Two 19th Century Autograph Albums from the Family of Rev. Ephraim Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts

Two autograph albums that appear to have been started by Catherine (Hadley) Hapgood (1852-1936), Kate", of Bryantville, Massachusetts, wife of Rev. Ephraim Hapgood, and turned over to her daughter Marion Hadley Hapgood (1876-1951), "Mamie", who would marry Emery William Clark (1870-1923).

See another post that features the autograph album of Henrietta Mary Clark (1875-1981), "Etta", who married Andrew Jacob W. Torsleff (1864-1953).  Etta was a sister to Emery W. Clark.

Several inscriptions in the albums were written in Nebraska.  Rev. Hapgood, with his wife and two young children, moved to a pastorate in Seward, Nebraska, in 1878. He later took on a pastorate at David City, Nebraska. The family subsequently returned to the East, when Rev. Hapgood became a pastor in South Hanson, Massachusetts.

Inscriptions in the album shown at top run from 1879 to 1881.  This album has Marion's name on the ownership page and the date of 1879, but Marion herself would have been too young to have penned the inscription, so it's presumed that Kate wrote it for her daughter.  Some of the earlier inscriptions in the album were sentiments directed to Mamie when she was very young.

Many inscribers wrote sentiments in both albums.  Alphabetical lists of both albums appear
at the end of this post.

The album shown above measures approximately 5-1/4" by 3-1/4" and contains the sentiments of over 40 relatives, friends and schoolmates.  The companion album, shown below, which measures a bit larger than 7" by 4", has over 30 sentiments, inscribed from 1881 to 1890.

More information on the Hapgood family of Massachusetts and beyond can be found in The Hapgood Family, Descendants of Shadrach, 1656-1898, the new edition edited by Warren Hapgood of the New England Historic Genealogical Society in 1898.

Rev. Ephraim Hapgood's mother, Mary Ann (Hosmer) Hapgood (1806 [or 1808]-1890) inscribed pages in each album, one in 1885 at South Hanson, Massachusetts.  She was the widow of John Hapgood (1802-1867).

From The Hapgood Family, Descendants of Shadrach, 1656-1898, the new edition edited by Warren Hapgood of the New England Historic Genealogical Society in 1898.

Among the inscribers was Clarissa Hosmer (Hapgood) Nash, "Clara", a sister to Rev. Ephraim Hapgood, and thus Marion's aunt.  According to the book above, Clara was the first woman admitted to the bar in New England.

The Hapgood Family, Descendants of Shadrach, 1656-1898, the new edition edited by Warren Hapgood of the New England Historic Genealogical Society in 1898.

If you notice items that need correction and/or if you have information on any of the people mentioned below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Alphabetical List of Inscribers in the 1879-1891 Album

