{"id":26469,"date":"2017-11-01T10:59:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T14:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=26469"},"modified":"2022-06-20T14:04:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T18:04:21","slug":"finding-my-quaker-ancestors-in-dover-new-hampshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/finding-my-quaker-ancestors-in-dover-new-hampshire.html","title":{"rendered":"Finding My Quaker Ancestors in Dover, New Hampshire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the last few weeks, I\u2019ve spent some time researching the Hanson family, a branch of my family tree who lived in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire. I had an inkling from prior research that the Hanson\u2019s might have been Quakers, but I had yet to find anything to confirm that. Today, I decided to finally find that missing piece of evidence.<\/p>\n

So, I went to GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a> and searched the New Hampshire newspapers for Hanson and \u201cSociety of Friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Source: GenealogyBank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first result of this statewide search was an obituary for a Solomon Hanson who died in 1805, and \u2013 bingo \u2013 he was a member of the Society of Friends, which is the formal name of the Quaker movement.<\/p>\n

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Source: GenealogyBank, Sun (Dover, New Hampshire), 5 October 1805, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I kept on looking and soon found another Hanson obituary that mentioned the Society of Friends, this one for an Anna Hanson.<\/p>\n

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Source: GenealogyBank, New Hampshire Sentinel (Keene, New Hampshire), 10 January 1844, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Upon reviewing Solomon Hanson\u2019s FamilySearch records, I noticed that he had a sister named Ann Hanson<\/span> (1857-1843). I compared the records and found that she had died in late December 1843 at age 86 in Dover, New Hampshire, meaning this obituary was very likely hers, and again corroborates that the Dover Hanson\u2019s were Quakers.<\/p>\n

I then did a general search on the Internet for \u201cHanson family of Dover, New Hampshire + Quaker\u201d to see if I could get any specific names for my GenealogyBank<\/a> search. This led me to a Hanson Family History page that named several people as confirmed Quakers. One of these was Solomon Hansen.<\/p>\n

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Source: MaltbyFamily.net<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It looks like the family were Quakers.<\/p>\n

I will have to keep digging in GenealogyBank to look for how many generations they continued with that religious faith.<\/p>\n

Genealogy Tip:<\/em><\/strong> Obituaries can be great places to find information about your ancestors\u2019 religious traditions. Begin your search at GenealogyBank.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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