Heirlooms Reunited: 1879-1880s Autograph Album of Carrie P. Burbank of Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

1879-1880s Autograph Album of Carrie P. Burbank of Cape Elizabeth, Maine

1879-1880s autograph album that belonged to Carrie Parmelia Burbank of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Carrie signed the first page after the title page.

The album is approximately 8" x 6" and contains the sentiments of 60 of Carrie's relatives, friends and schoolmates. Many of the signers indicated they were members of the Class of 1880 at Cape Elizabeth High School, as was Carrie herself, presumably. An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post; if signers indicated their school and class, that information is included in the list.

The album contains a trading card for the A. F. Hill Clothing Company of Portland, Maine, and an 1898 Cape Elizabeth program for a Penny Dictionary and Library Catalog, both shown farther below.

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

Carrie Parmelia Burbank was born 1 December 1863 at South Portland, Maine, the daughter of Albion and Parmelia W. (Hatch) Burbank, who were born at Denmark, Maine, and South Portland or Cape Elizabeth, Maine, respectively. One of the pages in Carrie's album was signed by her mother Parmelia on March 24, 1879.

Another signer was Frank H. Burbank, who signed at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in 1879. He was Franklin H. Burbank, Carrie's older brother.

Several people in the album indicated that they were Carrie's cousin. One of these, Fannie H. Frost, was likely related to Carrie through her mother, Parmelia W. (Hatch) Burbank, as Fannie's grandparents were Fred and Emily Hatch. Fannie signed her page at Portland, Maine, on May 9, 1886.

Other cousins were:

Lizzie W. Dyer of Portland, Maine
Alice May (Sawyer) Doughty of Cumberland, Maine; signed on October 14, 1880; wife of Frank Newell Doughty
Lizzie M. Russell of Portland, Maine, signed on June 8, 1879
Lizzie W. Russell of Cumberland, Maine, signed on July 13, 1879
Mattie, signed on May 30, 1879

On 9 December 1899, Carrie P. Burbank married Everett Wilson Look, son of Charles C. Look and Theresa Amanda (Reynolds) Look. Everett was born December 1859 in Addison, Maine. Carrie's mother had relatives from that area, so perhaps that is how Carrie and Everett met. At the time of his marriage, Everett was a granite polisher.

Everett didn't sign a page in the album, but his sister Annie D. Look of Addison did, on November 3, 1899, the latest date an autograph was signed, and just before Carrie's marriage to Everett.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above or if you feel that the album owner was a Carrie other than Carrie Parmelia (Burbank) Look, please leave a comment of contact me directly. Please also comment if you have information on any of the signers listed below. Thanks!

One page in the album was illustrated. Because it's the only one, I believe that it was hand sketched beautifully by signer Beatrice Harlow of East Weymouth, Massachusetts, who was a student at W.H.S., presumably Weymouth High School. It's also possible that W.H.S. stands for the initials of the person who sketched the design for Beatrice. Or it's possible that the design was preprinted.

Surnames in the album

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Aikins
Barber
Brackett [4]
Brune
Burbank [5]
Clark
Cole
Doughty [2]
Dyer [2]
Foster
Frost
Gavett
Harlow [3]
Hawkes
Hobbs [2]
Jordan
Look
Miller
Morton
Nichols
Nutter
Peabbles
Pillsbury
Rand [4]
Richardson
Russell [6]
Scamman
Smith [2]
Stewart
Strout [3]
Sturdivant
Taylor [2]
Thurrell
Verrill
Wallace
Walton

Signers in the album [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

Mattie, signed on May 30, 1879; Carrie's cousin

James E. Aikins, signed at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on November 20, 1885

Willie H. Barber of Gray, Maine, signed on May 5, 1879; C.E.H.S., presumably Cape Elizabeth High School
Alma M. Brackett of Cumberland, Maine, signed on October 9, 1880
Annie W. Brackett of Cumberland, Maine, signed on October 9, 1880
Philip S. Brackett of Cumberland, Maine, signed on October 9, 1880
Reuben G. Brackett of Cumberland, Maine, signed on October 9, 1880
Constance Brune, signed at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on September 13, 1885
Carrie, likely a member of the Class of 1880 at Cape Elizabeth High School, Cape Elizabeth, Maine; presumably Carrie Parmelia Burbank
Howard E. Burbank of Point Village, Maine, signed on April 23, 1882. Point Village is located in Cape Elizabeth, Maine; son of Gideon Hatch Burbank, a brother to Carrie's father Asa Burbank.
Frank H. Burbank, signed at Cape Elizabeth, Maine in 1879; presumably Franklin H. Burbank, Carrie's brother
Henry N. Burbank of Hiram, Maine, signed on October 6, 1889
Carrie's Mother, signed on March 24, 1879; Parmelia W. (Hatch) Burbank