• Susie E. ?, possibly Susie E. Thomas; inscribed on June 8, 1885
• Carrie; inscribed on December 17, 1881 at David City, Nebraska. Perhaps the Carrie B. C. of David City, Nebraska, who inscribed a page in 1881 in the companion autograph album
• Martha T. ?, possibly Martha T. Lane, of South Hanson, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 21, 1884
• Jennie E.
• Carrie; schoolmate
• Fannie Blakeman of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 16, 1890. Fannie F. Blakeman (1877-1898). 
• Mabel C. Blakeman of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 21, 1890. Presumably Mabel Carlton Blakeman (1874-1968), who married Herbert Frost Leach (1870-1928). 
• Ina M. Briggs; inscribed on March 25, 1887. Miss Ina May Briggs (1873-1970), who married George Albert Hammond (1872-1956). 
• Gracie L. Churchill of South Hanson, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 21, 1885.  Youthful handwriting.
• Bella Evans; inscribed on February 25, 1883
• Ella F. Everson of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 20, 1885
• Susie E. Fisher of Whitman, Massachusetts
• Abbie E. Gorham of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 28, 1890
• "Aunt Gustie", inscribed on March 17, 1879. She was Augusta Thompson (Mayo) Hadley (1840-1937), wife of Morton Clarence Hadley (1848-1920). 
• M. C. Hadley of Waltham, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 27, 1879; "Your Uncle".  Morton Clarence Hadley (1848-1920).  
• Nina E. Hadley of Waltham, Massachusetts; inscribed on August 15, 1887.  "Your Cousin".  Nina Ethel Hadley (1878-1903), who married Frederick Brown. 
• Ernest G. Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 19. 1890; Marion's brother.  "Aged 12 years".  Ernest Granger Hapgood (1878-1953). 
• Kate Hadley Hapgood of Seward, Nebraska; inscribed on September 28, 1879; "Mama".   "To Sweet Marion, 3-1.2 yrs".  Inscribed by Catherine (Hadley)  Hapgood (-1936), "Kate", wife of Ephraim Hadley (1848-1922) and mother of album owner Marion Hadley Hapgood.  
• Marion Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts; her name inscribed on March 17, 1879.  Album owner.  At the time Marion was about 3 years old, so the inscriptions were gathered for her.  Marion Hadley Hapgood (1876-1951), "Mamie", daughter of Ephraim Hapgood and Catherine (Hadley) Hapgood and future wife of Ellery W. Clark
• Mary Ann Hapgood; inscribed at South Hanson, Massachusetts, on August 8, 1885.  "your grandmother".  She was Mary Ann (Hosmer) Hapgood (1806 [or 1808]-1890), wife of John Hapgood (1802-1867) and mother of Ephraim Hapgood (1848-1922), who was Marion's father. 
• Mrs. Vesta E. Hill of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 9, 1890.  Presumably Vesta Evaline Reed (1859-1937), daughter of Calvin L. Reed (1824-1895) and Deborah (Bourne) Reed (1835-1899); Vesta married Franklin Morton Hill (1856-1908). 
• Kate C. G. Houghton; inscribed at Waltham, Massachusetts, on March 17, 1879
• Mamie Howland of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 8, 1889
• Carrie E. Jones of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 8, 1889
• Mary A. King of Waltham, Massachusetts
• Martha T. ?, possibly Martha T. Lane, of South Hanson, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 21, 1884
• Horace McLarty of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 8, 1879.
• Jennie E. McLarty of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 8, 1889
• Clara H. Nash; "Your Aunt"; inscribed on December 6, 1889.  Presumably Clarissa Hosmer (Hapgood) Nash (1839-1921), wife of Frederick Cushing Nash (1839-1921).   Marion's father Ephraim Hapgood and Clarissa Hosmer (Hapgood) Nash were brother and sister.
• Frederick H. Nash of West Acton, Massachusetts, inscribed on November 14, 1889.  Frederick Hapgood Nash (1874-1946). Son of Frederick Cushing Nash and inscriber Clarissa Hosmer (Hapgood) Nash
• Herbert Pardey of South Hanson, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 30, 1885.  Herbert H. Pardey (1872-1957). 
• Mrs. A. M. Reed; inscribed at Whitman, Massachusetts, on March 8, 1890. Perhaps Flora L. (Sherman) Reed (abt 1866-1892), wife of Alfred Melville Reed
• Deborah Reed; inscribed at Bryantville, Massachusetts, on August 30, 1891
• Emily J. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 11, 1890.  Emily Jane Reed (1854-1942). 
• Mrs. Emily J. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 20, 1890. Presumably Emily Jane (Howe) Reed (1836-1902), wife of Ichabod Reed (1833-1913). 
• Ethel J. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on "3/5 - '90".  Ethel J. Reed (1877-1957), who married Thomas Talmadge Grady
• Ethel J. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on September 1, 1891.  Presumably Ethel J. Reed (1877-1957), who married Thomas Talmadge Grady
• Ethel J. Reed. Ethel J. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on "3/5 - '90".  Ethel J. Reed (1877-1957), who married Thomas Talmadge Grady
• Horace M. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts, inscribed on May 13, 1890.  Horace Mason Reed (1872-1958), who married Effie May Howe.
• Lawrence W. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 28, 1890.  Lawrence Wade Reed (1874-), who married Harriet May Negus
• Perley C. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts, inscribed on August 30, 1891.  Presumably Perley C. Reed (1867-1948). 
• D. Jennie Sprague of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 28, 1890.  Perhaps Dora Jennie Sprague
• Ethel L. Thayer of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 7, 1889.  Ethel Louise Thayer (1878-), who married Charles A. Vinton
• Susie E. ?, possibly Susie E. Thomas; inscribed on June 8, 1885. Perhaps Susan Ellen Thomas (1856-1931), who married Jonathan R. G. Phillips.  
• Julia West of Abington, Massachusetts; inscribed at Bryantville, Massachusetts, on November 8, 1889
• Myra Williams of Williams, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 17, 1879
• Delmeda E. Willis; Marion's schoolmate; inscribed on February 17, 1887.  "On my birthday, 12 years old".  Delmeda E. Willis (1875-)
• Louie R. Willis of South Hanson, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 21, 1885

