Kenneth Stuart Paulsen Ahnentafel / Anetavle / Ancestor Table
Kenneth Stuart Paulsen Ahnentafel / Anetavle / Ancestor Table
First Generation
1. Kenneth Stuart Paulsen Ph.D., son of 2. Robert Paulsen & 3. Hope Marie Boehner. Born on 25 Apr 1962 in Winchester, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A. Occupation: Historian; Loan Administrator, Professor. Education: U.Mass. Amherst (B.A.); Northeastern Univ. (M.A.); U.Maine Orono (Ph.D.).
On 14 Sep 2002 Kenneth Stuart married David Valentine, son of John Valentine (8 Jan 1922-15 Feb 2003) & Jean Margaret Walker/Salt (15 Aug 1925-10 Jun 1995), in Corinth, Orange Co., Vermont, U.S.A. Born on 13 Jun 1965 in Blackwell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. Occupation: Director of IT. Education: University of Hull (B.Sc.).
Second Generation
2. Robert Paulsen, son of 4. Iver Emanuel Paulsen & 5. Bernice Alvira White. Born on 2 Jun 1933 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.1 Robert died in Burlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., on 6 May 1999; he was 65. Buried on 15 May 1999 in Burlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.
On 12 Sep 1959 Robert married Hope Marie Boehner in Somerville, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.1
3. Hope Marie Boehner, daughter of 6. Raymond Kenneth Boehner & 7. Rhoda Gertrude Hyson. Born on 11 Feb 1929 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.1 Hope Marie died in Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., on 25 Jan 2025; she was 95.

Hope Boehner was born on Bigelow Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts during a blizzard on 11 February 1929 to Rhoda Gertrude Hyson (1906-2000) and her husband Raymond Kenneth Boehner (1903-1992).  Her maternal aunt Vera Hyson Swinamer (1901-1987) was visiting and helped to deliver the baby.  The landlady, Mrs. Fogarty wrapped Hope in cotton batting creating a mess!  As a young girl her family moved to Hawthorne Street, Somerville, Massachusetts.  Hope attended school in the Somerville school system graduating in the class of 1947.  In high school, she played basketball.  As a girl and young woman, she spent parts of many summers visiting her grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins in the Mahone Bay area of Nova Scotia.  She was on vacation in August 1945 when the Second World War ended and has spoken about being out on her Uncle Charlie Boehner’s boat returning from Lunenburg to Martin’s River when they heard bells ringing and car horns blaring; it was 15 August and the War was over!
 
After high school, Hope went to work in Boston at Conrad’s Dept. Store on Winter Street in Boston where she became an assistant buyer.  She also worked at Lahey Clinic at Kenmore Square in Boston from about 1949 to 1953.  She worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the Division of Employment Security from 1953 to 1962.
 
In the late 1950s, her mother Gertrude’s first cousin Lois Paulsen (née Hyson) introduced Hope to Robert Paulsen of Woburn, Massachusetts as Lois was his step-mother.  After a courtship of a couple years, Bob Paulsen proposed to Hope Boehner on Christmas Eve 1958.  They were married at College Ave Methodist Church in Somerville on 12 September 1959.  They moved to Allen Street, Woburn next door to his father Iver and step-mother Lois Paulsen.  In December 1961 Bob and Hope bought their home in Burlington, Massachusetts on St. Mary Road.
 
Hope and Bob Paulsen raised their three children Kenneth, Dawn and Dale in Burlington.  During the 1960s and early 1970s, Hope was an at-home parent.  Once all three kids were in school, she began to work part-time.  Her first job was helping the special needs students at Pine Glen School in Burlington. In Town Meeting, Mom advocated for Lahey Clinic when they sought to relocate to Burlington from Boston; she was hired at Lahey in 1980.  Mom started as a unit secretary to the dialysis unit until she had open heart surgery in 1982 because a rare congenital heart condition had been discovered and diagnosed by Dr. Bruce Mirbach.  She was his project until he retired in 2018.  After her surgery in 1982, she transferred to a less demanding position at Lahey in the New Patient Registration Department where she stayed until retirement in 1993.  Bob retired the same year for medical reasons.
 
