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Lydia York

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Father	Thomas York b. 1 May 1772, d. 1863
Mother	Phebe Ellis b. 8 Feb 1782, d. 14 May 1840

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31 Aug 2025

Marriage*	Lydia York married James Dill.1
Birth*	Lydia York was born circa 1808 in Dixmont, Penobscot County, MaineG.1
Death*	She died on 24 May 1855 in Dixmont, Penobscot County, MaineG.1
Burial*	She was buried in Dixmont.1

James Dill

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31 Aug 2025

Marriage*	James Dill married Lydia York, daughter of Thomas York and Phebe Ellis.1
Birth*	James Dill was born circa 1808 in MaineG.1

Hiram Oliver York

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Father	Thomas York b. 1 May 1772, d. 1863
Mother	Phebe Ellis b. 8 Feb 1782, d. 14 May 1840

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31 Aug 2025

Birth*	Hiram Oliver York was born on 20 February 1809 in Dixmont, Penobscot County, MaineG.1
Marriage*	He married first Jerusha Corthell.1
Marriage*	Hiram Oliver York married second Martha Wright.1
Marriage*	Hiram Oliver York married third Eliza Clark.1
Death*	Hiram Oliver York died on 13 February 1900 in Frankfort, Waldo County, MaineG.1

Stephen Albert York

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Father	John York b. c 1746, d. 2 Jan 1837
Mother	Eleanor Durgin b. 13 Jan 1748, d. 20 Oct 1836

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31 Aug 2025

Birth*	Stephen Albert York was born on 18 October 1778 in Middleton, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1
Death*	He died on 7 August 1861 in Dixmont, Penobscot County, MaineG.2

Jerusha Corthell

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31 Aug 2025

Birth*	Jerusha Corthell was born circa 1811 in MaineG.1
Marriage*	She married first Hiram Oliver York, son of Thomas York and Phebe Ellis.1
Death*	Jerusha Corthell died in 1841 in Dixmont, Penobscot County, MaineG.1

Martha Wright

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31 Aug 2025

Birth*	Martha Wright was born in 1817 in MaineG.1
Marriage*	She married second Hiram Oliver York, son of Thomas York and Phebe Ellis.1
Death*	Martha Wright died on 18 December 1854 in Dixmont, Penobscot County, MaineG.1
	She also went by the nickname of Patty Wright.

Eliza Clark

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31 Aug 2025

Birth*	Eliza Clark was born on 14 June 1815 in Frankfort, Waldo County, MaineG.1
Marriage*	She married third Hiram Oliver York, son of Thomas York and Phebe Ellis.1

David Porter York

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Father	Thomas York b. 1 May 1772, d. 1863
Mother	Phebe Ellis b. 8 Feb 1782, d. 14 May 1840

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31 Aug 2025

Marriage*	David Porter York married Sarah Lowe Vinal.1
Birth*	David Porter York was born on 30 May 1812 in Dixmont, Penobscot County, MaineG.1
Death*	He died from senile exhaustion on 30 December 1897 in Dexter, Penobscot County, MaineG.1
Burial*	He was buried in Dixmont.1

Rhoda York

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Father	Thomas York b. 1 May 1772, d. 1863
Mother	Phebe Ellis b. 8 Feb 1782, d. 14 May 1840

Last Edited

31 Aug 2025

Marriage*	Rhoda York married Calvin Stevens.1
Birth*	Rhoda York was born on 28 May 1817 in Dixmont, Penobscot County, MaineG.1
Death*	She died of pneumonia on 19 February 1900 in Hermon, Penobscot County, MaineG.1
Burial*	She was buried in Hermon.1

Calvin Stevens

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31 Aug 2025

Marriage*	Calvin Stevens married Rhoda York, daughter of Thomas York and Phebe Ellis.1
Birth*	Calvin Stevens was born in March 1817 in Dixmont, Penobscot County, MaineG.1
Death*	He died of valvular disease of the heart on 12 December 1902 in Hermon, Penobscot County, MaineG.1
Burial*	He was buried in Hermon.1