Alphabetical List of Inscribers in the 1881-1890 Album

• Minnie
• Leila; possibly Leila Moore of David City, Nebraska
• Carrie B. C.; inscribed at David City, Nebraska, on December 17, 1881
• Fannie Blakeman of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 3, 1890.  Fannie F. Blakeman (1877-1898). 
• Fannie Blakeman; shared the page with Mabel C. Blakeman and Nina E. Hadley.  Fannie F. Blakeman (1877-1898). 
• Mabel C. Blakeman; shared the page with Nina E. Hadley and Fannie Blakeman.  Presumably Mabel Carlton Blakeman (1874-1968), who married Herbert Frost Leach (1870-1928). 
• Miss I. M. Briggs, or Miss J. M. Briggs.  Presumably Miss Ina May Briggs (1873-1970), who married George Albert Hammond (1872-1956). 
• S. M. Briggs of South Hanson; inscribed in August 1885.  Perhaps Seth Miller Briggs (1835-1919), who married 1) Caroline Elizabeth Hill; 2) Angeline Cushman (Sturtevant) Dow. 
• Della Briggs; inscribed at South Hanson, Massachusetts, on August 16, 1885.  Perhaps Rosina Idella (Gertridge) Briggs (1846-1924), wife of John Sumner Briggs (1841-1919). 
• Minnie M. Brown of David City, Nebraska; shared the page with Leila Moore of David City, Nebraska; and Marion Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts
• Nina E. Hadley of Waltham, Massachusetts; inscribed on August 15, 1887.  "Your Niece".  Nina Ethel Hadley (1878-1903), daughter of Morton Clarence Hadley and Augusta T. (Mayo) Hadley; Nina married Edward George Andrews. After their divorce, Nina married Frederick Brown and Edward married Ella May Briggs. 
• Nina E. Hadley; shared the page with Mabel C. Blakeman and Fannie Blakeman.  See more information on her separate listing.
• Nina E. Hadley, "Your Niece"; inscribed on July 14, 1893. Nina Ethel Hadley (1878-1903); see more information on her listing above.
• Catherine (Hadley) Hapgood (1852-1936); presumed owner of the autograph album.  Wife of Ephraim Hapgood (1848-1922). 
• Ernest G. Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts; "Aged 12 years"; Marion's brother. inscribed on February 19, 1890. Ernest Granger Hapgood (1878-1953), son of Ephraim Hapgood and Katharine (Hadley) Hapgood. 
• Marion Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts, presumably the later album owner, Marion Hadley Hapgood (1876-1951); shared the page with Leila Moore and Minnie M. Brown, both of David City, Nebraska
• Marion, "your daughter". Marion Hadley Hapgood (1876-1951), whose mother was Catherine (Hadley) Hapgood (1852-1936). Marion married Emery W. Clark (1870-1923). 
• Mary Ann Hapgood.  Presumably Marion's paternal grandmother, Mary Ann (Hosmer) Hapgood (1806-1890). 
• Leila Moore of David City, Nebraska; shared the page with Minnie M. Brown of David City, Nebraska; and Marion Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts
• Flora Morgan, presumably Flora (Cornue) Morgan, wife of John B. Morgan of David City, Nebraska; she shared the page with her husband and daughters Nellie and Jessie. 
• Mrs. J. B. Morgan; presumably Flora (Cornue) Morgan, wife of John B. Morgan of David City, Nebraska; she also inscribed page shared with her husband and daughters Nellie and Jennie.
• J. B. Morgan; presumably John B. Morgan of David City, Nebraska; shared the page with his wife Flora and daughters Nellie and Jessie.  
• Jessie Morgan; shared the page with her parents John B. Morgan and Flora (Cornue) Morgan of David City, Nebraska
• Nellie Morgan; shared the page with her parents John B. Morgan and Flora (Cornue) Morgan of David City, Nebraska
• Vesta of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 14, 1890.  Presumably Vesta Evaline Reed (1859-1937), daughter of Calvin L. Reed (1824-1895) and Deborah (Bourne) Reed (1835-1899); Vesta married Franklin Morton Hill (1856-1908). 
• Calvin L. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 17, 1890.  Calvin L. Reed (1824-1895). 
• Deborah Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 14, 1890. Presumably Deborah (Bourne) Reed (1835-1899), wife of Calvin L. Reed. 
• Emily J. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 14, 1890.  Emily Jane Reed (1854-1942), daughter of Calvin L. Reed and Deborah (Bourne) Reed. 
• Perley C. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 17, 1890.  Perley C. Reed (1867-1948). 
• Lillie E. Thomas of South Hanson; inscribed on December 6, 1884.  Lillian E. Thomas (1871-1966), "Lillie", who married Charles H. Straffin (1864-1945). 
• Susie N.Thomas; inscribed on December 6, 1884.  Perhaps Susan Ellen Thomas (1856-1931), who married Jonathan R. G. Phillips.  
• Elvira C. Thompson of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 15, 1890
• Delmeda E. Willis of South Hanson, Massachusetts; "On my birthday when 12 years old". Delmeda E. Willis (1875-)