W. O. Clark of Portland, Maine, signed on September 29, 1879
Estella M. Cole, signed on April 24, 1880 at C.E.H.S., Class of 1880 at Cape Elizabeth High School

F. N. Doughty of Cumberland, Maine; presumably Frank Newell Doughty, husband of signer Alice May (Sawyer) Doughty
Alice M. Doughty of Cumberland, Maine, signed on October 14, 1880; she was Alice May (Sawyer), daughter of Asa and Eliza S. (Clough) Sawyer and wife of signer Frank Newell Doughty; Carrie's cousin
Lizzie W. Dyer of Portland, Maine; Carrie's cousin
Lemuel Dyer of Portland, Maine, signed on May 2, 1882

E. Foster, signed at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on January 22, 1881
Fannie H. Frost of Portland, Maine, signed on May 9, 1886; Carrie's cousin who was a granddaughter of Fred and Emily Hatch.

John A. Gavett of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, signed on February 28, 1884

Beatrice Harlow of East Weymouth, Massachusetts, signed at W.H.S., possibly Weymouth High School; beautiful scene that she may have drawn herself
Mellen S. Harlow of West Auburn, Maine, signed possibly on March 1, 1879
Cora E. Harlow, signed on February 18, 1880
D. M. Hawkes, signed at Cape Elizabeth High School on May 5, 1879; Carrie's teacher
Alice G. Hobbs, signed on August 24, 1885
May E. Hobbs of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, signed on June 8, 1882

Clara May Jordan, signed at June 21, 1880 at C.E.H.S., Class of 1880. Cape Elizabeth High School; Carrie's classmate

Annie D. Look of Addison, Maine, signed on November 3, 1899

Genie F. Miller of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, signed on March 9, 1884
Charles W. Morton, signed at Portland, Maine, on June 22, 1886

Annie Nichols of Searsport, Maine, signed at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on April 23, 1879; Carrie's teacher
Mattie M. Nutter, signed on April 30, 1880 at C.E.H.S., Class of 1880; Cape Elizabeth High School

Arthur H. Peabbles of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, signed on June 13, 1879
Alice A. Pillsbury, signed at Cape Elizabeth High School on June 16, 1881; Class of 1880

Lida W. Rand of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, signed on April 27, 1885
E. H. Rand of Cape Elizabeth, signed on November 20, 1885
Henry B. Rand of Knightsville, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, signed on May 24, 1885
Annie Rand, signed at Cape Elizabeth High School in 1880
Frank W. Richardson of Cape Elizabeth Ferry, Maine, signed on March 27, 1882
Myra I. Russell of Portland, Maine, signed on July 13, 1879; http://www.mainememory.net/artifact/20353
Joseph G. Russell of Portland, Maine, signed on June 8, 1879
Lizzie M. Russell of Portland, Maine, signed on June 8, 1879
Lizzie W. Russell of Cumberland, Maine, signed on July 13, 1879
Albert Russell, signed on October 16, 1879
Ella W. Russell of Cumberland, Maine, signed on August 30, 1879

Josie A. Scamman, signed at Cape Elizabeth High School, Class of 1880, on June 18, 1880
Albert Smith of Point Village, Maine, signed on February 4, 1883. Point Village is in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
Alice Smith of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, signed on February 4, 1883
J. A. Stewart, signed on April 19, 1885
Carrie D. Strout of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, signed on November 7, 1881
Willis F. Strout of Point Village, Maine, signed on February 4, 1883. Point Village is in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
Eva Strout, signed on February 2, 1883
L. P. Sturdivant of Cumberland, Maine

Maggie Taylor, signed on June 3, 1886
Douglas A. Taylor of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, signed on June 9, 1886
Ella T. Thurrell, signed on February 19, 1880. Ella lived at Cape Elizabeth, Maine