Bible of William J. Reed and Orianna A. (Jack) Reed, "Orie", of Harpswell, Maine, and Descendants.
The Bible contains Family Records pages, several newspaper clippings and the calling card of their grandson, Carlton Burnham Morrill, dated 1898.
Marriages Pages:
- William J. Reed and Orie A. Jack; married January 6, 1874
- Charles Burnham Morrill and Carrie Estelle Reed; married December 18, 1897. Carrie was the daughter of William J. Reed and Orianna A. (Jack) Reed, "Orie";
- George Comstock Moore and Ella Cornelia Reed; married October 14, 1903. Ella was the daughter of William J. Reed and Orianna A. (Jack) Reed, "Orie";
- Carlton R. Morrill and LaVerne E. Laughlin; married November 1, 1930. Carlton Reed Morrill was the son of Charles Burnham Morrill and Carrie Estelle (Reed) Morrill.
Births Page; other Births pages are blank
- Carrie Estelle Reed, born December 8, 1874; daughter of William J. Reed and Orianna A. (Jack) Reed, "Orie"
- Ella Cornelia Reed, born March 27, 1877; daughter of William J. Reed and Orianna A. (Jack) Reed, "Orie"
- Carlton Reed Morrill, born October 23, 1901, son of Charles Burnham Morrill and Carrie Estelle (Reed) Morrill
- William George Moore, born June 1, 1907; son of George Comstock Moore and Ella Cornelia (Reed) Moore
Deaths Pages
- William J. Reed, died November 13, 1905
- George C. Moore, died February 5, 1934. George Comstock Moore was the husband of Ella Cornelia (Reed) Moore.
- Carrie E. Morrill, died March 24, 1936. Carrie Estelle (Reed) Morrill was the daughter of William J. Reed and Orianna A. (Jack) Reed, "Orie" and the wife of Charles Burnham Morrill.
- Orianna Reed, died April 8, 1943 - Orianna A. (Jack) Reed, "Orie"
- Charles B. Morrill, died December 19, 1952. Charles Burnham Morrill was the widower of Carrie Estelle (Reed) Morrill, daughter of William J. Reed and Orianna A. (Jack) Reed, "Orie".
The clippings tucked in the Bible consist of:
- extract in the Brunswick Record of an earlier article in the Brunswick Telegraph issue of March 24, 1871, indicating that William J. Reed went to San Francisco by rail in the company of others from the area.
- Short obituary of William J. Reed. Rev. Mr. Merrill, Methodist minister, officiated at services on Orr's Island and graveside in Brunswick
- Death notice for Ora A. Reed, age 92. Funeral services at 2 p. m. Saturday from the Laws Funeral Home, 29 Federal Street, Brunswick. Interment in Riverside Cemetery, Brunswick.
- Death notice of Mrs. Barbara Coffin of East Harpswell; to be buried at Kennebunk in the spring.
- Calling card of C. B. Morrill, with a handwritten date of 1898. Charles Burnham Morrill
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