Gilda Cerkerz

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1 Sep 2025

Birth*	Gilda Cerkerz was born circa 1923 in RomaniaG.1
Marriage*	She married second James Nunzio Bordiere, son of Giuseppi Bordieri, in 1970.2
Death*	Gilda Cerkerz died on 23 December 1970 at New Britain General Hospital in New Britain, Hartford County, ConnecticutG.
Burial*	She was buried in St. Mary Cemetery in New Britain, Hartford County, ConnecticutG.3
	FindaGrave page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181114615/gilda-bordiere.
	Her obituary appeared in the 25 December 1970 Hartford Courant and read as follows: Dr. G. C. Bordiere Succumbs at 47; Born in Romania. NEW BRITAIN - Dr. Gilda Cerkerz Bordiere, 47, of 93 Jackson St., who came here from her native Romania and was serving her second year of residency in medicine at New Britain General Hospital, died late Wednesday night at the hospital after a short illness. She was the widow of James N. Bordiere, founder of the New Britain Insurance, Real Estate and Travel Agency firm of the same name. She was a graduate of Queen Mary Lyceum and the School of Medicine and Surgery in Bucharest, Romania, and was a fellow research doctor in Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, before coming here. She leaves three stepsons, Richard Bordiere, Atty. Marcus Bordiere and John Bordiere, all of New Britain, and three stepdaughters, Mrs. Josephine Milstone of Plainview, L.I., N.Y., Mrs. Gladys Sylvia of New London and Mrs. Shirley Sansone of New Britain. The funeral will be Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Donald D. Sagarino Funeral Home, 109 North St. and at 10 in St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery.4

Betsy York

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Father	Samuel York b. c 1771, d. 12 Apr 1854
Mother	Betsey Hall b. c 1772, d. 4 Sep 1845

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14 Sep 2025

Birth*	Betsy York was born circa 1813 in Barnstead, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1
Marriage*	She married Moses Hazen Peaslee on 17 April 1833 in Barnstead, Strafford County, New HampshireG.2
Death*	Betsy York died on 4 August 1854.3
Burial*	She was buried in the Smith Meeting House Cemetery in Gilmanton, Belknap County, New HampshireG.4
	FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/KCZ9-YKT.
	FindaGrave page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225985312/betsey-peaslee.
	At the time of their marriage in Apr 1833 Betsy was from Barnstead and Moses was from Gilmanton. They were living in Gilmanton when the 1850 census was taken.

Moses Hazen Peaslee

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14 Sep 2025

Birth*	Moses Hazen Peaslee was born in 1800.
Marriage*	He married Betsy York, daughter of Samuel York and Betsey Hall, on 17 April 1833 in Barnstead, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1
Death*	Moses Hazen Peaslee died in 1886.

Susan Lougee

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14 Sep 2025

Birth*	Susan Lougee was born in 1804.
Marriage*	She married Samuel York Jr., son of Samuel York and Miriam Frye, in November 1822 in Barnstead, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1

Walter R. York

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Father	Benjamin Coffin York b. c 1791, d. 24 Feb 1871
Mother	Joanna Wise b. 3 Jul 1794, d. 2 Jul 1833

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15 Sep 2025

Birth*	Walter R. York was born circa 1823.
Death*	He died on 29 April 1892.

John Bickford

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16 Sep 2025

Birth*	John Bickford was born in 1762.
Marriage*	He married Love Brown in 1803.
Death*	John Bickford died in 1827.

Child of John Bickford and Love Brown

Hannah Bickford+ b. 9 Jan 1808, d. 2 Jul 1843

Love Brown

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16 Sep 2025

Birth*	Love Brown was born in 1778.
Marriage*	She married John Bickford in 1803.
Death*	Love Brown died in 1869.

Child of Love Brown and John Bickford

Hannah Bickford+ b. 9 Jan 1808, d. 2 Jul 1843

Paul A. Appel

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Father	William Judson Appel Sr. b. 19 Sep 1885, d. 19 Aug 1972
Mother	Sarah Helen Larrabee b. 10 Jul 1884, d. 1 Dec 1946

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4 Jan 2026

Birth*	Paul A. Appel was born on 8 December 1922 in MichiganG.
Death*	He died on 7 February 2004 in Painted Post, Steuben County, New YorkG.
	FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/GQNP-91Y.
	He was living with his family in Brooklyn, NY in 1940 and working as an office boy for a publisher.

William Judson Appel Jr.