During her years in Burlington, Hope became involved in town politics.  In the mid-1970s to promote a bikeathon in Burlington for the Kidney Foundation in support of her sister Dorothy Oberg, she rode her son Dale’s tricycle in the Selectman’s Office during a meeting and made the front page of the town newspaper.  When Burlington transitioned from open town meeting to elected town meeting in 1972, Hope was a charter member having been elected to a one-year term.  She was subsequently re-elected in 1973 to the first of many three-year terms serving until 2006.  In town meeting, Hope was instrumental in helping bring Lahey Clinic to town.  While in Town Meeting, she and Bob fought in the 1980s to ensure the so-called landlocked land just west of route 3 would remain undeveloped conservation land.  She was a strong supporter of that effort.  In the early 2000s, Hope was involved in the planning of the conversion of the Marion Tavern / Grandview Farm to be town rental space for events and the construction of Grandview Farms Condominiums as condos for townie senior citizens.  She has also served on the Burlington Historical Commission from the early 1980s to 2025 and with Bob on the town’s Bicentennial Commission in 1998-1999.  The image of colonial couple on the town’s Bicentennial afghan blanket is Bob and Hope.
 
Hope and Bob were active in Burlington life in the 1980s and early 1990s.  They established the Burlington Artillery for use in historical re-enactments.  Using wagon wheels from Nova Scotia, Bob built a gun carriage for a functioning cannon (named Hope) that was forged in upstate New York and could shoot a two-pound ball.  Hope learned to fire the cannon and had her own cannon crew.  Hope was the first woman in the Commonwealth to hold a cannoneers licence.  They took the cannon to Castle Island on the Fourth of July and other significant dates to salute he U.S.S. Constitution on her turnaround voyages in Boston Harbor.  They participated in cannon competitions.  The cannon went to Nova Scotia twice and Québec City once; each time meant significant paperwork with the Canadian government as they were bringing an article of war across the border.  In 1980 they joined the Soissionnais Regiment, a historical re-enactment group of one of the French regiments from the American Revolution.  In 1981 as members of the regiment, they were at Yorktown for the Bicentennial of the battle that ended the Revolution.  They later joined the Bourbonnais Regiment and in 1987 travelled to England for an English Heritage sponsored series of events to bring the American Revolution to England.  They had many adventures with the cannon named Hope.  After Bob died in 1999, Hope donated “Hope” to the General Knox Museum in Thomaston, Maine.
 
Hope had a great sense of humour which she inherited from her mother and grandmother.  That sense of humour was passed to her children.  Hope valued her time in Nova Scotia visiting her family.  Nova Scotia important to her.  Nova Scotia was home for her although she was born in the States.
Third Generation
4. Iver Emanuel Paulsen, son of 8. Iver Paulsen & 9. Edla Jeannette Hallin. Born on 4 Mar 1901 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.1 Iver Emanuel died in Yarmouth, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 20 May 1985; he was 84.2

Iver E. and Bernice E. Paulsen with their son Stuart resided at 22 Leonard Street, Woburn, Massachusetts according to the 1930 U.S. federal census. They did not own their own home and paid US $40.00 per month in rent. Iver Paulsen was the proprietor of a paint shop. (T626-931, Massachusetts, Middlkesex Co., ED 545, Woburn, p. 10A)

The 1940 United States census states that Iver and Bernice Paulsen with two sons resided at 73 Green Street, Woburn, Massachusetts. They rented their home for USD 25.00 per month. Iver Paulsen was a painting contractor with his own business. His 1939 income was not provided to the census. (T627-1622, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 9-642, Woburn ward 2, p. 6A)
On 8 Oct 1927 Iver Emanuel married Bernice Alvira White in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.1
5. Bernice Alvira White, daughter of 10. James Nelson White & 11. Christina Stewart. Born on 18 Apr 1908 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.1 Bernice Alvira died in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., on 4 Nov 1956; she was 48.1
6. Raymond Kenneth Boehner, son of 12. Nathan Ephraim Boehner & 13. Gertrude Melissa Arabella Hiltz. Born on 18 Nov 1903 in Martin’s River, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.2,3,4 Raymond Kenneth died in Wareham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., on 28 Aug 1992; he was 88.3 Buried on 31 Aug 1992 in Holliston, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A. Occupation: Machine Operator.

As a young man, Ray Boehner had an ice boat that he would use on Mahone Bay near Martin’s River. Before he immigrated to the United States, he worked in banks fishing schooners for a couple seasons.

