CHATHAM — Lincoln P. Garland, age 93, went home to Heaven on Nov. 3, 2026.
He was born on June 3, 1933, in Chatham, N.H., the son of Fredrick and Ruby (Stone) Garland. He spent his early childhood in the town he would always call home. At the age of nine his family moved to Dover, N.H., and later Somersworth, N.H.
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