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Father	William Judson Appel Sr. b. 19 Sep 1885, d. 19 Aug 1972
Mother	Sarah Helen Larrabee b. 10 Jul 1884, d. 1 Dec 1946

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12 Jan 2026

Birth*	William Judson Appel Jr. was born on 15 September 1914 at New England Baptist Hospital in Brookline, Norfolk County, MassachusettsG.1,2
Marriage*	He married Marian Florence Girdwood, daughter of William Scott Girdwood and Florence Mildred Kennedy, on 17 August 1940 in Christian Center Church in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WisconsinG.3,4
Death*	William Judson Appel Jr. died on 14 July 1995 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaG.5
Burial*	He was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, Los Angeles County, CaliforniaG.6
	FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/GQNP-96C.
	William spent much of the first four years of his life with his missionary parents in Nigeria, from 1916 to 1919. His father being a minister caused the family to move around a lot. He was with his parents in Fall River, Mass. in 1916 before the move to Nigeria, then in Marshallton, Del. in 1920 and Minneapolis, Minn. in 1930. His parents moved to Milwaukee, Wisc. by 1935 but by 1940 had left and moved to Brooklyn, N.Y. without their son William. When the census was taken in Apr 1940 William was single and lodging in the home of Stanley G. Roberts and family in Milwaukee. It said he had been living in Milwaukee in 1935 as well, though not in the same house. He was employed full-time as a laborer for a lithography company. When he filled out his World War II draft card in Oct 1940 William was no married to Marian and they were living at 2976 South California Avenue in Milwaukee and he was employed by the Dosie & Johnson Co. of Milwaukee. He was described as being 5' 7" tall weighing 145 pounds with blue eyes, blonde hair and a light complexion. When the 1950 census was taken William and Marian and their two children were living at 3737 Platt Street in Lynwood, Calif. William was employed as a printer foreman at a recording chart printing company. When his father died in Aug 1972 William was living in Long Beach, Calif.
	FindaGrave page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101980086/william-j.-appel.
	He also went by the nickname of Bill.

Children of William Judson Appel Jr. and Marian Florence Girdwood

Carol Ann Appel+ William Scott Appel+

Tyler (?)

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19 Nov 2025

Samuel Oliver Cragin

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Father	Francis Cragin Jr. b. 1796, d. 1866
Mother	Hannah Boynton b. 1804, d. 1872

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13 Dec 2025

Birth*	Samuel Oliver Cragin was born on 30 March 1840 in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New HampshireG.1,2
Marriage*	He married Mary Hannah Ricker, daughter of Stephen Ricker and Sarah Ann Clement, on 1 January 1870 in Somersworth, Strafford County, New HampshireG.3
Death*	Samuel Oliver Cragin died of stomach cancer on 1 September 1905 at home 159 High Street in Lawrence, Essex County, MassachusettsG.4
Burial*	He was buried in Bellevue Cemetery in Lawrence.4
	According to the birth record of his son Charles in 1871 Samuel was a liquor dealer. At the time of his death in 1905 he was a machinist living at 159 High Street in Lawrence.
	FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/2Z3C-58H.

Children of Samuel Oliver Cragin and Mary Hannah Ricker

Charles Ricker Cragin b. 28 Aug 1871, d. 1 May 1894 Abbie Willa Cragin b. 28 Dec 1874, d. 31 Oct 1955 Frank Sullivan Cragin+ b. 19 Jul 1876, d. 1 Jun 1933 Samuel Albert Cragin b. 7 Feb 1881, d. 14 Dec 1964

Charles Ricker Cragin

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Father	Samuel Oliver Cragin b. 30 Mar 1840, d. 1 Sep 1905
Mother	Mary Hannah Ricker b. 9 Dec 1842, d. 15 May 1907

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13 Dec 2025

Birth*	Charles Ricker Cragin was born on 28 August 1871 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG.1
Death*	He died on 1 May 1894.2
	FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/K4YG-D99.

Abbie Willa Cragin

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Father	Samuel Oliver Cragin b. 30 Mar 1840, d. 1 Sep 1905
Mother	Mary Hannah Ricker b. 9 Dec 1842, d. 15 May 1907

