Re: Need birth date Horace Littlefield abt.1833 No. Berwick
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Re: Need birth date Horace Littlefield abt.1833 No. Berwick
phyllis phillips 3/12/10
Thank you for your response to my inquiry.
I have looked at the LDS Family History Center films covering North Berwick.These are the original records by the town clerk.I found the marriage record (14 March 1831)for George Littlefield and Mary Hanscom, both of North Berwick, but there was no record of Horace's birth.I understand that it cost $1.00 in those early days to have the Town Clerk record data.
It appears that his Mother (which I believe to be Mary Hanscom) died in childbirth or within a year or two as his father, George Littlefield, married a Lydia Furbish in 1836 or 1838.Horace lists on his marriage record his father as George and mother as Lydia.
Also, I have not been able to find a death record for Mary (Hanscom) Littlefield.It would appear that the town clerk was not paid the usual $1.00 so no recording was made in the town records of either the birth of Horace or the death of his mother.
Jean