Friday, June 19, 2015

1875-1881 Autograph Album of Hattie of Charlestown, Massachusetts Area, Including Students at Charlestown Prescott School


1875-1881 autograph album that belonged to a Hattie, possibly Hattie Devens Turner, who was most likely in the 1876 graduating class at Charlestown Prescott School at Charlestown, Massachusetts, as were many of the inscribers.

Hattie Devens Turner (1862-1933) was born at Charlestown, Massachusetts, the daughter of Richard Devens Turner and Elizabeth Frances (Person) Turner.  Hattie would marry George J. Raymond on October 27, 1883 at Boston, Massachusetts.

The album measures approximately 8-1/2" by 7" and contains the sentiments, or names, of 71 people, including Hattie's classmates and teachers.  An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.

One page lists the teachers at Charlestown Prescott School.  They were [not in alphabetical order]:

George T. LittlefieldMartha M. KenwickR. Ella Lander
Eunice B. DyerJulia C. PowersJennie F. Sawyer
Alonzo MeserveElizabeth J. FarnsworthFannie A. Craigin
Carrie M. SawyerL. Alice Sears


The girls who graduated from Charlestown Prescott School in 1876 and their teacher, again, not in alphabetical order.

Eunice B. Dyer, TeacherAnnie F. LittlefieldFlora J. Harris
Winnie D. HarrisonElla A. LawrenceKatie A. Griffin
Nellie J. BreedKatie F. KevillNellie F. Corcoran
Lizzie MailmanSusie B. AtwellHattie D. Turner
Carrie A. PeaseMaggie I. O'Neill
Jennie M. JerauldMaggie L. Welch
Fanny L. WaterhouseGeorgietta P. Davis


The boys who graduated from Charlestown Prescott School in 1876 and their teacher, again, not in alphabetical order:

George F. Littlefield, TeacherGuy MaynardFrederick C. Ward
Edgar F. Hanscom Frank H. SeaveyDaniel J. O'Connor
Henry F. JohnstonGeorge E. GardnerJohn Tyler
Lawrence G. Ripley, Esq.Charles W. LeeWilliam H. Webster
William A. SnowFrank E. Goodspeed
James L. FaunceWilliam H. Varrell


From the 1877 Annual Report of Boston, Massachusetts, showing the names of students who graduated from the various Boston schools in 1876:  [Note the names of some different students; different spellings; and the helpful addition of middle names; also note that Hattie Devens Turner is not listed.].  


Surnames in the Album

AAdamsGGardnerLLanderSSawyer [2]
Atwell [2]GareyLawrence [2]Sears
Ayer [2]GoodspeedLee [2]Seavey [2]
BBreedGriffin [2]Littlefield [4]Snow
CColgroveHHanscom [3]LockeTTobey
CorcoranHarrisMMailmanTurner
CraiginHarrisonMaynardTyler
CurrierHaywardMcDonaldVVarney
DDavisJJerauldMeserveVarrell
DowningJohnstonOO'ConnorWWard
Dyer [3]KKenwickO'NeillWaterhouse
EEarleKevillPPeaseWebster
EdwardsPowersWelch
FFarnsworthRRipley [2]West
FaunceWhitton