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26 Jan 2026

Birth*	Abbie Willa Cragin was born on 28 December 1874 in Lawrence, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1
Marriage*	She married Ernest Mooers Graves, son of Marshall Eaton Graves and Arabella Mooers, on 16 September 1903 in Lawrence.2
Death*	Abbie Willa Cragin died on 31 October 1955 at the home of her brother S. Albert Cragin in Alton Bay, Belknap County, New HampshireG.3
Burial*	She was buried on 3 November 1955 in Bellevue Cemetery in Lawrence.4
	When Ernest died in Jul 1946 they were living at 156 South Main Street in Reading, Mass., and it said he had been living in that community for 23 years. He had been employed as an office supply salesman. They apparently had no children. She was childless as of the 1910 census, as which time they were living at 159 High Street in Lawrence, and no children were mentioned in either of their death notices.
	Her death notice appeared in the 3 November 1955 Boston Traveler and read as follows: Willa C. Graves, widow of the late Ernest M. Graves, formerly of Lawrence and Reading, Mass., died Monday, October 31, at the home of her brother S. Albert Cragin of Alton Bay, N.H. Besides the above mentioned brother she is survived by a niece Mrs. Dorothea M. Perkins of Ridgewood, N.J. and a nephew Charles H. Cragin of Medford, Mass. Visitors are welcome either at the Jewell Funeral Home, Wolfeboro, N.H. on Wednesday or at the commital service at the grave in Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence, Thursday at 2 o'clock.5

Ernest Mooers Graves

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Father	Marshall Eaton Graves b. 1844, d. 1920
Mother	Arabella Mooers b. 1843, d. 1888

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21 Jan 2026

Birth*	Ernest Mooers Graves was born on 11 April 1874 in Lowell, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG.1
Marriage*	He married Abbie Willa Cragin, daughter of Samuel Oliver Cragin and Mary Hannah Ricker, on 16 September 1903 in Lawrence.2
Death-Resided*	Ernest Mooers Graves died lf lung cancer on 27 July 1946, at which time his residence was in Woburn, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG.3,4
Burial*	He was buried on 30 July 1946 in Bellevue Cemetery in Lawrence.3,5
	FindaGrave page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190152159/ernest-moore-graves.
	FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LC8B-7GS.
	His death notice appeared in the 28 July 1946 Boston Globe and read as follows: GRAVES -- Of Reading, July 25, Ernest Moore, husband of Willa (Cragin) Graves of 156 Main st. Services from the Edgerly & Bessom Funeral Home, 745 Main st., Reading, Tuesday, July 30, at 2 p.m.4

Frank Sullivan Cragin

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Father	Samuel Oliver Cragin b. 30 Mar 1840, d. 1 Sep 1905
Mother	Mary Hannah Ricker b. 9 Dec 1842, d. 15 May 1907

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22 Jan 2026

Birth*	Frank Sullivan Cragin was born on 19 July 1876 in Lawrence, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1
Marriage*	He married Ida Blanche Hagar, daughter of Eldin Hager and Mary Ella Pecker, on 9 July 1906 in Lawrence, Essex County, MassachusettsG.2
Death*	Frank Sullivan Cragin died of 'fatty myocarditis' on 1 June 1933 in Lucy Hastings Hospital in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New HampshireG. A contributing factor in his death was an auto accident two weeks prior that caused physical shock resulting in cardiac dilation failure.3
Burial*	He was buried on 3 June 1933 in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Methuen, Essex County, MassachusettsG.4,5
	FindaGrave page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205319508/frank-s_-cragin.
	When their children were born in 1907 and 1909 they were living at 159 High Street in Lawrence, Mass. and Frank worked as a druggist. By the time the 1910 census was taken in April they had moved to 26 Stevens Avenue in Lawrence. Frank was listed as the manager of a drug store at this point. Ida's mother and brother Byron were living with them. By the time the 1920 census was taken they were living at 20 Josephine Avenue in Somerville, Mass. Frank was a druggist in a drug store. They were living with Frank's brother S. Albert Cragin, as well as Ida's mother Nellie and brother Byron. He was living at 20 Josehine Avenue and was still a druggist at the time of his death in Jun 1933. When Ida died in Apr 1945 she was living at the same address. The death record said she had been living in that community for 17 years, but since she was there 25 years earlier in the 1920 census that's not correct.
	FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/K466-QS8.

