1880s-1904 autograph album that belonged to Minnie Bell Gray of Morgan Center, Vermont, and/or Beebe Plain, Vermont.
When the final border between Vermont and Quebec was set, it split the community of Beebe Plain in two. Some of the inscribers in Minnie's album hailed from Beebe Plain, Vermont, now a village in the town of Derby. Even more inscribers hailed from Beebe Plain, Quebec, now a village in the town of Stanstead.
Minnie wrote her name on the title page.
Below, an alphabetical list of inscribers' surnames: [See an alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, at the end of this post.]
From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:
According to a record in Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Minnie Bell Gray was born September 28, 1867 at Morgan, Vermont, the daughter of J. A. Gray and Abbie C. Gray. They were Joseph A. Gray and Abigail Caroline (Bartlett) Gray.
Minnie's parents and her maternal grandparents inscribed pages in the album. Minnie's father, Joseph A. Gray, inscribed the left page, below:
Minnie's mother, Abbie Caroline (Bartlett) Gray, inscribed the left page, below:
Minnie's maternal grandmother, Clarissa (Bryant) Bartlett, inscribed the right page, below:
Minnie's maternal grandfather, Byram Bartlett, inscribed the page below and gave his date and place of birth as September 22, 1808 at Morgan, Vermont.
Other inscribers who expressed a kinship:
- Bunny Gray, Minnie's brother; he may have been Joseph B. Gray
- Fred A. Gray, Minnie's brother
- Joseph H. Gilmore, Minnie's future husband, who inscribed his page in 1882 - see the page he inscribed farther below
- Oldis Cleora Gilmore, Minnie's daughter - see the page she inscribed farther below
Several other people with the surnames Bartlett and Gray inscribed pages and were presumably Minnie's relatives - see the alphabetical list of inscribers at the end of this post.
On March 24, 1885 at Morgan, Vermont, Minnie Bell Gray married Calais, Maine, native Joseph H. Gilmore [shown as Joseph A. on their marriage record], son of John and Ellen Gilmore. Joseph, who gave his address as Lewiston, Maine, inscribed a page in Minnie's album on April 13, 1882 at Morgan Centre, Vermont.
Minnie and Joseph had at least two children, son Gerald Harrison Gilmore, born November 2, 1888, and daughter Oldis Cleora Gilmore, who was born September 4, 1893, both at Morgan, Vermont. Oldis inscribed the latest entry, on November 11, 1904, in her mother's album, left page, below:
Minnie and Joseph died in 1940. They're buried in the Center Cemetery at Morgan, Vermont, along with their children and other relatives.
If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.
List of Inscribers
- Lizzie; inscribed on June 3, 1882
- unsigned
- Bird design with the words "To Minnie" incorporated in it. Unsigned; perhaps done by the inscriber of the left facing page: Nellie M. Hutson or Nellie M. Huntoon.
- Gertie; inscribed on March 26, 1882
- Iola A. Badger of Derby, Vermont; inscribed at Morgan, Vermont, on October 6, 1882
- Clarissa Bartlett of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on March 10, 1881 at age 72. Clarissa (Bryant) Bartlett, maternal grandmother of album owner Minnie Bell Gray.
- Byram Bartlett, "Born at Morgan Sept 22 1808". Maternal grandfather of album owner Minnie Bell Gray.
- Herbert A. Bartlett of Morgan, Vermont; inscribed at Beebe Plain [didn't specify whether Vermont or Quebec] on March 14, 1882
- W. L. Bartlett of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on June 31 [sic], 1881
- Annie M. Bedell of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on July 22, 1881
- Amos Bigelow, "Born April 2nd 1817 Conway Mass". Shared the page with Mary Ann Bigelow of Beebe Plain, Quebec.
- Mary Ann Bigelow of Beebe Plain, Quebec, inscribed March 9, 1882. Shared the page with Amos Bigelow.
- Mary E. Blount of Stanstead Junction, Quebec; inscribed on February 6, 1882
- Miss Agnes Bushman of Stanstead, Quebec
- Ella Buzzell - not sure of surname - of Vermont; inscribed in 1882
- R. P. Buzzell of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on "2/3/82"
- D. L. Carter of Beebe Plain, Quebec. "No 2. B. P. A", presumably Beebe Plain Academy. "Christian St."
- Flora A. Cleveland of Brownington, Vermont; inscribed at Morgan Centre, Vermont, on March 7, 1881
- A. R. Cowles of Barton Landing, Vermont; inscribed on March 26, 1881
- D. A. Currier; inscribed at Morgan Centre, Vermont, on May 29, 1882
- Mrs. D. A. Currier of Morgan Centre, Vermont; inscribed on May 29, 1882
- Elmore D. Currier of Morgan Centre, Vermont; inscribed on July 20, 1881
- Lilla M. Currier of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on May 24, 1882
- H. C. Davenport of Beebe Plain [didn't specify whether Vermont or Quebec]; inscribed on March 14, 1882
- Martha Day
- Mary A. Elder of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on May 25, 1881
- Jessie A. Elder; inscribed on March 7, 1881; bird sketch
- Agnes M. Elder of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on March 1, 1881
- W. A. Evans of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on March 11, 1881
- Minnie S. Fogg of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on March 14, 1882. "Map Drawing", presumably a class she and the album owner Minnie had together.
