Thursday, October 31, 2019

1879-1925 Lists of GAR Members, Widows & Orphans of Island Home Encampment & Star of Hope Lodge - Vinalhaven, Maine


Logbook, approximately 8-1/4" by 7", listing the members of Island Home Encampment, Grand Army of the Republic, at Vinalhaven, Maine, with added lists of the widows of Island of Hope Lodge and multiple orphans.

See all pages with handwriting at the end of this post - please leave a comment if you find a name transcribed incorrectly.

A brief mention of the Island Home Encampment is included in A Brief Historical Sketch of the Town of Vinalhaven: From Its Earliest Known Settlement, published by the Vinalhaven Centennial Committee in 1889.  The Encampment was instituted on July 26, 1883, and the initial officers were first, second and sixth names mentioned on the member list:

  • A. A. Beaton, C.P.
  • Everett Mills, Secretary
  • J. S. Black, Treasurer



The member lists below contain duplicates of some names that were hard to interpret.  The actual number of members listed is 103.  The first list shows members in alphabetical order; the second shows members in the order they were written.

Name possibilities and comments on genealogical information are shown in italics.  If you have corrections, clarifications and/or additional information, please leave a comment.

Members' Names in Alphabetical Order

Samuel Abbott
Charles T. Ames
Ezekiel Ames
Frank Ames
Orrin B. Ames
Preston Ames
Edmund W. Arey
Franklin L. Arey
Harvey S. Arey
Hermon Arey - middle initial could be P or T
Charles D. Athearn
George Batty - not sure of surname
C. E. Boman - not sure of surname
William B? - perhaps Bourne  or Benner or ?
George Banks
Alexander Barrow
George Batty - not sure of surname
A. A. Beaton
William Beggs - could be Biggs
L. P. Berry or D. P. Berry
J. S. Black
A. H. Blood
C. E. Boman - not sure of surname
Davis S. Bray
F. A. Brown
F. M. Brown
A. E. Cain
Clinton L. Calderwood
F. M. Calderwood
Fred Calderwood
J. C. Calderwood, possibly James C. Calderwood
Jasper Calderwood
Fred L. Carver
W. S. Carver - not sure of either initial
? R. Clark - possibly A. R. Clark
William R. Clark
E. L. Condon or E. D. Condon
H. A. Condon
J. J. Lane or J. J. Dane
H. C. Day
John Dow or Low
James A. Dowling
Chaney N. Dushane - not sure of name
Hanson Ewell
R. C. Gray
A. P. Green
Herbert A. Green
Israel Green
James S. Green
George Griffith
Ben Gustavson - not sure of given name
William V. Ham or William V. Lane or ?
Jere. Hamilton, presumably Jeremiah Hamilton
Fred Hinckley
Henry S. Hopkins
John W. Hopkins
Lewis O. Hopkins
Walter Hopkins
William W. Hopkins
George Hoyt
W. V. Hunt
Charles Jay
Henry G. Johnston
G. C. Jones
W. Kittredge - not sure of middle initial; possibly William Kittredge
Allie H. Lane
Charles Lane
J. J. Lane or J. J. Dane
William V. Ham or William V. Lane or ?
Charles Leaf
H. C. Leaf
M. F. Lenfest
Fred Lermond
F. L. Littlefield
John Dow or Low
Henry F. McIntosh
Arthur Mills
E. M. Mills
Everett Mills
S. H. Mills or S. K. Mills - possibly Stephen Mills
George Northrop
Lester H. Oakes
F. S. Pendleton
George W. Phillips
R. L. Pierce
George Pratt
Josiah Reynolds
E. L. Rolfe
Eben Smith, Rockland
Ervin W. Smith
Fairfield E. Smith
Henry W. Smith
J. F. Smith
LeRoy Smith
Llewlyn Smith
Fred B. Snowman
A. C. Sprague
? M. Stinson - possibly F. M. Stinson
E. C. Tolman
H. P. Tolman
R. O. Townsend of Quincy MA Encampment #75
Joseph Tyler
Calvin B. Vinal
F. B. Vinal
F. S. Walls - perhaps Frederick S. Walls
George G. Webster
D. E. White
S. S. York