Raymond K. and Rhoda G. Boehner with their two daughters resided at 26 Bigelow Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts according to the 1930 U.S. federal census. Earl Heyson, Rhoda's brother resided with them. They rented their apartment for US $42.00 per month. Raymond Boehner was a labourer in a soap factory. He immigrated to the United States in 1924. Rhoda Boehner immigrated to the United States in 1923. Earl Heyson immigrated to the United States in 1921. Earl Heyson was a labourer in a bakery. All three were born in Nova Scotia, Canada. Daughters Dorothy G. and Hope M. Boehner were born in Massachusetts. (T626-915, Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., ED 35, Somerville, p. 11A)

The 1940 United States federal census states that Raymond and Rhoda Boehner with two daughters resided at 59 Hawthorne Street, Somerville, Massachusetts. They rented their home for USD 25.00 per month. Raymond Boehner was a stationary engineer in a soap factory. He earned USD 1500.00 in 1939. Raymond, Rhoda and Dorothy Boehner were born in Canada and were not naturalized. (Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., ED 21-89, Somerville ward 6, block 465, p. 5B)
On 3 Jul 1926 Raymond Kenneth married Rhoda Gertrude Hyson in Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.1
7. Rhoda Gertrude Hyson, daughter of 14. Robert Turner Hyson & 15. Martha Matilda Zwicker. Born on 9 Jul 1906 in Oakland, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Rhoda Gertrude died in North Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., on 12 Nov 2000; she was 94. Buried on 16 Nov 2000 in Holliston, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Fourth Generation
8. Iver Paulsen, son of 16. Poul Iversen Kirkegaard & 17. Marie Heluise Thomsdatter. Born on 17 Dec 1863 in Tved, Hillerslev herred, Thisted amt, Denmark.5 Iver died in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., on 18 Oct 1957; he was 93.1 Buried on 25 Oct 1957 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Ivar Poulsen emigrated from Denmark to the United States in November 1887. He travelled to the United States on the SS Thingvalla from Copenhagen with his sisters Inger Poulsen and Caroline Poulsen. Ivar Paulsen was residing in Thisted, Thisted County when he emigrated. His stated destination in the Danish emigration registration records was to be New York City. He registered as a painter (Maler). He registered with the emigration police at Copenhagen on 25 October 1887. (Dansk Demografisk Database, Danish Emigrant Archives, 1887, contract 369100).

Ivar, Caroline and Inger Poulsen arrived in the United States on 14 November 1887. The SS Thingvalla sailed from Copenhagen, Denmark via Christiana and Christiansand, Norway to New York City, New York. Ivar Poulsen was a painter. Inger and Caroline Poulsen were servants. Ivar Poulsen had three pieces of baggage. Caroline Poulsen had one piece of baggage while Inger Poulsen had no baggage. (M237-514, list number 1463, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957)

The Jens and Hedewig Mathson, the Peter and Caroline Stockholm, and the Iver and Jeannie Paulsen families all resided at Felton Road, Woburn in 1900.

Iver and Jennie Paulsen with their two children resided at Felton Street, Woburn, Massachusetts according to the 1900 U.S. federal census. Iver Paulsen was a painter. He immigrated to the United States from Denmark in 1887 and was naturalized. Jennie Paulsen immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1896 and not yet naturalized. Their children were born in Massachusetts. (T623-668, Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., ED 1006, Woburn, p. 6A)

According to the 1910 U.S. federal census, Iver and Geanne Polson with their two children resided at 17 Sherman Place, Woburn, Massachusetts. Jeanne Paulsen had three children of whom two were living in 1910. Iver Paulsen was a house painter. He immigrated to the United States from Denmark in 1890 and was naturalized. Jennie Paulsen immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1894 and not yet naturalized. Their children were born in Massachusetts. Residing with them was Maria Hallin, Jeanne Paulsen's unmarried elder sister. She was a vast maker in tailor shop. Maria Hallin immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1898 and not yet naturalized. (T624-607, Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., ED 1073, Woburn, p. 15A)

The 1920 U.S. federal census states that Iver and Jeanne Paulsen with their four children resided at 17 Sherman Place, Woburn, Massachusetts. They owned their home which was mortgage free by 1920. Iver Paulsen was as house painter. He immigrated to the United States from Denmark in 1863 and was naturalized in 1898. Jennie Paulsen immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1896 and was naturalized in 1908. The children were born in Massachusetts. (T625-720, Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., ED 543, Woburn, p. 11A)

