Portsmouth Herald
Feb. 24 – To the Editor:
My grandparents emigrated to Portsmouth in 1900. My grandmother, Julia Brennan, was from Ireland and my grandfather, Joseph Martineau, was from Princeville, Quebec. They met here in Portsmouth, were married at the Immaculate Conception Church. For their honeymoon, they took the train from Portsmouth train station up country through Island Pond, Vermont, and on into Quebec. On their return, they moved into their new home at 64 Pine Street in the infamous Creek Neighborhood. The Creek (pronounced “Crick”) was about 90% Irish Catholic and a few of them weren't happy to have a "mixed marriage" such as my grandparents in the neighborhood. My grandmother gave birth to their four children in their home.