Members' Names in Order Written

A. A. Beaton
Everett Mills
John Dow or Low
John Dow or Low
H. C. Day
Charles Jay
J. S. Black
A. P. Green
A. H. Blood
W. S. Carver - not sure of either initial
J. F. Smith
Eben Smith, Rockland
A. E. Cain
F. L. Littlefield
E. C. Tolman
Charles Lane
George Banks
H. C. Leaf
Walter Hopkins
H. P. Tolman
William W. Hopkins
George Hoyt
E. M. Mills
S. H. Mills or S. K. Mills
Ervin W. Smith
James A. Dowling
Henry G. Johnston
W. V. Hunt
J. J. Lane or J. J. Dane
J. J. Lane or J. J. Dane
LeRoy Smith
Charles T. Ames
A. C. Sprague
F. A. Brown
E. L. Condon or E. D. Condon
? R. Clark - possibly A. R. Clark
Charles Leaf
H. A. Condon
Joseph Tyler
Samuel Abbott
John W. Hopkins
R. C. Gray
Fred L. Carver
Israel Green
Fred Hinckley
Allie H. Lane
George B?, possible Batty
George Batty - not sure of surname
Fred Lermond
George G. Webster
Lewis O. Hopkins
Calvin B. Vinal
Jere. Hamilton, presumably Jeremiah Hamilton
L. P. Berry or D. P. Berry
C. E. B? possibly Boman - not sure of surname
C. E. Boman - not sure of surname
George Griffith
Charles D. Athearn
William R. Clark
F. M. Brown
F. M. Calderwood
F. B. Vinal
George Northrop
Davis S. Bray
F. S. Walls
E. L. Rolfe
Orrin B. Ames
Jasper Calderwood
Ezekiel Ames
Fred Calderwood
George Pratt
Hanson Ewell
R. L. Pierce
S. S. York
Llewlyn Smith
Fred B. Snowman
Josiah Reynolds
William Beggs - could be Biggs
James S. Green
G. C. Jones
D. E. White
Hermon Arey - middle initial could be P or T
F. S. Pendleton
William V. Ham or William V. Lane or ?
William V. Ham or William V. Lane or ?
Edmund W. Arey
Frank Ames
J. C. Calderwood
W. F. Kittredge - not sure of middle initial
Preston Ames
Herbert A. Green
George W. Phillips
Henry F. McIntosh
Clinton L. Calderwood
Henry S. Hopkins
Chaney N. Dushane - not sure of name
M. F. Lenfest
Arthur Mills
William B? - perhaps Bourne  or Benner or ?
Lester H. Oakes
Fairfield E. Smith
Henry W. Smith
Harvey S. Arey
Franklin L. Arey
R. O. Townsend of Quincy MA Encampment #75
Alexander Barrow
Ben Gustavson - not sure of given name
? M. Stinson - possibly F. M. Stinson

Widows of the Star of Hope Lodge, first recordings from January 1879, in Order Written in Book
  • Mrs. I. G. Howland (Augusta, Maine); Maggie (Hopewell) Howland, widow of Isaac Grover Howland, who died 29 May 1884
  • Mrs. Moses Y. Hall (Vinalhaven); Julia Adelaide (Vinal) Hall, widow of Moses Y. Hall, who died 20 May 1885
  • Mrs. Jane E. Hopkins; Jane (Carver) Hopkins, widow of Henry S. Hopkins, who had died before the enumeration of the 1890 Veterans Schedules
  • Mrs. Frances McIntosh; Frances L. (Lindsay) McIntosh, widow of James Henry McIntosh, who died 27 March 1888
  • Mrs. John Grant; Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant, widow of John Francis Grant 
  • Mrs. Hannah Condon; Hannah E. (Dickey) Condon, widow of Henry A. Condon, who died 23 October 1888
  • Mrs. Louisa Ewell (not sure of given name); presumably widow of Hanson G. Ewell, who died 9 February 1893
  • Mrs. Minnie Smith; perhaps widow of Adriel F. Smith, whose funeral is noted in the October 9, 1888 issue of the Courier-Gazette of Rockland, Maine
Orphans of Star of Hope Lodge #42, January 1889, in Order Written in Book
  • Jarvis M. Grant, age 20 [name crossed out, as aged out]; son of John Francis Grant and Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant
  • Bradbury D. Grant, age 19 [name crossed out, as aged out]; son of John Francis Grant and Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant
  • Willie W. Grant, age 17; son of John Francis Grant and Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant
  • John F. Grant, age 14; son of John Francis Grant and Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant
  • Hiram A. Grant, age 11; son of John Francis Grant and Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant
  • Hattie A. Grant, age 3; daughter of John Grant and Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant
  • Eddie Condon, age 14; Edward Condon, son of Henry A. Condon and Hannah E. (Dickey) Condon
  • Jennie Hopkins; daughter of Henry S. Hopkins and Jane (Carver) Hopkins
  • Inez Hopkins; daughter of Henry S. Hopkins and Jane (Carver) Hopkins
  • Cora Hopkins; daughter of Henry S. Hopkins and Jane (Carver) Hopkins
  • Edith McIntosh, age 17 in 1893; daughter of James Henry McIntosh and Frances L. (Lindsay) McIntosh
  • Gertie McIntosh, age 18 in 1893; daughter of James Henry McIntosh and Frances L. (Lindsay) McIntosh
  • Earnest McIntosh, age 16 in 1893; son of James Henry McIntosh and Frances L. (Lindsay) McIntosh
  • Willie Fitzsimmons, age 17; son of Michael Fitzsimmons and Sarah (Hunt) Fitzsimmons
  • Jennie Fitzsimmons, age 14; daughter of Michael FItzsimmons and Sarah (Hunt) Fitzsimmons
  • Ivory L. Hall; son of Moses Y. Hall and Julia Adelaide (Vinal) Hall
  • Hattie Carnes, age 17 [name crossed out, apparently aged out or married]; daughter of Simeon Carnes and wife Manilva (Roberts) Carnes
  • Hattie M. Howland; Hattie Mae Howland, daughter of Isaac Grover Howland and Maggie (Hopewell) Howland
  • Howard F. Howland; Howard Franklin Howland, son of Isaac Grover Howland and Maggie (Hopewell) Howland
  • Harold Lane, age 5;
  • Minnie G. Ewell, age 17 in 1893; daughter of Hanson G. Ewell and Louisa (Smith) Ewell
  • Josie E. Ewell, age 14 in 1893; daughter of Hanson G. Ewell and Louisa (Smith) Ewell

