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I first want to say how impressed I was on your town's historical web site. It's the most complete, comprehensive, and easy to access of any other town historical compilation that I have seen to date. Congratulations on a job very well done for all those involved. This is certainly very impressive and comprehensive piece of work. and my hat is off to  you all... 

 

Peter G (North Carolina)

Hello,
I just wanted to say what a wonderful site this is!  I live in Pelham and just discovered all this wonderful information.   I absolutely  love the pictures..

Congratulations.. 
Mary Beth (NH)

Great website!!
Mary

I am just writing to congratulate you on your wonderful web page which was featured today on Eastman's Online Newsletter.  Keep up the good work.

Shirley P

Hi Karen,
I am a Pelham resident. I'm also a descendant from the Richardson family. My great-grandfather was Jesse P. Richardson (1899) of Dracut/ Pelham, he is a descendant from Thomas Richardson (1543) of Westmill, England, Thomas was Jesse's great (x10) grandfather. I came across your site and thought it was absolutely amazing!, you did a fantastic job! I have been tracing my tree for a long time and your site gave me so much fascinating information about my family. I also know that Mrs.Elanor Burton of Pelham, who I think everyone one in Pelham knows! is a descendant as well, her mother Emma Richardson was Jesse Richardson's sister. Thank you for all your hard work! It was great finding all this information on one site. I look forward to reading more!
Sherra L


I want to thank you so much for placing these records on line. My paternal grandmother's ancestors are mentioned in Walter Harriman's History of Warner NH on page 169, where he wrote that Andrew Seavey, a son of Amos Seavey of Rye, and Andrew's sons Burns, Marden and James were early settlers. Marden's wife was Mary Flanders but I have not been able to find out anything about Andrew.

Today I looked at the LDS family research website and found an entry for an Andrew Seavey marrying a Mary Lemon 12/25/1753 in Pelham, NH and listing five children, including sons Burns and Marden (no James mentioned). I Googled up your site and was able to find Andrew and Mary's marriage record under the Congregational Church records but so far I have found nothing else on it about them. Perhaps they were not in Pelham very long.

The Andrew Seavey I am trying to trace settled in Warner around the time of the American Revolution. If this is the same Andrew, perhaps there were older children who remained in Pelham and these sons were born in Warner. According to Harriman Marden was in Warner company in the War of 1812. My ancestor, Henry Marden Seavey was born in 1837 and a death record is on line for a daughter who was born in 1841. I don't have any death information for Marden yet.

If there is anyone else researching Andrew Seavey please share my contact information. The Harriman history was republished in 1975 for the Bicentennial and I think is available on line at Warner's website.

Thank you.,
K. Tucker L (PA)


Hi Bill,
Thanks for jumping through hoops for me, I appreciate it. I hope I'm not messing up your schedule too much today.
--Derrick

Dear Mr. Hayes,
I have been checking out your web site and am quite interested in "Aunt Molly's scrapbook." As the librarian for the Weymouth Historical Society, I have many documents that I would like to scan so the public can access them. Would you be able to tell me what program you used to clean up the newspaper articles? Any help would be greatly appreciated as we are all volunteers and are limited in our training.
Regards,
Debbie Sullivan Weymouth Historical


Dear Sir,

I'm a caregiver working for an agency. One of my clients is a Veteran with lifelong ties to Pelham. If he could overcome his shyness, I'd take him to Senior Center. Now we play checkers and cards at his house, Occasional trips to bowling alley fit into budget.

This keeps his mind sharp, but he seems to be a history buff. We have 3 weekday possibilities to schedule an appointment to spend an hour in town enjoying historical sites or pictures.

Sincerely,
J. Lane