Wednesday, December 11, 2013

1890s Autograph Album of Ernest Escortell Titcomb of Exeter, Maine


1890s autograph album of Ernest Escortell Titcomb of Exeter, Maine.


The album is approximately 8" x 5" and contains the sentiments of 25 of Ernest's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

From online research, hopefully correct: [corrections and additions welcome!]

Ernest Escortell Titcomb was born 20 August 1885 at Corinna, Maine, son of Frank L. and Carrie Bell (Young) Titcomb.  Ernest's mother, Carrie Bell (Young) Titcomb signed a page at Exeter, Maine, on January 16, 1897.


The two successive pages were signed by Carrie Bell (Young) Titcomb's parents, John Henry Young and Clara Jane (Dearborn) Young.  They signed at Corinna, Maine, on January 1, 1895.



On 29 March 1908, Ernest Escortell Titcomb married Ethel May Peavey, daughter of Clarence Randall Peavey and Sophia Jane (Willett) Peavey.  Ethel was born 3 September 1893 at Oxbow, Maine.

Ernest and Ethel farmed at Exeter, Maine, and raised a son Norman, born in 1909.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the signers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Thanks!

List of signers:  [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

  • Millie H. Boyington of Corinna, Maine, signed on January 10, 1895
  • Edith M. Dalziel of Exeter, Maine, signed on January 6, 1899, during Winter Term
  • J. F. Dalziel of East Corinna, Maine, signed at Exeter, Maine, on January 29, 1898; Ernest's teacher
  • Name is possibly Birdell Dearborn, signed at East Corinna, Maine, on February 18, 1896
  • Lillian H. Edgerly of Exeter, Maine, signed on January 6, 1898 during Winter Term
  • Willie F. Edgerly of East Corinna, Maine, signed on January 3, 1899, during the Winter Term
  • Frank C. Edgerly of Exeter, Maine, signed on December 27, 1898
  • Annie Edgerly of Exeter, Maine, signed on December 23, 1896; Ernest's schoolmate
  • Eddie Gallagher, signed at Exeter, Maine, on December 23, 1896; Ernest's schoolmate, during the Winter Term
  • Johnnie D. Hersey, signed at South Exeter, Maine, on December 29, 1896; Ernest's schoolmate
  • Arthur W. Johnson of South Exeter, Maine, signed on January 29, 1898
  • Nellie Knowles, signed at Corinna, Maine, on January 1, 1895
  • Maud E. Melvin of South Exeter, Maine, signed on June 17, 1895; Ernest's teacher
  • L. Hattie Morton of Corinna, Maine, signed on January 4, 1895
  • Agnes L. Parkman of Exeter, Maine, signed on December 23, 1896
  • B. E. Sargent; Ernest's schoolmate
  • Harold E. Skinner of South Exeter, Maine, signed on January 3, 1899; Ernest's schoolmate
  • Myrtilla A. Smith of Corinna, Maine, signed on March 24, 1895
  • Mamie L. Stubbs, signed at Exeter, Maine, on December 23, 1896; Ernest's schoolmate
  • Ernest Escortell Titcomb of Exeter, Maine, son of Frank L. and Carrie Bell (Young) Titcomb; album owner
  • Mother, signed at Exeter, Maine, on January 16, 1897.  She was Ernest's mother, Carrie Bell (Young) Titcomb, daughter of John Henry Young and Clara J. (Dearborn) Young
  • Sadie L. Tuck of South Exeter, Maine, signed on January 15, 1895
  • Lilla Varney of East Exeter, Maine, signed on March 10, 1895
  • Pearl R. Wiley, signed at Exeter, Maine, on December 28, 1896; Ernest's schoolmate
  • J. H. Young, signed at Corinna, Maine, on January 1, 1895.  He was Ernest's maternal grandfather, John Henry Young.
  • Grandma, signed at Corinna, Maine, on January 1, 1895.  Since the page was signed on the same day and it follows the page signed by Ernest's maternal grandfather John Henry Young, "Grandma" is presumably Clara Jane (Dearborn) Young
Exeter, Maine


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2 comments:

  1. Would love to purchase information on the Young family in Exeter and Corinna Maine as I as related. How do I do that. We are listed under my husband's name Keith Fanjoy and my name is Lorna Young Fanjoy. Please advise!! Thanks so much.

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  2. I did all of my research on this album on the Internet, through a combination of subscription and non-subscription genealogy services and through searching on google. FamilySearch.org is a free service, and it's wonderful. If you don't have a subscription to Ancestry.com, you can access it at many libraries for free, hopefully even your local one. Ancestry offers a free trial - but you have to be careful to decline before the end of the trial period, or you'll signed up automatically - by then you might want to keep it, though. You will be amazed at what is out there, a portion of it online and that much more in different repositories. Good luck! The album is available; if you're interested, email me at the email address under Inquiries.

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