Children of Frank Sullivan Cragin and Ida Blanche Hagar

Dorothy May Cragin+ b. 28 Oct 1907, d. 10 Sep 1977 Charles Harrison Cragin b. 1 Jul 1909, d. 1949

Ida Blanche Hagar

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Father	Eldin Hager
Mother	Mary Ella Pecker

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22 Jan 2026

Birth*	Ida Blanche Hagar was born on 20 October 1877 in Lawrence, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1
Marriage*	She married Frank Sullivan Cragin, son of Samuel Oliver Cragin and Mary Hannah Ricker, on 9 July 1906 in Lawrence, Essex County, MassachusettsG.2
Death*	Ida Blanche Hagar died of colon cancer on 1 April 1945 at Somerville Hospital in Somerville, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG.3
Burial*	She was buried on 3 April 1945 in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Methuen, Essex County, MassachusettsG.3,4
	FindaGrave page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205319545/ida_b-cragin.
	Her maiden name is spelled Hager in some of the records.
	FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/KH3P-3WB.
	Her death notice appeared in the 2 April 1945 Boston Globe and read as follows: CRAGIN -- In Somerville, April 1, Ida (Hagar) widow of Frank S. Cragin, age 67, of 20 Josephine av. Funeral services at the A. E. Long Memorial Chapel, 4 Beech st., corner Mass. av., North Cambridge, Tuesday, April 3, at 1 p.m. Relatives and friends invited to attend..5

Children of Ida Blanche Hagar and Frank Sullivan Cragin

Dorothy May Cragin+ b. 28 Oct 1907, d. 10 Sep 1977 Charles Harrison Cragin b. 1 Jul 1909, d. 1949

Dorothy May Cragin

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Father	Frank Sullivan Cragin b. 19 Jul 1876, d. 1 Jun 1933
Mother	Ida Blanche Hagar b. 20 Oct 1877, d. 1 Apr 1945

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30 Jan 2026

Birth*	Dorothy May Cragin was born on 28 October 1907 at home, 159 High Street in Lawrence, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1
Marriage*	She married Everett Edwin Perkins, son of Willard Spencer Perkins and Lena Mae Sage, on 9 July 1931 in Somerville, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG.2
Death*	Dorothy May Cragin died on 10 September 1977 in Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, Strafford County, New HampshireG.3
	When they were married in Jul 1931 Dorothy was a school teacher living at 20 Josephine Avenue in Somerville and Everett was an auditor living at 315 West 98th Street in New York City. In 1935 the family was living in Maywood, N.J. Four years later the 1940 census found them at 405 Spring Avenue in Ridgewood, N.J. Everett was employed as an accountant for the phone company at the time. Both Everett and Dorothy were said to have had four years of college. They were still at this address in Jan 1951 when their son Lee filled out his Korean War draft card. She was still living in Ridgewood in Nov 1955 when her aunt Willa C. Graves died. At the time of her death in Sep 1977 she was living at 4 Scotland Road in Durham, N.H.
	FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/KJJQ-CXP.
	Her obituary appeared in the 11 September 1977 New Hampshire Sunday News of Manchester, New Hampshire and read as follows: Mrs. Everett Perkins — DURHAM, Sept. 10.—Mrs. Dorothy C. Perkins, 69, of 4 Scotland Rd., died today in Wentworth Douglass Hospital after a short illness. Born in Lawrence, Mass., she had lived for many years in Ridgewood, N.J., before moving to Durham 12 years ago. She was a graduate of Jackson College in 1928. The family includes her husband, Everett Perkins of Durham; a son, Lee S. Perkins of Harvard, Mass; a daughter, Mrs. John Howard of Westminster, Mass; a niece and five grandchildren. There will be no calling hours. Memorial services will be held on Monday at the Wiggin Funeral Home with the Rev. Edward Meury, former minister of the Durham Community Church, officiating. Burial will be at a later date.4

Children of Dorothy May Cragin and Everett Edwin Perkins

Lee Sage Perkins+ b. 30 Jan 1933 Linda Cragin Perkins+

Samuel Albert Cragin

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Father	Samuel Oliver Cragin b. 30 Mar 1840, d. 1 Sep 1905
Mother	Mary Hannah Ricker b. 9 Dec 1842, d. 15 May 1907

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22 Jan 2026

Birth*	Samuel Albert Cragin was born on 7 February 1881 in Lawrence, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1,2
Death*	He died on 14 December 1964 in Safety Harbor, Pinellas County, FloridaG.3,4
	His death notice appeared in the 16 December 1964 Boston Globe and read as follows: CRAGIN - In Safety Harbor, Fla., Dec 14, Samuel A. Cragin, formerly of Alton Bay, N.H., uncle of Mrs. Dorothy Perkins of Ridgewood. N.J.. and Charles H. Cragin of Woburn: cousin of Miss Clara L. Ricker of Safety Harbor, Fla., formerly of Melrose, and Miss Edith Cragin of Peterboro, N.H. Services at Robinson Chapel, 809 Main st., Melrose, Thursday at 2 p.m.5

