Carolyn Stevenson Bedford

Carolyn Stevenson Bedford passed away March 12, 2023. She was born to true New Hampshirestock in the farmhouse that had belonged to her family since the mid-1800's. Both sides of herfamily could trace their roots back in New Hampshire into the early 19th century, with a fewbranches even into the 17th. Family lore tells us that her birth was celebrated by bringing indoorplumbing to the farm.Ayers Lake Farm had been a destination for summer tourists and boarders since the 1890s. Itwas literally the end of the road until the 1930's when US 202 was built and the road wasextended through the property to the next town and beyond. Carolyn had memories of herfamily providing sandwiches to foot travelers during the Depression. To minimize Carolyn'sisolation as an only child, her parents would often bring her school friends to the farm to play.Carolyn attended schools in Barrington and Rochester, graduating from Spaulding High School in1947 where she picked up the nickname "Stevie." Upon graduation, she made the...