1880s/1890s autograph album that belonged, presumably, to Elizabeth Frances Burnham of Dunbarton, New Hampshire, with ties to Middleton, Massachusetts, and to the Y. W. C. A. at Boston, Massachusetts.
There's no ownership page, but one page is inscribed by Lizzie H. Burnham at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on January 16, 1886, who described herself as "Your mother". Lizzie and her husband Abram or Abraham Burnham had, I think, four children, but , sadly, only one, Elizabeth Frances Burnham, survived to the years that this album covers.
The album measures approximately 6-1/4" by 3-3/4" and contains the sentiments of over fifty of Elizabeth Frances Burnham's relatives and friends. Many of these friends gave the Boston, Massachusetts, Young Women's Christian Association as their address; presumably, Elizabeth Frances herself lived there in 1887 while working or studying at Boston.
An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.
From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:
Elizabeth Frances Burnham, "Lizzie", was born May 24, 1867 at Hooksett, New Hampshire, daughter of Abraham Burnham and Elizabeth H. (Phelps) Burnham, who were born at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, and Fairfield, Maine, respectively. On December 21, 1890 at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, Lizzie married Alfred Hamilton Marshall, son of William H. Marshall and Elizabeth T. (Hamilton) Marshall. Alfred was born January 19, 1870.
Alfred, of East Weare, New Hampshire, inscribed a page in Lizzie's album on March 10, 1889.
Alfred and Lizzie had three daughters. Lizzie died in 1927 and Alfred in 1961. They buried in the East Weare Cemetery at Weare, New Hampshire: Lizzie and Alfred.
Among Lizzie's relatives who inscribed pages, in addition to her mother:
- Martie, "Loving cousin", of East Weare, New Hampshire; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on September 29, 1886
- Annie M. Burnham of Portland, Oregon; "your friend and cousin"; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on September 2, 1890
- Fannie L. Burnham; inscribed on May 2, 1890; presumably Fannie Larcom Burnham
- M. A. Burnham, "Your loving cousin"; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on March 15, 1885. Possibly Mary Abigail Burnham, daughter of William Bradford Burnham, a brother to Abraham Burnham, father of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham
- Written upside down: Aunt Martha; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on March 14, 1885. Possibly Martha J. (Hoyt) Burnham, third wife of William Bradford Burnham, brother of Abraham Burnham, father of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham
- William H. Burnham; presumably William Bradford Burnham, brother of Abraham Burnham, father of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham
- Emma L. Flint, "your cousin"; inscribed at Middleton, presumably Massachusetts, on September 26, 1888. Daughter of Caroline Archer (Phelps) Flint, sister of Elizabeth H. (Phelps) Burnham, mother of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham.
- Mrs. C. D. Grant, "your cousin"; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on March 14, 1884. Emma M. (Burnham) Grant, wife of Clinton Dewitt Grant and daughter of William Bradford Burnham, a brother to Abraham Burnham, father of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham
- A. P. Phelps; not sure of initials, inscribed at Middleton, Massachusetts, on July 17, 1890, in what appears to be the shaky handwriting of an elderly person. Presumably Anna (Peabody) Phelps, wife of William Augustus Phelps, brother of Elizabeth H. (Phelps) Burnham, mother of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham. If this was Anna (Peabody) Phelps, she would have been about 80 years of age.
- Annie H. Phelps, "Your Affectionate Cousin"; inscribed on July 25, 1890 at Middleton, Massachusetts. Presumably daughter of Horace D. Phelps, a brother to Elizabeth H. Phelps, mother of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham.
If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.
Surnames in the Album
| ? | G | Garland | O | Orcutt [2] | |
| A | Anderson | Grant | P | Peabody | |
| B | Baker | Groom | Phelps [2] | ||
| Barnard | H | Hamilton ? | Putney | ||
| Benton | Holmes | R | Robbins | ||
| Blaisdell | Holt [2] | W | Thompson | ||
| Brown [2] | Hoyt [2] | Willis [2] | |||
| Burnham [8] | L | Lord | |||
| C | Child | M | Marden | ||
| Cooper | Marshall | ||||
| D | Danforth [2] | McMillan | |||
| Downer | Merrill | ||||
| Durling | Miller | ||||
| E | Eaton | Morse | |||
| F | Fletcher | Mowatt | |||
| Flint [2] | N | Newcombe |
Inscribers in the Album
- Martie, "Loving cousin", of East Weare, New Hampshire; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on September 29, 1886.
- Abbie J. Anderson of Dunbarton, New Hampshire; inscribed on October 9, 1890
- Susie A. Baker; inscribed on April 22, 1898
- James E. Barnard of Dunbarton, New Hampshire
- E. S. Benton; inscribed at Boston, Massachusetts, in March 1887. Several other inscriptions around this time were by women staying at the Y. W. C. A.; this might have been the case with E. S. Benton as well.
- Josie Blaisdell of Goffstown, New Hampshire; inscribed on January 28, 1885. Middle initial D. or L. or ?
- Jennie R. Brown, or Jennie K. Brown; inscribed at the Y. W. C. A.; presumably at the Boston Y. W. C. A. on March 28, 1887. Josephine M. Brown inscribed the right facing page.
- Josephine M. Brown of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 28, 1887; presumably at the Boston Y. W. C. A. Jennie R. Brown, or Jennie K. Brown, inscribed the left facing page.