If you have correction to any of the information provided above or information on any of the people mentioned, please leave a comment or contact me directly.


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Sunday, October 13, 2019

1880s Photograph of Richard White & Family; by the Blackburn studio of Grand Forks, Dakota, before North Dakota Statehood


Photograph of Richard White, his wife and three children; by the Blackburn Studio of Grand Forks, Dakota, now Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The photograph was taken at the George F. Blackburn studio, 313 DeMers Ave, Grand Forks.  Where the photograph imprint doesn't specify North Dakota specifically, I'm assuming that this photograph was taken before Statehood in 1889, or Blackburn was using up old stock.


Because the photograph was obtained in a Maine antique shop, it's tempting to think that Richard White was a Maine native, or from other parts of New England or the Maritimes.  But photographs from all over North America and beyond find their way to Maine antique shops, so where the photograph was obtained may not be a clue at all.

If you recognize this family from your own family heirlooms or research, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

The White family presumably lived in the Grand Forks, North Dakota, area or were visiting.  The map below shows 313 DeMers Avenue, where the Blackburn studio was once located.

Photographs of Rufus Prince (1801-1881) and Wife Sophia (Brewster) Prince (1804-1864)


Photographs of Rufus Prince (1801-1881) and Sophia (Brewster) Prince (1804-1864) who lived at Bangor, Maine.  The photographs were taken by the Frank C. Weston studio of Bangor, Maine.

Identifications on the reverse of each photograph were written by the Princes' great granddaughter Gladys.


From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

The following information is from The Brewster Genealogy : 1566-1907 : A record of the descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflower ruling elder of the Pilgrim church which founded Plymouth colony in 1620 by Emma C. Brewster Jones and published in 1908.

Rufus Prince was born 24 September 1801 at Buckfield, Maine, son of Job Prince and Hannah (Bryant) Prince.  Sophia (Brewster) Prince was born 11 January 1804 at Kingston, Massachusetts, daughter of Thomas Brewster and Mary (Hall) Brewster.

Rufus and Sophia married at Kingston, Massachusetts, on 18 November 1828 and had eight children at Bangor, where Rufus was a merchant.

See an 1864 drawing by Prince employee John Martin (1823-1904) of the Prince house here and of the Prince soap and tallow factory and store here.

Rufus and Sophia are buried in the Bangor City Cemetery, also known as the Public Grounds Cemetery, adjacent to Mount Hope Cemetery at Bangor, Maine.



If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Photograph of Richard Harris Sennett at 9 Months; presumably of Calais, Maine


Richard Harris Sennett at the age of nine months; presumably of Meddybemps, Maine, and Calais, Maine.


From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

I believe this is the Richard Harris Sennett who was born in Maine in 1923, son of Richard James Sennett and Nettie May (Fenlason) Sennett, who were born at Meddybemps, Maine, and Wesley, Maine, respectively.

