Meredith, N.H. : annals and genealogies

1932·34.8 MB·English

by  Hanaford, Mary Elizabeth Neal, 1853-

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MEREDITH, N. H.
Annals and
Genealogies
ARRANGED BY
MARY NEAL HANAFORD
E.
1932
The RumjordPress, concord, n. h., u. s. a.
KIND FRIENDS:
TO GATHER THESE BRANCHES OF FAMILIES HAS BEEN
NO SMALL TASK. ALMOST OBSCURITY SURROUNDS THE
LIVES OF MANY OF THE EARLY SETTLERS IN THESE OLD
TOWNS. WE HAVE GROPED IN MANY DARK BYWAYS TO
OPEN UP A RAY OF LIGHT REGARDING THESE—EARLY
PIONEERS. THE RESOURCES HAVE BEEN VARIED EARLY
CHURCH RECORDS AND GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS THAT
WERE PARTIALLY OBLITERATED. WE HAVE TROUBLED
MANY HOUSEWIVES TO UNPACK OLD FAMILY BIBLES,
WHICH WERE VERY GRACIOUSLY BROUGHT OUT, WITH
VERY VALUABLE DATA THAT H—ELPED CONNECT THESE
THREADS IN LINES OF FAMILIES FOR WHICH WE THANK
ONE AND ALL.
Mary E. Neal Hanaford

MEREDITH
You may talk of Switzerland's snow-capped mountains,
Of the moors and locks so clear,
You may praise the fiords of Norway
And her waters wild and grand
;
What of Meredith Bay's pretty views
Right here in our native land?
Here we view the cloud-capped White Mountains;
What of Belknap's protecting grace?
Can we find old-world marvels
More grand than the "Great Stone Face"?
And the Indian Head near by
Silently stood guard in days gone by.
Our Meredith Hills rise high and grand
Over Waukewan, and Wicwas ponds,
And with protecting arms have
Guarded many a home in days gone b—y
From winter's storms, and icy blasts,
Let us give thanks while life does last.