1883-1895 Autograph Album of a Connecticut Resident, Related to the Geer and Smith Families

1883-1895 autograph album that belonged to a Connecticut resident.  People with the surname Smith and Geer mentioned kinship in their inscriptions.

Below, clues to the owner's identity - if you can piece these clues together, please leave a comment or contact me directly:

The latest inscription in the album was penned by Myra B. Smith of Griswold, Connecticut, in 1895.  She may have been Maranda B. Smith, who was born in Quebec, Canada, about 1846, daughter of Ebenezer Newell Smith and Olive Esther (Farnham) Smith

Below, William Geer and wife Amelia (Dyer) Geer, who inscribed pages at Lisbon, Connecticut in 1883; they called themselves the album owner's aunt and uncle. The Elbridge Geer who inscribed the page that faced the page inscribed by William Geer was presumably his brother.

Below, pages inscribed in March 1883 by Leodama E. (Geer) Ayer of Lisbon, Connecticut, who called herself the album owner's cousin, and Leodama's husband Everett C. Ayer.  Leodama, the daughter of inscribers William and Amelia Geer, appears in several online trees but if her marriage to Everett is mentioned at all, he is described incorrectly as Everett C. "Myer".

Surnames that appear multiple times and might provide further clues: 

• Ayer
• Carpenter
• Geer
• Main
• Morse
• Palmer
• Rouse
• Wilkinson

The album measures approximately 5-1/4" by 3-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 37 of the owner's relatives and friends.  Below, an alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered.

Surnames in the Album

A	Ayer [2]	M	Main [2]	S	Smith
B	Black		Mitchell	T	Taylor
	Boardman		Morse [3]	W	Wilkinson [2]
C	Carpenter [4]	N	Neugent
E	Eggleston	P	Palmer [6]
G	Geer [5]	R	Randall
	Greene		Ray
L	Lee		Rouse [2]

Inscribers in the Album

A

• Everett C. Ayer of Lisbon, Connecticut; inscribed on March 4, 1883.  Husband of inscriber Lodema E. (Geer) Ayer
• Mrs. Lodema E. Ayer of Lisbon, Connecticut; inscribed on March 30, 1883.  She was Lodema E. (Geer) Ayer, daughter of inscribers William Geer and Amelia (Dyer) Geer and wife of inscriber Everett C. Ayer.  Lodema's middle name was Elvira or Elvina, I believe.  Album owner's cousin

B

• Ellen Black of Westerly, Rhode Island
• Harris Boardman of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; inscribed on November 19, 1888.  Mentions"Quonocontaug", presumably Quonochontaug, Rhode Island.

C

• Carrie O. Carpenter of Jewett City, Connecticut; inscribed on March 3, 1883
• Frances C. Carpenter of Jewett City, Connecticut; inscribed on March 3, 1883
• H. B. Carpenter of Jewett City, Connecticut; inscribed on March 3, 1883
• W. W. Carpenter of Jewett City, Connecticut; inscribed on March 3, 1883

E

• S. Curtis Eggleston of North Stonington, Connecticut; inscribed on February 6, 1885.  "M.V.S. 86"

G

• Amelia D. Geer of Lisbon, Connecticut; inscribed on March 4, 1883.  "Your loving Aunt Amelia D. Geer"  She was Amelia (Dyer) Geer, wife of inscriber William Geer.
• Elbridge Geer of Hopesill, Griswold, Connecticut; inscribed on March 7, 1883.  Presumably the Elbridge Geer who was a brother to William Geer, who inscribed the right facing page.
• George E. Geer of Jewett City, Connecticut; inscribed on March 7, 1883
• Sarah C. Geer of Jewett City, Connecticut; inscribed on March 7, 1883
• William Geer; inscribed at Lisbon, Connecticut on March 2, 1883.  "Your Uncle".  Husband of inscriber Amelia (Dyer) Geer.  The Elbridge Geer who inscribed the left facing page was presumably William's brother.
• Mary E. Greene; inscribed on September 18, 1892

L

• James H. Lee of Potter Hill, Rhode Island

M

• Orrin T. Main of North Stonington, Connecticut; inscribed on January 13, 1883
• Miss Rosie E. Main of North Stonington, Connecticut
• May E. Mitchell of Pendleton Hill, Connecticut
• Clara Morse of Hanover, Connecticut; inscribed on March 2, 1883
• Dillie Morse; inscribed on March 2, 1883.  "88 years old".  Dillis Morse (1795-1887), farmer at Canterbury, Connecticut
• Ellen Morse of Canterbury, Connecticut; inscribed on March 2, 1883

N

• Miss Nancy J. Neugent of Stonington, Connecticut; inscribed on May 15, 1889

P

• Amelia P. Palmer of Pendleton Hill, Connecticut
• Frank Palmer of Griswold, Connecticut
• Grace F. Palmer of Clarks Falls, Connecticut
• Lucy G. Palmer of Plainfield, Connecticut; inscribed on March 6, 1883.  Her husband Samuel Palmer inscribed the left facing page.
• Samuel Palmer of Plainfield, Connecticut; inscribed on March 6, 1883; his wife Lucy G. (Shepard) Palmer inscribed the right facing page.
• Susie A. Palmer of Griswold, Connecticut

R

• Mrs. Ida L. Randall of North Stonington, Connecticut; inscribed on February 7, 1885
• Mrs. William B. Ray of Pendleton Hill, Connecticut
• Maude A. Rouse of Laurel Glen, Connecticut; inscribed on December 7, 1894
• S. Alice Rouse of Mudville, Connecticut; "Remember the Ball Dec 7. 94"

S

• Myra B. Smith of Griswold, Connecticut; inscribed on February 18, 1895.  "Your Sister".  Myra was presumably Maranda B. Smith, "Myra", daughter of Ebenezer Newell Smith and Olive Esther (Farnham) Smith.

T

• Robert B. Taylor of Clarks Falls, Connecticut

W

• Lizzie A. Wilkinson of Griswold, Connecticut; inscribed on March 7, 1883
• Mary Wilkinson of Griswold, Connecticut; inscribed on March 7, 188x [last digit smeared]