On 11 May 1928 when Luther Putnam was 18, he first married
Shirley O. Merrill, daughter of
Maurice D. Merrill (ca 1889-) &
Bernice S. Swain (ca 1891-), in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire.
Born ca 1912 in Connecticut. They were divorced.
New Hampshire Marriage Records Index
5 Apr 1944, Nashua
Shirley Merrill Nichols, 32, daughter of Maurice Merrill & Bernice Swain
Robert O’Neil, 43, son of Jeremiah O’Neil & Julia Sullivan