Monday, February 12, 2018

1879-1880s Autograph Album of Harriet Frances McBride, "Hattie", of Chicago, Illinois, & Malden, Massachusetts; Before and After Marriage to John J. Shannon


Autograph album that was given to Harriet Frances McBride, "Hattie", then of Chicago, Illinois, by her cousin Mary Kelley at Christmas in 1879.


Inscriptions come mostly from Chicago, Illinois, and the Malden, Massachusetts, area, reflecting Hattie's move to Massachusetts in the early 1880s.


The album measures approximately 7" by 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of about 50 of Hattie's relatives and friends.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

? [4]GGayMMcBride
CCampbellHHelfrichMcCarthy [3]
CavanaughHoufe or HouseMcGay
ClevelandHutton [2]Mescher
CollenJJungMontague
ConnellKKelley [2]Mullen
CookKennedyRReagan [2]
CroninKramerRyan [2]
CurtinLLeahy [2]SSickinger
DDouglassLearySlane [4]
DrummLynchSullivan
DwyerVVaughn
FFleming [5]WWilligar ?
French

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Harriet Frances McBride was born about 1864 at Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Hugh McBride and Catherine (Munn) McBride.  Harriet's sister Sophia, by then married to Martin Sickinger, inscribed a page in the album at Chicago, Illinois, on January 13, 1881.  Sophia mentioned that she and Hattie were parted; perhaps because of Sophia's marriage or perhaps because Hattie and her parents moved to Massachusetts.  Sadly, their father died at Medford, Massachusetts, in 1886.


On September 22, 1889 at Medford, Massachusetts Hattie married stableman John J. Shannon, son of Jeremiah and Mary Shannon.  John was born at Walpole, Massachusetts, about 1859.  Hattie and John settled at Medford, Massachusetts, and had, I believe, 5 children.  John died in 1934 and Hattie in 1949.

Inscribers Who Expressed Kinship - Cousins to either Hattie herself or perhaps to her husband John J. Shannon - perhaps more who did not express a kinship in their inscriptions
  • Julia; inscribed on December 17, 1881; cousin
  • John H. Kelley; inscribed on December 18, 1881; cousin
  • Mary Kelley; presumably the Mary Kelley, Hattie's cousin, who gifted the album to Hattie at Christmas in 1879
  • J. C. Ryan of Buffalo, New York; inscribed on December 18, 1881; cousin.  [There was also an inscriber named W. Fred Ryan, in case he was also a cousin]

Presumably the Mary Kelley, Hattie's cousin, who gave the album to Hattie at Christmas in 1879

Sources
  • U.S. Federal Censuses
  • Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915 - marriage of Harriet F. McBride and John J. Shannon
  • Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 - for John J. Shannon and for Harriet F Shannon 

Inscribers in the Album - there may be a couple people who inscribed more than one page
  • Julia; inscribed on December 17, 1881; Hattie's cousin
  • M. J. McC.; inscribed on January 16, 1881.  Surname is possibly McCarthy, like other inscribers.
  • Minnie Willigar; not sure of surname; inscribed at Medford, Massachusetts, in 1883
  • Mabel, "True Companion"
  • Maggie Campbell of Medford, Massachusetts
  • Mary Ann Cavanaugh; inscribed on September 27, 1881
  • Bessie Cleveland; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on March 10, 1880
  • Miss Collen of Chicago, Illinois, inscribed on March 10, 1880
  • Edward J. Connell; inscribed on May 9, 1885
  • Mrs. E. Cook; inscribed on 3/9/1880
  • Lizzie A. Cronin; inscribed at Medford, Massachusetts, on January 7, 1883
  • Maggie Curtin of Medford, Massachusetts; inscribed there on February 17, 1884
  • Allen C. Douglass of Cape May City, New Jersey; inscribed on 10/12 1885
  • Minnie Drumm
  • Bridget J. Dwyer of Medford, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 21, 1883
  • A. E. Fleming; inscribed on January 24, 1881
  • George Fleming; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on January 18, 1882
  • Jeff Fleming; from or inscribed at Denver, Colorado
  • Mabel T. Fleming; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on January 18, 1881
  • May Agnes Fleming of Denver, Colorado; inscribed on January 22, 1881
  • S. A. French of Malden, Massachusetts
  • George M. Gay or George McGay, of Malden, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 9, 1885.  On corner has initials "C M M"
  • Henry W. Helfrich; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on April 1, 1882
  • Frank Houfe or Frank House; inscribed on December 10, 1881
  • Maggie Hutton; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on March 29, 1882
  • Maggie Hutton; inscribed on March 29, 1882
  • Lizzie Jung; inscribed on March 30, 1882
  • John H. Kelley; inscribed on December 18, 1881.  Hattie's cousin
  • Mary Kelley; presumably the Mary Kelley, Hattie's cousin, who gifted the album to Hattie at Christmas in 1879
  • Katie Kennedy of Medford, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 18, 1883
  • John S. Kramer; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on March 30, 1882; not sure of middle initial
  • Minnie E. Leahy of Medford, Massachusetts
  • Nellie F. Leahy of Medford, Massachusetts
  • Will H. Leary of Medford, Massachusetts; inscribed at February 22, 1883
  • Lydia Lynch; inscribed on March 30, 1882
  • Hattie F. McBride, album owner.  She received the album from her cousin Mary Kelley at Christmas in 1879
  • D. J. McCarthy; inscribed on 12/5 1881
  • Maurice J. M. McCarthy; inscribed on January 16, 1881
  • McCarthy; inscribed on January 16, 1881
  • George M. Gay or George McGay, of Malden, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 9, 1885.  On corner has initials "C M M"
  • Mary Mescher; inscribed on April 4, 1882
  • Mrs. James Montague; inscribed on April 9, 1882 at Chicago, Illinois
  • Mary Mullen; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on April 9, 1882
  • Annie E. Reagan of Medford, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 11, 1882
  • Mary Reagan of Medford, Massachusetts
  • J. C. Ryan of Buffalo, New York; inscribed on December 18, 1881.  Hattie's cousin
  • W. Fred Ryan; inscribed on May 9, 1885
  • Sophia Sickinger ; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on January 13, 1881.  Hattie's sister Sophia (McBride) Sickinger, wife of Martin Sickinger.
  • Edward Slane of Chicago, Illinois; inscribed on March 14, 1881
  • Edward Slane; inscribed on September 29, 1881
  • Emma F. Cronin of Medford, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 22, 1883
  • Patrick Slane of Chicago, Illinois; inscribed on April 3, 1881
  • Katie M. Sullivan of Townsend, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 14, 1882
  • Lulu F. Vaughn of Medford, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 14, 1883
  • Minnie Willigar; not sure of surname; inscribed at Medford, Massachusetts, in 1883


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