Dorothy Mae Scott, born 1929, died 1996, New Hampshire.
Part 3, 1940s.
1940 age 10
St Patrick's Orphanage on Hanover street
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| St Patrick's Asylum, Hanover Street, Manchester NH |
She is on line 50, white female age 10, completed grade 4. Born in New Hampshire. In 1935, she was living in Concord, Merrimack County NH. so the options for that time was that she was still living with her parents or she was in a different orphanage. Or she was living with Dick S. and Mary L. Scott Bell, according to her Social Security application, which we'll see later.
Let's check on the whereabouts of both of her parents in 1935.
Chester was a roomer in Franklin, Merrimack County NH.
Cecelia **Frustration Alert ** I can't actually find a 1940 census whereabouts for Cecelia. The closest I come is the Divorce 1934 in Franklin, and 10 years later 1944 marriage to Fracker. I guess Dorothy could have been living with her mother. I'm not sure she would have lived with any of her extended family -- aunts and uncles. Don't ask me why, I just have a gut feeling nobody really cared. If you have anything that will change my mind, throw it at me, please. Use the contact form on the right.
1941 age 12
Historical Insight -- The United States Enters WWIIDorothy Mae Scott lived ... when the US declared war on Japan just one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,400 Americans.
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1942, USA. Credit: PhotoQuest/Archive Photos/Getty Images
– Ancestry.com Historical Insight
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To encourage men and women to volunteer for the US military, the government launched a widespread propaganda campaign; posters were plastered across American cities and towns. -- Ancestry.com Historical Insight
1944 age 14
Mother Remarries
Dorothy's mother Cecelia remarries to Archibald H. Fracker, 12 April 1944 in Franklin, Merrimack County, NH. I'm not sure how long this marriage lasted.
I can find City Censuses for Archibald Fracker living with wife Mary Fracker. Now, his father was also Archibald Fracker and his mother was Margaret Morris Fracker. I'm not sure if this is the parents or this is Cecelia's husband with a new wife. I've not delved that much into this part of the equation. Too many other things to cipher out.
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1947 age 17
birth of half-brother Jacky.
At first I only knew of this person as "Jacky." Norm remembers ***tell this story *** Another contact who knew or researched this family better said his name was Harry Everett II Burleigh, born 1947. Difficult finding any records and certificates. |
| Vintage-Baby-in-Bath-Image-GraphicsFairy 1941 1942 Printer’s Catalog |
1949
Marriage to Paul Kimball
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| 1949 Marriage Certificate Paul Kimball and Dorothy Scott |
Paul Smith Kimball, residence 10 Spruce Street, Manchester, Hillsboro, NH. Age 24, born NH. First marriage. Occupation Mill Worker. Father Warren F. Kimball living in Maine, born in Massacheusetts. Mother Bernice M. Smith, living in Concord NH, born in Canada.
Dorothy Mary Scott, living 305 Bridge Street, Manchester, Hillsboro, NH. Age 19, born NH. First marriage. Occupation Nurse-Maid (probably a child-minder). Father Chester Scott, unknown residence, living, born NH. Mother Cecelia Adams, unknown where she lives, born NH.
No actual signatures, darn it.
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A few points of interest.
- Why are there no actual signatures? This must be a transcript?
- Dorothy had no idea where her parents were, although both of them were still living in 1930.
- Dorothy's occupation as Nurse-Maid, according to the census handbook, is under the Other Domestic and Personal Service category.
- Dorothy is 19 years old, living in Manchester same as Kimball.
- Paul works in the mills, also his first marriage.
Let's look at the addresses.
First up -- Paul Kimball, 10 Spruce Street, Manchester NH
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| Google Maps 2018 1949 Paul Smith Kimball address at time of marriage 10 Spruce Street, Manchester NH |
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| Google Maps Ariel View 2018 1949 Address for Paul Smith Kimball at time of marriage 10 Spruce Street, Manchester NH |
It looks like the address is an intersection, now. Wonder what it looked like then? Wonder how I would find that information?
Next, let's look at Dorothy's address, 305 Bridge Street, Manchester, NH
Dorothy's address is in red, upper right. Paul Kimball lived a few blocks southwest, in blue circle. The purple circle is where Norm Scott lived in 1940, the orphanage.
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| Dorothy Scott 1949 address Google Maps 2018 |
Dorothy's address is in red, upper right. Paul Kimball lived a few blocks southwest, in blue circle. The purple circle is where Norm Scott lived in 1940, the orphanage.
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| Dorothy's 1949 address Google Maps Streetview 2018 |
1949 age 20
Birth of son Paul Smith Kimball Jr
When Paul Smith Kimball was born in December 1949, his father Paul was 25 and his mother Dorothy was 20.
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