Iver and Jeanne Paulsen with their two youngest children resided at 17 Sherman Place, Woburn, Massachusetts according to the 1930 U.S. federal census. They owned their own home which was valued at US $3000.00. Iver Paulsen was a general painter. He immigrated to the United States from Denmark in 1887 and was naturalized. Jennie Paulsen immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1896 and was naturalized. Their children were born in Massachusetts. (T626-720, Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., ED 550, Woburn, p. 14A)

The 1940 United States census states that Iver and Jean Paulsen with two sons resided at 12 Sherman Place, Woburn, Massachusetts. They owned their home which was valued at USD 9100.00. Iver Paulsen was a painter with his own business. His income was not stated. Richard and Arnold Paulsen were house painters who each earned USD 1000.00 in 1939. Jean Paulsen’s sister Maria Hallin lived in the household. She was a milliner who worked in a clothing factory. She earned USD 220.00 in 1939. Iver Paulsen was born in Denmark and was naturalized. Jean Paulsen and Maria Hallin were born in Sweden and were naturalized. (Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., ED 9-649, Woburn ward 4, p. 23B)
On 12 Dec 1896 Iver married Edla Jeannette Hallin in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.1
9. Edla Jeannette Hallin, daughter of 18. Emanuel Andersson Hallin & 19. Emma Karolina Sandelin. Born on 29 Apr 1876 in Kristinehamn, Värmlands län, Sweden.6 Edla Jeannette died in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., on 22 Jan 1952; she was 75.1 Buried on 24 Jan 1952 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.

The household examination roll for Kristinehamn states that Edla Jeanetta Hallin resided in her parents household until Aug 1893. She left Kristinehamn on 22 August 1893 for Amerika. The same document show her returning to her parents household from Amerika on 26 August 1895. The Hallin family resided at Nya Kyrkogatan, Kristinehamn. (Kristinehamn: Husförhörslängder 1891-1895, p. 144)

Edla Jeanette Hallin arrived at Ellis Island, N.Y. on the SS Saint Louis from Southampton, 31 Oct 1896.

The ship was built by William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilders, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1895. 11,629 gross tons; 554 (bp) feet long; 63 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw.  Service speed 19 knots.  1,340 passengers (320 first class, 220 second class, 800 third class). Built for American Line, in 1895 and named Saint Louis. Southampton-New York service. Used by US Navy as auxiliary cruiser in Spanish-American War or 1898. Transferred to United States Navy, American flag, in 1917 and renamed USS Louisville. Armed transport service. Returned to American Line, in 1920 and renamed St. Louis. Was badly damaged by fire while being refitted. Laid-up 1920-24. Rebuilding plans in 1922 never revitalized. Scrapped at Genoa in 1924.
10. James Nelson White, son of 20. Andrew White & 21. Mary Elizabeth Oickle. Born on 1 Mar 1872 in Maitland, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.2 James Nelson died in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., on 6 Jun 1936; he was 64.1

James White resided in the Milville census district, Kings County, Nova Scotia according to the 1891 Canadian federal census. He resided in the household of his uncle John White. He was a labourer. He and his uncle's family were Baptists. (RG 31-C-1, 1891, Nova Scotia, Kings Co., ED 37-19, Millville, p. 8)

James N. White was stationed at Carigara, Leyte, Philippine Islands according to the 1900 U.S. federal census. He was a cook in the Company F, 43rd Infantry Regiment of the United States Army. His residence in the United States was 79 Greene Street, Woburn, Massachusetts. He was born in March 1873 in Nova Scotia. (T623-1841, Military and Naval Forces Philippine Islands, Leyte, ED 196, Caragara, p. 8A)

The 1900 U.S. federal census states that Christina Stewart resided at 114 Highland Road, Winchester, Massachusetts. She was servant doing housework in the household of Sandford Leland. Christina White immigrated to the United from Canada in 1896 and was not yet naturalized (T623-668, Massachusetts, Middlesex, ED 996, Woburn, p. 10B)

James and Christina White with their children resided at 75 Green Street, Woburn, Massachusetts according to the 1910 U.S. federal census. They had been married for eight years and had four children, all of whom were alive in 1910. James White was a carpenter doing odd jobs. He immigrated to the United States from Canada in 1895 and was naturalized. Christina White immigrated to the United from Canada in 1891 [1901?] and was not yet naturalized. (T624-607, Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., ED 1069, Woburn, p. 4A)

