Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Photograph of a Young Boy Arthur F. Doe, presumably Arthur Franklin Doe (1888-1957) of Massachusetts and Maine


Photograph of a young boy identified on the reverse, obviously much later, as Arthur F. Doe, Sr.   There seems to be a studio imprint but it's worn away.  The identification also says A. F? Doe, which might be A. Fn Doe.


Intriguingly, there was an Arthur Franklin Doe born January 27, 1888 - either at Woonsocket, Rhode Island or Malden, Massachusetts - I found records for each - son of Arthur Lincoln Doe and Iva Ardell (Carney) Doe, both natives of Maine.

On August 26, 1915 at Newcastle, Maine, Arthur, then a farmer, married teacher Estella Medora Leighton, daughter of Edward C. Leighton and Julia E. (Billington) Leighton.   In keeping with the "Sr." designation of the photograph's identification, Arthur and Estella had a son, Arthur Franklin Doe, Jr.

Arthur Franklin Doe, Sr., spent some years at the Augusta State Hospital.  He died in 1957 and is buried in the Sheepscot Cemetery at Newcastle, Maine.

Sources

  • Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915
  • Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921
  • U.S. Federal Census
  • Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980
  • Find A Grave 

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