Tuesday, January 8, 2013

1870s Autograph Album of a Lillian who lived at Haverhill, Massachusetts, or Bradford, Massachusetts


1870s autograph album that belonged to a Lillian, who, judging from the residences of the signers, lived at Haverhill, Massachusetts, or across the Merrimac River at Bradford, Massachusetts.  

The album is approximately 7-3/4" x 5" and contains 15 pages signed by Lillian herself and her friends.  An alphbetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

At the time the autograph album was compiled, Bradford was part of Haverhill; they split into two municipalities in 1897.



I found several possibilities for a Lillian born about 1862, which was the approximate birth year of most of the signers.  A reader may have a better idea of her identity, based on her circle of friends.


May Bean of Bradford, Massachusetts, signed a page on 7 April 1878.


Cora B. Washburn of Haverhill, Massachusetts, signed a page on 20 April 1877.


Carrie E. Small of Haverhill, Massachusetts, signed a page on 10 April 1878.


Lizzie M. Kempton of Haverhill, Massachusetts, signed a page on 10 April 1878.


Nellie E. Osgood of Haverhill, Massachusetts, signed a page on 18 April 1878.  The way she wrote her first name looks more like Jellie.


Edith Rosamond Wheeler of Haverhill, Massachusetts, signed a page on 5 June 1878.


M. Lizzie Kimball of Bradford, Massachusetts, signed a page on 2 April 1878.


Hattie H. Jennings signed a page at Haverhill, Massachusetts, on 11 May 1878.


Agnes Bean of Bradford, Massachusetts, signed a page.


John Germundson signed a page.


Katie H. Bean of Bradford, Massachusetts, signed a page on 6 April 1878.

Clara A. Lurton of Haverhill, Massachusetts, signed a page on 7 April 1878.   [My thanks to the several folks online who helped me decipcher Clara's surname.]


Nellie A. Daniels signed a page at Haverhill, Massachusetts, on 10 July 1878.


Vina H. Hussey of Haverhill, Massachusetts, signed a page on 8 June 1878.


Alphabetical list of the signers: [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]


  • Lillian, album owner, likely of Haverhill, Massachusetts, or Bradford, Massachusetts
  • May Bean of Bradford, Massachusetts, signed 7 April 1878
  • Agnes Bean of Bradford, Massachusetts
  • Katie H. Bean of Bradford, Massachusetts, signed 6 April 1878
  • Nellie A. Daniels, signed at Haverhill, Massachusetts, on 10 July 1878
  • John Germundson
  • Vina H. Hussey of Haverhill, Massachusetts, signed on 8 June 1878
  • Hattie H. Jennings, signed at Haverhill, Massachusetts, on 11 May 1878
  • Lizzie M. Kempton of Haverhill, Massachustts, signed on 10 April 1878
  • M. Lizzie Kimball of Bradford, Massachusetts, signed 2 April 1878
  • Clara A. ? of Haverhill, Massachusetts, signed 7 April 1878
  • Nellie E. Osgood of Haverhill, Massachusetts, signed 18 April 1878 [first name looks more like Jellie]
  • Carrie E. Small of Haverhill, Massachusetts, signed 10 April 1878
  • Cora B. Washburn of Haverhill, Massachusetts, signed  20 April 1877
  • Edith Rosamond Wheeler of Haverhill, Massachusetts, signed 5 June 1878


If you recognize any of these names from your family research, please leave a comment or contact me directly.



Haverhill, Massachusetts, and Bradford, Massachusetts


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