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Attempts to trace all male lines from the lairds of Halkerton beginning with Alexander Falconer of Halkerton, who died about 1499. Nearly all of the cadet lines descend from his great-grandson, Alexander Falconer of Halkerton, who died in 1587.

"Originally published in 1894 by the Dover Historical Society, under title: Collections of the Dover, N.H., Historical Society, Volume 1; no subsequent editions were published."

This book contains the transcript of the deaths of Nashua, New Hampshire, for forty-nine years (1887-1935). This information was taken from the published City of Nashua, New Hampshire Annual Reports. The data was transcribed verbatim, with the exception of a few obvious errors. Entries contain: surname of the deceased, first name of the deceased, date of death, place of birth, name of father, and mother's maiden name. Nashua, New Hampshire was originally part of Massachusetts, and the first charter for the city was granted by a general assembly in Massachusetts, naming this area "Dunstable," which was subsequently incorporated into New Hampshire in 1764 and received a city charter in 1853. A brief history of Nashua precedes the records.

Abstracts include all persons mentioned in the original will, names of tracts, acreage and situation or means by which a property came into the possession of the testator.

The family historian must seek out the records of the merchants, courts, legislators, and churches, as well as the everyday expressions of the common men and women, all the while striving to remain aware that just as we have created words like television,