Mary Ada Jones

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Father	Lyman Jones b. 1824, d. 1863
Mother	Emma Ann Webber b. 1826, d. 1894

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18 Jan 2026

Birth*	Mary Ada Jones was born circa 23 December 1854 in South Royalton, Windsor County, VermontG.1
Marriage*	She married James Edwin Ricker, son of Stephen Ricker and Sarah Ann Clement, on 8 September 1874 in Berwick, York County, MaineG.2,3
Death*	Mary Ada Jones died on 7 January 1923 at home, 136 East Foster Street in Melrose, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG.4
Burial*	She was buried in Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG.5
	FindaGrave page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117135112/mary_ada-ricker.
	FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LJP7-CYX.
	Her obituary appeared in the 12 January 1923 Melrose Free Press of Melrose, Massachusetts and read as follows: Mrs. Mary Ada Ricker, widow of James E. Ricker, passed away last Sunday, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter A. T. Norris, after an illness of more than two years. Mrs. Ricker was born at South Royalton, Vt., Dec. 23, 1854, the daughter of Lyman and Emily A. Jones. September 8, 1874 she married James E. Ricker of Somersworth, N. H., where they lived until October 1888, when they came to Melrose, Mr. Ricker going in business on Main street. Mrs. Ricker endeared herself to a large circle of friends, and in her intense suffering for over two years showed wonderful strength of character and Christian fortitude. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Walter A. T. Norris with whom she resided, and Clara Louise Ricker; also three grandchildren, James, Donald and Kenneth Norris, and two sisters, Clara A. Jones, and Mrs. C. D. Peirce of Somerville, Mass. Services were held Wednesday afternoon from the late residence, Rev. Dr. P. H. McDowell, pastor of the First Baptist Church officiating. Interment in Wyoming Cemetery. A funeral notice appeared in the Boston Globe of 10 Jan 1923, p.6, and read as follows: MELROSE The funeral of Mrs Mary A. Ricker, widow of James E. Ricker, who conducted a store on Main st many years, was held this afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs Walter A. T. Norris, 139 East Foster st. The services were conducted by Rev P. H. McDowell, pastor of the First Baptist Church, and burial was in Wyoming Cemetery. There were numerous floral tributes. A dancing party will be held tomorrow evening in Masonic assembly hall under the auspices of Wyoming Lodge of Masons.6,7

Children of Mary Ada Jones and James Edwin Ricker

Ada Winnifred Ricker+ b. 8 Jan 1879, d. 9 May 1948 Clara Louise Ricker b. 21 Jun 1888, d. 30 Dec 1972

Ada Winnifred Ricker

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Father	James Edwin Ricker b. 25 Oct 1851, d. 6 May 1918
Mother	Mary Ada Jones b. c 23 Dec 1854, d. 7 Jan 1923

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21 Jan 2026

Birth*	Ada Winnifred Ricker was born on 8 January 1879 in Great Falls, Somersworth, Strafford County, New HampshireG.1,2
Marriage*	She married Walter Asa Trueworthy Norris, son of Trueworthy Norris and Susan A. Sherburne, on 7 October 1902 in Melrose, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG.3,2
Death*	Ada Winnifred Ricker died of a heart attack on 9 May 1948 at home, 136 East Foster Street in Melrose, Middlesex County, MassachusettsG.4,5
Burial*	She was buried on 11 May 1948 in Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose.4,6
	FindaGrave page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117137161/ada_winnifred-norris.
	When the 1920 census was taken the family was living at 136 East Foster Street in Melrose, Mass. Adam's mother Mary and sister Clara were living with them. Walter worked as a bookkeeper for a private estate. They were still living at the East Foster Street address when Ada died in May 1948. Her death record stated that she had been living in Melrose for 47 years, occupation housewife.
	FamilySearch Family Tree page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LZNL-697.

Children of Ada Winnifred Ricker and Walter Asa Trueworthy Norris

James Trueworthy Norris+ b. 22 Sep 1905, d. 25 Jan 1979 Donald Harry Norris+ b. 12 Jun 1910, d. 18 Apr 1973 Kenneth Ricker Norris+ b. 1 Jun 1914, d. 22 Oct 1990