widow of Herbert Woodbury Prescott Putnam who was a son of Prescott Putnam and Emily Filanda Cutting who were here in town. She is a daughter of Hiram H. Fletcher and Alice F. Downs. He died way back on August 5, 1918. She was born August 5, 1885 and will die in Zion, Lake County Illinois in June 1972. Her son Elliot lives there. She is a housemaid in a private house.

 

GEORGE W. (WARREN) PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 58 VT VT and is a foreman in a machine shop as he was in 1930 back in Vermont and here in 1940. His wife Katherine Sheridan is 52 NH and they have a daughter Grace 10 VT. They were married in Windsor, Vermont June 1, 1929. He is the son of Arthur George Putnam and Bertha Clark from Addison County Vermont where he was born January 25, 1892. He was there in 1900 and 1910. I don’t find him in 1920, but when he registered for the draft in 1918, he was in Hyde Park Boston, Massachusetts. He and Katherine were in Windsor, Windsor County Vermont in 1930, and then right here in 1940. Katherine is a daughter of Patrick and Mary Elizabeth Sheridan and was born May 21, 1897 and will die in December 1951. George will die in July 1954.

 

MARION D. (DOROTHY) PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

She is 30 VT and widowed. She is living with her widowed mother Mabel Whitney Chattin 60 NJ and her daughter Jean A. Putnam 9 NH. Marion was married to Fred Arthur Putnam November 4, 1939 in Springfield, Vermont. He died of acute glomerulonephritis on February 8, 1940 in Springfield, Vermont. Fred was the son of Arthur Fred Putnam and Annie Leigh Eaton. He was home with his parents in Springfield in 1920 and 1930. He was born in Springfield on March 29, 1914. Marion was widowed there in 1940. She was born in Lamoille County, Vermont September 4, 1918. Not sure when she will die.

 

NANCY M. PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

She is 96 NH and widowed. Nancy Mary Randall was married to Eugene Jonas Putnam in Claremont in 1910. He died February 14, 1912, and then she was widowed here in 1920. He was a son of Jonas Putnam and Mary Ann Rowe from West Windsor, Vermont.

 

SAMUEL R. (RICHARDSON) PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 64 VT NH NH and widowed since his wife Berenice Orr Webb died here in Claremont on July 6, 1940. He is a son of Elmore Watson Putman and Medora Emma McIntire originally from here. He was born July 23. 1885 and will die August 11, 1962.

 

WILLIAM H. (HAYES) PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 73 NH NH NH and widowed. His wife Eva Lette Richardson has died here since the 1940. He was born here December 21, 1876, a son of John Grosvenor Putnam Jr. and Eliza Nancy Dunson. He was listed at home in 1880 and in 1900, and was married here in 1910 through 1940. He will die here in 1955.

 

JOHN D. (DAVID) PUTNAM  Cornish, Sullivan County

He is 62 NH NH OH and now works in a machine shop even though he still owns the farm they live on. His wife Gladys Marian Coburn is 57 VT and they have their son Lyscom Lewis Putnam 34 NH, his wife Mary Alfreda Tennien 29 VT and their son Mark Lyscom Putnam 2 VT, and daughter Mary Ann born in September 1949 also in VT. He is a son of Samuel Putnam and Antoinette Longcoy from here. He was born here November 2, 1887 and at home here in 1900, with his widowed mom in 1910 and married here in 1920. He married Gladys April 26, 1911. She was born January 1, 1893 and will die in Claremont in October 1982. He will die in Hanover, Grafton County March 3, 1962.

 

CASSIE E. PUTNAM  Newport, Sullivan County

She is 68 NH and widowed. She has a granddaughter Dolores R. Putnam 19 NH with her. Eleanor Cassandra Welch was married to Charles Graves Putnam. They were married June 29, 1899 in Ackworth, Sullivan County. He was a son of Charles E. Putnam and Sarah C. Graves from here in Sullivan County.  He was born October 24, 1874 and died recently on August 2, 1949.

 

ORRA H. (HARRISON) PUTNAM  Newport, Sullivan County

He is 51 NH and works in fire hazard protection. His wife Lucy L. Miller is 49 NH. He is a son of Otis Winter Putnam and Lucy Russell and was born here October 5, 1888. He married Lucy in Claremont September 2, 1924. She is a daughter of Robert E. Miller and Annie Donaldson and was born in Swanton, Franklin County Vermont in 1901. Orra will die here in October 1969.