- Annie M. Burnham of Portland, Oregon; "your friend and cousin"; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on September 2, 1890
- Elizabeth Frances Burnham of Dunbarton, New Hampshire; presumed owner of the autograph album
- Fannie L. Burnham; inscribed on May 2, 1890; presumably Fannie Larcom Burnham
- Flora Burnham of St. Louis, Missouri; inscribed on October 9, 1890
- "Your mother Lizzie H. Burnham", inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on January 16, 1886. Elizabeth H. (Phelps) Burnham
- M. A. Burnham, "Your loving cousin"; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on March 15, 1885. Possibly Mary Abigail Burnham, daughter of William Bradford Burnham, a brother to Abraham Burnham, father of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham.
- Written upside down: Aunt Martha; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on March 14, 1885. Possibly Martha J. (Hoyt) Burnham, third wife of William Bradford Burnham, brother of Abraham Burnham, father of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham
- William H. Burnham; presumably William Bradford Burnham, brother of Abraham Burnham, father of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham
- M. Jennie Child of Temple, New Hampshire, inscribed at the Boston Y. W. C. A. on March 28, 1887
- Teal B. Cooper, "68"; inscribed on March 24, 1887, presumably at the Boston Y. W. C. A., possibly in Room 68 or birth year 1868
- Jennie H. Danforth of West Peabody, Massachusetts; inscribed at Middleton, Massachusetts, on July 27, 1890
- M. Louise Danforth of West Peabody, Massachusetts; inscribed in July 1890
- Sadie Z. Downer of Charlestown, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on September 23, 1886. She was Sarah Z. Downer.
- Jessie Durling of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 26, 1887; possibly at the Boston Y. W. C. A. as several other inscribers indicated on this same date.
- Amy E. Eaton of Stafford Springs, Connecticut; inscribed at the Boston Y. W. C. A., presumably in early 1887
- Lillian P. Fletcher; inscribed at Middleton, Massachusetts, on March 26, 1889
- Caroline A. Flint of Middleton, presumably Massachusetts, inscribed on September 27, 1888
- Emma L. Flint, "your cousin"; inscribed at Middleton, presumably Massachusetts, on September 26, 1888. Daughter of Caroline Archer (Phelps) Flint, sister of Elizabeth H. (Phelps) Burnham, mother of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham.
- Elizabeth A. Garland, inscribed on March 26, 1877 at the Y. W. C. A., presumably Boston, Massachusetts, as similar inscriptions indicate.
- Mrs. C. D. Grant, "your cousin"; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on March 14, 1884. Emma M. (Burnham) Grant, wife of Clinton Dewitt Grant and daughter of William Bradford Burnham, a brother to Abraham Burnham, father of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham
- Mary T. Groom of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed at the Y. W. C. A.; other inscriptions from the Y.W.C.A. were from March 1887, which may be the time frame of this inscription as well.
- Harriet B. Hamilton [? - highly decorative font, making it hard to decipher]; inscribed at East Weare, New Hampshire, on March 5, 1889
- Grace V. Holmes of Bridgewater, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 25, 1887; possibly at the Boston Y. W. C. A.
- Mattie J. Hoyt of Dunbarton, New Hampshire; inscribed on January 16, 1886
- Nellie F. Holt; inscribed in Room 81 at the Y. W. C. A. at Boston, Massachusetts, on January 7, 1887
- Mrs. Ruhamah J. Lord of Dunbarton, New Hampshire; inscribed on January 20, 1886. Presumably Ruhamah J. (Infalls) Lord, wife of Aaron Lord.
- S. M. Lord of Dunbarton, New Hampshire, inscribed on January 27, 1885
- Minnetta C. Marden; inscribed in October 1888
- Alfred H. Marshall of East Weare, New Hampshire; inscribed on March 10, 1889
- Joan McMillan [?] of The Mountain, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Emma Merrill; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on March 6, 1885
- Mrs. C. H. Miller of Minneapolis, Minnesota, inscribed on July 25, 1890
- S. Elizabeth Morse; inscribed at the Y. W. C. A. at Boston, Massachusetts, on March 28, 1887
- Bessie S. Mowatt, inscribed at Boston, Massachusetts, on January 13, 1887. Several other inscriptions from that same time frame were from the Boston Y. W. C. A., and Bessie may have been living there as well.
- Helen D. Newcombe of Lynnfield Centre, Massachusetts; inscribed at the Y. W. C. A. Other inscriptions from the Y. W. C. A. were from the Boston, Massachusetts, Y.W.C.A. in January to March 1887
- E. M. Orcutt of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed on August 28, 1886
- Ira W. Orcutt of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on August 28, 1886
- Anna C. Peabody of Middleton, presumably Massachusetts; inscribed in March 1889
- A. P. Phelps; not sure of initials, inscribed at Middleton, Massachusetts, on July 17, 1890, in what appears to be the shaky handwriting of an elderly person. Presumably Anna (Peabody) Phelps, wife of William Augustus Phelps, brother of Elizabeth H. (Phelps) Burnham, mother of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham. If this was Anna (Peabody) Phelps, she would have been about 80 years of age.
- Annie H. Phelps, "Your Affectionate Cousin"; inscribed on July 25, 1890 at Middleton, Massachusetts. Presumably daughter of Horace D. Phelps, a brother to Elizabeth H. Phelps, mother of album owner Elizabeth Frances Burnham.
- Emma Putney of Middleton, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 25, 1889
- Mrs. Betsy Robbins of Dunbarton, New Hampshire; inscribed on October 31, 1881 or 1887
- Helena M. Thompson of Boulder, Colorado; inscribed at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, in 1886
- Fred E. Willis of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on November 30, 1890; shared the page with Sue Willis
- Sue Willis of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed on November 30, 1890; shared the page with Fred E. Willis
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