Inscribers in the Album

A
  • George H. Adams, inscribed at Somerville, Massachusetts, on June 5, 1875
  • Susie B. Atwell of Boston, Massachusetts, inscribed on January 16, 1875
  • Susie B. Atwell; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • Lettie F. Ayer of East Somerville, Maine, inscribed on June 6, 1880; shared the page with Gertrude A. Earle
  • Fred C. Ayer of Somerville, Massachusetts, inscribed on October 3, 1880
B
  • Nellie J. Breed; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
C
  • Hattie Colgrove of Somerville, Massachusetts, inscribed on July 25, 1878
  • Nellie F. Corcoran; her name listing names on a page of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • Fannie A. Craigin; mentioned as a teacher, on a page shared by teachers at the Charlestown Prescott School, Charlestown, Massachusetts
  • Angie E. Currier of Boston, Massachusetts, inscribed on January 15, 1875; mentions B.H.D.
D
  • Georgietta P. Davis; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • E. H. Downnig or E. H. Downing, inscribed on June 23, 1879. Possibly Rev. Elijah H. Downing (1810-1896)
  • Eunice B. Dyer; mentioned as a teacher, on a page shared by teachers at the Charlestown Prescott School, Charlestown, Massachusetts
  • Eunice B. Dyer, teacher; on a page shared by her students in the girls graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School
  • Eunice B. Dyer, inscribed at Charlestown, Massachusetts, on February 9, 1876; presumably Hattie's teacher, whose name appears on a page with the graduates of the Charlestown Prescott School girls' graduating class of 1876
E
  • Gertrude A. Earle, inscribed at East Somerville, Massachusetts, in June 1880; shared the page with Lettie F. Ayer
  • Herbert Edwards of North Cambridge, Massachusetts, inscribed at C.H.S. [Cambridge High School ?] on October 1, 1877
F
  • Elizabeth J. Farnsworth; mentioned as a teacher, on a page shared by teachers at the Charlestown Prescott School, Charlestown, Massachusetts
  • James L. Faunce; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
G
  • George E. Gardner; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
  • Charles C. Garey of Boston, Massachusetts, inscribed on January 26, 1875; mentions B.H.D.
  • Frank E. Goodspeed; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
  • Katie A. Griffin; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • Etta L. Griffith of Boston, Massachusetts, inscribed on February 22, 1877
H
  • Louise M. Hanscom of Boston, Massachusetts, inscribed on February 14, 1877; mentions B. H. D.
  • Edgar F. Hanscom; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
  • E. F. Hanscom of Boston, Massachusetts, inscribed on January 26, 1876; Hattie's schoolmate, presumably Edgar F. Hanscom mentioned on a page that lists the boys in the Class of 1876 at the Charlestown Prescott School
  • Flora J. Harris; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • Winnie D. Harrison; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • George J. Hayward, inscribed at Boston, Massachusetts, on November 23, 1881
J
  • Jennie M. Jerauld; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • Henry F. Johnston; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
K
  • Martha M. Kenwick; mentioned as a teacher, on a page shared by teachers at the Charlestown Prescott School, Charlestown, Massachusetts
  • Katie F. Kevill; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
L
  • R. Ella Lander; mentioned as a teacher, on a page shared by teachers at the Charlestown Prescott School, Charlestown, Massachusetts
  • Ella A. Lawrence of Boston, Massachusetts, inscribed on January 21, 1876
  • Ella A. Lawrence; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • Charles W. Lee; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
  • Charles W. Lee of Boston, Massachusetts, inscribed on February 7, 1876
  • George T. Littlefield, inscribed at Boston, Massachusetts, on February 5, 1876
  • George T. Littlefield; mentioned as a teacher, on a page shared by teachers at the Charlestown Prescott School, Charlestown, Massachusetts
  • Annie F. Littlefield; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • George F. Littlefield, teacher; on a page shared by his students in the boys graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School
  • Helen A. Locke of Cambridge, Massachusetts, inscribed on June 19, 1879
M
  • Lizzie Mailman; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • Guy Maynard; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
  • Eugene McDonald of East Somerville, Massachusetts, inscribed on July 12, 1878
  • Alonzo Meserve; mentioned as a teacher, on a page shared by teachers at the Charlestown Prescott School, Charlestown, Massachusetts
O
  • Daniel J. O'Connor; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
  • Maggie I. O'Neill; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
P
  • Carrie A. Pease; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • Julia C. Powers; mentioned as a teacher, on a page shared by teachers at the Charlestown Prescott School, Charlestown, Massachusetts
R
  • Lawrence G. Ripley, Esq; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
  • Laurence G. Ripley of Boston, Massachusetts, inscribed on February 7, 1876
S
  • Carrie M. Sawyer; mentioned as a teacher, on a page shared by teachers at the Charlestown Prescott School, Charlestown, Massachusetts
  • Jennie F. Sawyer; mentioned as a teacher, on a page shared by teachers at the Charlestown Prescott School, Charlestown, Massachusetts
  • L. Alice Sears; mentioned as a teacher, on a page shared by teachers at the Charlestown Prescott School, Charlestown, Massachusetts
  • Frank H. Seavey; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
  • Frank H. Seavey of the Bunkerhill District, Boston, Massachusetts, inscribed on January 15, 1875.
  • William A. Snow; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
T
  • Mamie E. Tobey, inscribed at Boston, Massachusetts, on February 10, 1877
  • Hattie D. Turner; her name listing names on a page of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • John Tyler; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
V
  • Delia A. Varney, inscribed on February 19, 1877. There's an added pencil note dated March 26, 1880, whether by Delia or Hattie, I don't know.
  • William H. Varrell; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
W
  • Frederick C. Ward; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
  • Fanny L. Waterhouse; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • William H. Webster; his name on a page listing names of boys in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher George F. Littlefield
  • Maggie L. Welch; her name on a page listing names of the girls in the graduating class of 1876 at Charlestown Prescott School, with teacher Eunice B. Dyer
  • Laura H. West of Boston, Massachusetts, inscribed on February 19, 1877
  • Carrie I. Whitton of Watertown, Massachusetts, inscribed on January 31, 1877. Carrie Isabelle Whitton (1862-1890)

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