Etta Louise (Routhier) Brien (1880 - abt. 1959)

Born 18 Feb 1880 in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Died about 3 Dec 1959 at about age 79 in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Etta was born in 1880 in Manchester, Hillsborough Co, NH. She was the daughter of Frank Routhier and Louisa Hamelin dit Amlaw.

Her siblings were born in Clinton Co, NY but she was born in NH for some reason. There is no baptismal information from St. Joseph de Corbeau Parish, which was the family parish in NY. St. Augustin Parish in NH only has her marriage.

Etta married Arthur Joseph/Joseph Arthur Brien on 1 May 1916 at St. Raphael Church in Manchester, Hillsborough Co, NH. They had a daughter named Verna Frances who married Robert James Bonner in 1941 [1].

Her husband passed away in 1942 [2]. Etta passed away in 1959 in Claremont, Sullivan Co, NH which is where her daughter was living [3]. She was interred at St. Joseph Cemetery (New) in Bedford, Hillsborough Co, NH and is buried with her husband, Arthur, per their plot locations.

Sources

• St. Augustin and St. Raphael Parish records in Manchester, Hillsborough Co, NH.
• NH marriage record [4] and certificate [5].
• Manchester city directories: 1919 [6], 1927 [7], 1953 [8], 1959 [9], and 1960 [10]. Etta L. Brien's death listed in the 1960 edition.
• New Hampshire death certificate no. 59-6702 [11].
• St. Joseph Cemeteries archive [12].
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240909976/etta-louise-brien: accessed 26 August 2023), memorial page for Etta Louise Routhier/Roukey Brien (18 Feb 1880–3 Dec 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 240909976, citing Saint Joseph Cemetery, Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Christine R. (contributor 51493331).