According to the 1920 U.S. federal census, James and Christina White with their children resided at 88 Green Street, Woburn, Massachusetts. They owned their own home on which they had a mortgage. James White was a carpenter for a railroad. He immigrated to the United States from Canada in 1892 and was naturalized in 1902. Christina White immigrated to the United from Canada in 1898 and was naturalized in 1902. (T625-720, Massachusetts, Middlesex Co.,ED 537, Woburn, p. 4A)

James N. and Christina White with three of their children resided at 88 Green Street, Woburn Massachusetts according to the 1930 U.S. federal census. They owned their own home which was valued at U.S. $3000.00. They also owned a radio set. James N. White was from English Canada while Christina White was from Prince Edward Island. He immigrated to the United States in 1892 and she in 1898. They were naturalized. The children were born in Massachusetts. James White was a carpenter for a railroad [Boston & Maine]. (T626-931, Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., ED 545, Woburn, p. 7A)
On 28 Sep 1902 James Nelson married Christina Stewart in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.1
11. Christina Stewart, daughter of 22. Donald Malcolm Stewart & 23. Christina ‘Christie’ Stewart. Born on 29 Aug 1879 in Belle Creek, Lot 62, Queens Co., Prince Edward Island, Canada.7 Christina died in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., on 25 Mar 1970; she was 90.1
12. Nathan Ephraim Boehner, son of 24. Michael Ephraim Boehner & 25. Catherine Keddy. Born on 21 Oct 1877 in Martin’s River, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.4,2 Nathan Ephraim died in Martin’s River, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 29 Oct 1957; he was 80.2 Buried on 31 Oct 1957 in Martin’s River, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.2 Occupation: Fisherman.

Nathan Keddy [Boehner] resided in the Blockhouse census district, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia according to the 1881 Canadian federal census. He lived [with his mother Catherine Keddy] in the household of [his grandparents] Francis and Sophia Keddy. The family were Anglicans. (RG 31-C-1, 1881, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg Co., ED 11-C1, Blockhouse, p. 18)

According to the 1891 Canadian federal census, Nathan Keddy [Boehner] resided in the Blockhouse census district, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. He lived in the household of [his grandparents] Francis and Sophia Keddy. Edmund Keddy was a farmer. The family were Anglicans. (RG 31-C-1, 1891, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg Co., ED 38-B1, Blockhouse, p. 4)
On 26 Jun 1901 Nathan Ephraim married Gertrude Melissa Arabella Hiltz in Martin’s River, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.2
13. Gertrude Melissa Arabella Hiltz, daughter of 26. Joseph E. Hiltz & 27. Eliza Mary Clinton. Born on 6 Jun 1881 in Martin’s Point, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Gertrude Melissa Arabella died in Martin’s River, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 25 May 1963; she was 81.2 Buried on 28 May 1963 in Martin’s River, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.2

Gertrude Boehner died from a cerebral thrombosis.
14. Robert Turner Hyson, son of 28. William Henry Hyson & 29. Ursula Elizabeth Turner. Born on 4 Nov 1864 in Oakland, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America.4 Robert Turner died in Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 6 Jun 1931; he was 66.2 Buried on 10 Jun 1931 in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.2

Robert Hyson died from perforation of the sigmoid colon with general peritonitis.
On 9 Oct 1894 Robert Turner married Martha Matilda Zwicker in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.2
15. Martha Matilda Zwicker, daughter of 30. James Zwicker & 31. Eliza Hyson. Born on 1 Mar 1874 in Oakland, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Martha Matilda died in Oakland, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 9 Sep 1958; she was 84.2 Buried on 11 Sep 1958 in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.2

Robert and Matilda Hyson with nine children resided in Oakland, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia according to the 1911 Canadian federal census. Her widowed mother Eliza Zwicker lived in the household as did Annie Hyson [who was Eliza Zwicker’s sister]. Robert Hyson was a farmer. Flora Hyson was a domestic working for a private family. The family were Presbyterians. (RG 31-C-1, 1911, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg Co., ED 49-33, Oakland, p. 1)

Martha Matilda Hyson died from a cerebral thrombosis.
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