Alfred Mason Foss ^{2 3 4 5 6 7}

   Another name for Alfred was Alfred M. Fess.⁸

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Tilton, NH on 29 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 193B, District 13, Family 274, Roll 760
Tilton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States
Alfred M. Foss..Self..33..NH..Wood Sawyer

(Living with wife, 2 children, father, and brother.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Tilton, NH on 18 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 12, Family 367
Tilton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States
Home owned, with mortgage
Alfred M. Foss..Head..May 1847..53..NH..married at age 29..Pulp Mill

(Living with wife and mother-in-law.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Tilton, NH on 28 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 13, Family 323, Roll 860
Tilton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States
Farm owned
Married 39 years
Alfred M. Foss..Head..62..NH..Superintendent, Leatherboard Mill

(Living with wife.)
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• He was buried in 1920 in the Union Cemetery in Laconia, NH.

PLOTSection 274, Grave 1
Find a Grave Memorial 105982398
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Tilton, NH on 20 January 1920. ⁶

1920 US Census
Sheet 20B, District 15, Family 484, Roll 1006
Tilton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States
State Road; Farm rented
Alfred N. Foss..Father..70..New Hampshire..Farmer, General

(Living at the home of his married son, Charles, and his family.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 20 May 1847, then his age should have been 72 instead of 70.
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Alfred married Carrie E. Holmes, daughter of Leonard S. Holmes and Savalla Swett, on 17 February 1871 in Franklin, NH.^{1 2 3 4} (Carrie E. Holmes was born on 5 August 1848 in Salisbury, NH,^{3 5 8 9} died on 26 May 1916 in Tilton, NH ^{5 9} and was buried on 29 May 1916 in Laconia, NH ^{5 9}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 17 February 1781, in Franklin, NH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Tilton, NH on 29 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 193B, District 13, Family 274, Roll 760
Tilton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States
Alfred M. Foss..Self..33..NH..Wood Sawyer
Carrie Foss..Wife..32..NH..Keeping House
Annie M. Foss..Daughter..6..NH
Charles E. Foss..Son..1..NH
Loren Foss..Father..68..NH..At Home
Elmer Foss..Brother..19..NH..At Home
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Tilton, NH on 18 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 12, Family 367
Tilton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States
Home owned, with mortgage
Alfred M. Foss..Head..May 1847..53..NH..married at age 29..Pulp Mill
Carrie Foss..Wife..Aug 1848..51..NH..married at age 23..3/2
Salvie Holmes..Mother-in-law..Jun 1814..85..NH..Widowed..11/6
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Tilton, NH on 28 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 13, Family 323, Roll 860
Tilton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States
Farm owned
Married 39 years
Alfred M. Foss..Head..62..NH..Superintendent, Leatherboard Mill
Carrie Foss..Wife..60..NH..3/2
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Alfred M Fess
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 Feb 1871
Event Place: Franklin, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Event Place (Original): Franklin, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Marital Status: Single
Ethnicity: American
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Birthplace: Sanbornton, NH
Father's Name: Loring Fess
Mother's Name: Mary M...
Spouse's Name: Carrie E Holmes
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Spouse's Birthplace: Salisbury, NH
Spouse's Father's Name: Leonard Holmes

Citing this Record
"New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDVS-YZ6 : 24 January 2020), Leonard Holmes in entry for Alfred M Fess, 1871.
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