This group of pictures are of the Tanner home at 39 Main Street. This property was purchased by
William H Tanner in 1851 from Jonathan Roberts according to the registry of deeds .Both of these
names are on the 1871 town map of Farmington. I'm not sure if the property had buildings on it when
it was purchased.
The people in the photo might be William H Tanner (1825-1906) and his wife Martha (Giles) Tanner
(1844-1918) or it is possible that is John Tanner(l788-I868) William"s father His mother Mary Jane
(Thompson) Tanner (1789-1859) had probably passed away.
William & Martha had 4 children: Charles 1865-1890. Once 1866-1950. Lizzy 1870-1936. and George
Irving 1878-1959.
George Irving and his wife moved in with his mother Martha after Williams passing, after her passing
he brought out his sisters to own the property. He and his wife Gertrude (Smart) Tanner lived there until
their deaths. They had three children Leona (1911-1911), Evelyn (Tanner) Furber (1912-1997) and
Floyd I. (1914-2011).
Floyd bought the property from his parents before their deaths. He and his wife Edna (Marcoux) Tanner
lived on the property until their passing 2011 and 2016 respectively.
His wife was my Aunt and her sister Jeanette Flanagan as the administrator of her will thought that you might be interested in the picture.
Her deep appreciation of history and land converged on her own property, where she worked tirelessly for more than 30 years on the restoration and improvement of her historic home and land. Her conviction in the importance of farming and her belief in the need to preserve and protect undeveloped land led Dottie to establish the Joseph D. ‘26, Donna M. and Dorothy A. Bean Endowed Fund at the University of New Hampshire. She established this fund in honor of her father who graduated from UNH in 1926. This fund will provide need-based scholarship support for students enrolled in the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and will also provide general support for COLSA faculty members.
There will be a graveside service at Pine Grove Cemetery in Farmington, NH on Sunday, September 12 at 1:00 PM. If you wish to honor Dottie’s memory with a donation, please direct it to the charity of your choice or to the UNH Foundation with Bean Endowed Fund in the memo, University of NH, 9 Edgewood Road, Durham, NH 03824.
Cremation care by Peaslee Funeral Home. To express condolences, please visit: www.peasleefuneralhome.com
Both born in 1912 in Alton in homes
side by side
Both played together as little girls
Both went through twelve grades of school together in Alton
Both graduated from Alton High School
Class of 1930
Isabel went to Plymouth Normal School
Beulah went to Keene Normal School
Both became teachers
Isabel taught at Alton 'High School
Beulah taught at Bedford' Elementary School
Isabel married Harold Fowlerof Alton Bay
And Florida
Beulah married Jim Thayer of Farmington
Isabel has one daughter, four grandchildren,
six great grandchildren and
two great great grandchildren
Beulah has one daughter, two sons,
nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren
Believe it or not - here we are - 90 years later
still speaking - still really good friends
with lots of
Happy Memories!