Crain-Marvin Bible from Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

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                                 Harriet N Crain Bible
           ( the name is inscribed in gold print on the front of the bible) 
The Cottage Bible and Family Expositor containing the old and new testaments 
by Thomas Williams 
Printed and published by Case,Tiffany and Burnham--Hartford 1848 

This bible is in my possession and was found among others in the attic of my grandparents,
Leon Marvin Trow and his wife Jesse Lillian Blanche (Howard) Trow in Alstead, NH 

Family Record 
Jackson Marvin married May 15 1854 Harriet N Crain 
Births 
Jackson Marvin born May 15, 1828 
Harriet N Crain born May 7, 1824 
Fred J Marvin born Dec 4, 1854 
Bell H Marvin born Dec 25, 1856 
Elmer J Marvin born Nov 24, 1862 

The next page is Births continued 
William Marvin  Sept 1, 1779 
Mercy Crosby June 27, 1781 
Marinda Marvin Nov 10, 1802 
Lovina Marvin March 18, 1804 
Maria Marvin Apr 19, 1806 
Levi C Marvin Sept 21, 1808 
William Marvin Jr May 16, 1811 
Asa C Marvin Sept 25, 1814 
Benjamin Marvin Feb 4, 1817 
Josiah Marvin May 23, 1819 
Rosamond A Marvin Mar 21, 1822 
Harriet R Marvin Sept 28,1824 
John Marvin Dec 25, 1826 
Jackson Marvin May 15, 1828 

next column 
Isaac Crain Mar 25, 1774 
Martha Brown Nov 18, 1784 
Jonas B Crain Dec 30, 1803 
Ora Crain Oct 2, 1805 
Maria Crain June 9, 1807 
Maria Crain 2nd Oct 30, 1809 
Ruth E Crain Jan 3, 1812 
Ora K Crain Feb 4, 1816 
Ruth E Crain 2nd Feb 4, 1816 
Chlou J Crain Aug 15, 1824 
Samuel Crain Oct 30, 1822 
Harriet N Crain May 7, 1824 

next page is Deaths 
Elmer J Marvin died July 23, 1865 
Harriet N Marvin died July 15, 1898--all but these last two entries appear to 
Jackson Marvin died Nov 6, 1901      be written by the same hand using the 
                                     same pen probably at the same time.