- Jennie H. Foss of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on May 25, 1881. Right facing page inscribed by Etta L. Foss
- Etta L. Foss of Beebe Plain, Quebec; left facing page inscribed by Jennie H. Foss
- Mrs. Wesley Foster
- Oldis G. of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on November 11, 1904, at "age 11" "your daughter", Oldis Cleora Gilmore
- J. H. Gilmore of Lewiston, Maine; inscribed at Morgan Centre, Vermont, on April 13, 1882
- Minnie Gray of Beebe Plain, Vermont and/or Beebe Plain, Quebe,; a village straddling the border. Album owner; she wrote her name on the title page.
- Bunney Gray of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on December 7, 1884. "Your Brother". Possibly Joseph B. Gray.
- Fred A. Gray of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on March 2, 1881. Minnie's brother
- Mary F. Gray of Morgan Centre, Vermont. She wrote her name in such an elaborate font that I;m not sure of her middle initial or surname.
- J. A. Gray of Beebe Plain, inscribed on March 28, 1882. Didn't specify whether it was Beebe Plain, Quebec, or Beebe Plain, Vermont
- Mrs. Abbie B. Gray of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on March 14, 1882. Presumably Minnie's mother Abigail Caroline (Bartlett) Gray
- Olon D. Greene of Orleans, Vermont; inscribed on July 4, 1920
- J. S. Hall of Providence, Rhode Island
- Giles ?, possibly Giles Holt or Giles Hall or ?; inscribed at Morgan Centre, Vermont, on March 21, 1881
- Frank E. Healey; inscribed at Derby Line, Vermont
- Minnie House of Beebe Plain, Vermont; inscribed on February 6, 1882. "don't - flirt - Minnie"
- Georgie L. Huntoon of Morgan Center Vermont
- Ira R. Huntoon of Morgan Centre, Vermont; inscribed on July 25, 1881
- Nellie M. ? of Island Pond, Vermont; inscribed at Morgan Center, Vermont, on April 14, 1882. Her name could be Nellie M. Hutson or Nellie M. Huntoon.
- Lillie Kilb?, possibly meant to be Lillie Kilborn, of Beebe Plain, Vermont; inscribed on February 7, 1882
- Maud Maloney [not sure of surname as it runs off the page]; Minnie's schoolmate
- Ora Maloney of Beebe Plain; inscribed on June 30, 1881. Didn't specify whether Beebe Plain, Quebec, or Beebe Plain, Vermont. Minnie's schoolmate
- George Maloney
- E. V. Maloney of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on April 2, 1882
- Mary A. Maplesden; inscribed on March 10, 1881
- R. D. Maplesden; inscribed at Morgan, Vermont, on March 10, 1881
- Edith Miller of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on February 18, 1882
- S. E. Miller; inscribed at Beebe Plain [did not specify whether Vermont or Quebec], on March 3, 1882
- E. G. Miller of Beebe Plain [didn't specify whether Vermont or Quebec]; inscribed on March 3, 1882
- Ella Moir, or Ellen Morr, or ? of Beebe Plains [didn't specify whether Vermont or Quebec]; inscribed on March 8, 1882. Minnie's schoolmate
- John Pritty; inscribed at Morgan Centre, Vermont, on May 19, 1882
- Ida M. Reed of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on April 11, 1881. "Skating with H. A. F." [not sure of middle initial] "Sliding with M. J. V."
- Frank T. Rich of Gorham, New Hampshire; inscribed on June 12, 1882
- Herbert Salls of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on February 6, 1882
- Georgia Shedrick of Magog, Quebec; inscribed at Beebe Plain [doesn't specify Vermont or Quebec] on March 2, 1882
- Minnie Stevens of Morgan, Vermont; inscribed on June 22, 1881
- Nelia Stone of Holland, Vermont; inscribed on May 16, 1882
- Edwin A. Tilton of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on March 8, 1882
- Eva S. Tuck of Georgeville; inscribed on July 12, 1881. Presumably Eva Susan Tuck of Georgeville, Quebec
- Winfield Scott Turner; inscribed at Morgan Centre, Vermont, on March 8, 1881
- Anna D. Turner; from or inscribed at Boston, Massachusetts, on July 12, 1882
- Lulu Turner of Morgan Centre, Vermont; inscribed on July 26, 1881
- Sarah Turner
- Aphia Turner [given name smeared] of Morgan, Vermont
- Myra Williams of Morgan, Vermont; inscribed on September 7, 1882
- F. A. Wiswell of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on May 23, 1881
- Florence S. Wiswell of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on May 23, 1881
- Ella Wright of Beebe Plain [didn't specify whether Vermont or Quebec]; inscribed on February 13, 1882
- Susie Wright of Beebe Plain [didn't specify whether Vermont or Quebec]; inscribed on February 18, 1882
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