This is what I have on Lear Family. Roy Parker Lear was my grand father.
1.Tobias Lear I, b. about 1632 in England; d. about 1684. Married Elizabeth Sherburne April 11, 1667, in Portsmouth, NH. Tobias Lear II, b. about 1674; d. July 1753.
2.Tobias Lear II Married 2nd wife Elizabeth Walker April 14, 1714, in New Castle, NH. Walker Lear, b. August 25, 1719, in New Castle, NH; d. After January 13, 1767, in Portsmouth, NH.
3.Walker Lear Married Mary Nelson about 1743. Joseph Lear, b. before August 20, 1749, in Portsmouth, NH; d. January 29, 1819.
4.Joseph Lear b.August 17 1749 in New Castle NH d. January 29 1829 in Sunapee (Saville) NH. Married September 7 1773 Elizabeth Rand b. 1755 d. August 15 1784 in sunapee NH. Robert Lear, b. February 6, 1774, Goshen NH d. unknown.
5.Robert Lear Married on June 30 1796 Lydia Angell b. September 11 1780 in Sunapee NH David Loren (or Loring) Lear, b. December 13, 1817 in Goshen, NH; d. January 24, 1863 in Sunapee, NH.
6.David Loren Lear Married February 22, 1842 Sarah C. Shepard b. August 15 1820 in Boscawen NH d. May 2 1906 in Sunapee NH. Almon Loren Lear, b. January 31 1847 in New Port, NH; d. January 30,1910, in Sunapee, NH.
7.Almon Loren Lear Married June 18 1872 Laura O. Winter b. July 12 1848 in Ripton VT d. December 3 1895 in sunapee NH. Roy Parker Lear, b. August 25, 1876 in Sunapee, NH; d. January 25 1942 in Rutland VT. Roy is buried in sunapee NH.
8.Roy Parker Lear Married December 9 1895 Mabel M. Johnson b. February 1 1880 in Enfield NH d. November 7 1935 in Piermont NH. Mabel is buried in Lebanon NH You will be interested to know that there were 5 Tobias Lears.
Roy Parker Lear (b. August 25, 1876, in Sunapee, NH) married Mabel M. Johnson, December 9, 1893. They divorced May 1901, Sullivan County Superior Court, libelant was male, cause was abandonment. A male child Forrest Roy Lear was born December 6, 1896, in Sunapee, NH.
This is a picture of Forrest Roy Lear with his son William.
Mabel married 2nd husband George Chase on May 14 1903 in Springfield. Forrest took George's last name. It is not sure if he did it leagal or not. All his kids were called Chase.
Roy Parker married 2nd wife Margaret McDougal on November 27 1901 at Manchester NH.
Forrest was married twice. His first wife died from the Spanish flu. They had two kids. William and Kathrene. I have no dated on William except he did marry and had I believe 3 or 4 kids.
Kathrene had two kids. Dorothy who was bought up by Forrest and Georgia. The 2nd one was given up for adoption.
Forrest married Georgia LaFrance in 1923. They had six kids.
I believe they were married in Woodsville NH
1. Ruby 2. Robert 3. Forrest Jr 4. Rita 5. Bette 6. Norma
Grace Elmira Lear b. 11-28-1898 in sunapee NH d. January 1988 in Orford NH m. Norman Coburn Woodward October 1 1919 in Orford NH. Norman b. July 24 1898 d. August 1987
Lucy born November 11 1920 d. November 13 1920 Norman Bowen Woodward b. March 28 1922 d. August 25 1992 Emerson Byron Woodward b. June 6 1927
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