- 1870 Census, Salisbury NH
- 15th Amendment to the US Constitution
- 1873 daughter Mertie is born
1870
Census |
| 1870 Census Mary Jane Bacon Scott Hamm Salisbury New Hampshire |
She is 36 years old, living with her husband Amos L. Ham, also age 36. Amos apparently has a daughter from a previous marriage, Nellie Ham who is 13, the same age as Mary's son Marshall Scott. Adella G. is 10 years old, Silia (indexed as Lila E. Scott) is 8 years old
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| Salisbury within Merrimack County and the county within New Hampshire from Wikipedia |
1870
15th Amendment to the US Consittution |
15th Amendment to the US Constitution
Credit: Thomas Kelly/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
from Ancestry.com Historical Insight
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The 15th Amendment outlawed racial discrimination at the election polls, but white leaders in the South ignored the Constitution. In 1870, Mary Jane Bacon may have witnessed or experienced political discrimination while living in Salisbury, New Hampshire after ratification of the 15th Amendment.
1873
birth of fourth child, Mertie M. Ham in New Hampshire, father Amos Hamm |
| Mary Bacon Scott Hamm mini pedigree from Ancestry.com |
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Resources
"New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2011. “New Hampshire Statewide Marriage Records 1637–1947,” database, FamilySearch, 2009. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. “Marriage Records.” New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord. Ancestry.com
- Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boscawen,_New_Hampshire
- Findagrave.com memorial
- https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77431876&ref=acom
- Salisbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury,_New_Hampshire
- Shaw Corner Cemetery, from MapCarta
- https://mapcarta.com/22530846
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