Joseph
My great grandfather Joseph D. Patterson. His surname at birth was Patnaude. However,when he moved to Haverhill,Mass in the mid 1890s with his family his father hanged the name to Patterson. Joseph's father felt that a French sounding name would be subjected to prejudice.
This was probably the last
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Photo taken
at Hverhill, Massachusetts USA
on
Also in this photo:
Joseph Simeon Patterson
at 52 years old