Richard Harris Sennett married New Brunswick, Canada, native Viola Irene Nielson in 1948 at St. Stephen, New Brunswick.  They divorced in Washington State in 1929; their divorce record indicates they had 5 children.  Interestingly, on their New Brunswick marriage record, Richard said that he was born at Turner, Maine, in Washington County.

The actual Turner, Maine, is in Androscoggin County, where his parents may have had ties, as they both died in Androscoggin County.  On the other hand, Turner was a common surname in eastern Washington County and Charlotte County, New Brunswick, so perhaps Richard was referring to a "Turner" village.

Richard and Viola appear to have lived in New Brunswick, Canada, for a time but eventually moved to the western United States.

Richard died in Reno, Nevada, in 1982.

If you have corrections to the information above, or an alternate theory as to the identity of Richard Harris Sennett, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Please be careful about posting information about living or recently deceased people.

Saturday, October 12, 2019

1855 Document, Skowhegan, Maine: Christopher Thompson Promises to Pay William Rowell; Attested by John Dinsmore


Document dated April 3, 1855 at Skowhegan, Maine, where Christopher Thompson promises to pay William Rowell $100 in four years with interest annually - the note to be secured by mortgage.  The document was attested to by John Dinsmore.

Figuring on the document shows payment due dates of up to May 26, 1865, so the obligation apparently ran over the time limit but presumably with no repercussions other than the accrual of additional interest.

The presence of the word "Paid" in two places would seem to indicate that the note was eventually paid off.


Names on the document:
  • William Rowell - the 1860 Census of Skowhegan, Maine, shows a William Rowell occupied as "Bank President", presumably the William Rowell who was born in 1798 at Madison, Maine, and died in 1867.  He may have been the same William Rowell or a relative whose signatures appear on documents featured in another post.
  • Christopher Thompson - perhaps this Christopher Thompson or relative
  • John Dinsmore - perhaps John Dinsmore, Jr., (1800-1861), who is buried at Bingham, Maine.
If you have information that will identify any of these three men, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Photograph of Two Women Participants in the Centennial Pageant of Milo, Maine, September 1-3, 1923


Real Photo Postcard of two women participants in the Centennial Pageant of Milo, Maine, on September 1-3, 1923.

They're identified on the reverse as Mrs. G. Warren Daggett, as the Spirit of Religion, and Mrs. A. P. Mills, as the Spirit of Education.


From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Mrs. G. Warren Daggett was presumably Clara Louise (Brown) Daggett (1873-1942), second wife of George Warren Daggett (1862-1945), or Warren George Daggett.

Mrs. A. P. Mills was presumably Sara E. (Creighton) Mills (1870-1923), wife of Alonzo Putnam Mills (1870-1950) [other records show his birth year as 1872].

Milo, Maine, located near the exact center of Maine, was incorporated from Plantation 3, 7th Range, North of Waldo Patent, in 1823 and is known as the "Town of Three Rivers", the Piscataquis, the Sebec and the Pleasant.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

1805 Writ to Attach Property of Samuel Chamberlain of Gray due to Nonpayment of Note to William Hanson of Windham


Writ dated 29 May 1805 by Sam Freeman, Court Clerk, and witnessed by Stephen Longfellow, Esq. of Portland, asking the Cumberland County Sheriff to attach property of Samuel Chamberlain of Gray, Maine, for nonpayment of an 1804 promissory note to William Hanson of Windham, Maine.

The amount appears to be $40 but could be $20.

Thomas Chute, Deputy Sheriff, carried out the duty by attaching a dwelling of Samuel Chamberlain.



Names:

If you have information on any of the people mentioned above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

1787 York, Maine, Document: John Wincott; Mary Allen; William Frost, Register of Deeds


Document dated May 31, 1787 at York, Maine, signed by William Frost, Register of Deeds for York County, regarding his bill for services rendered to Mrs. or Miss Mary Allen in researching the estate records of John Wincott - or W. John Wincott or Mr. John Wincott, from 1647 to the present.

In 1647 and up to 1820, Maine was a District of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


It's interesting to speculate on what led to the necessity for researching the records.

William Frost (1747-1827), a Revolutionary War veteran, served as Register of Deeds for York County, District of Maine, from 1786 to 1816, as well as County Treasurer from 1787-1812.  The link provides extensive information and a photograph of the monument erected by William Frost's great grandchildren.

John Wincott may have been the 17th century Maine landowner and civic leader John Wincott or one of his descendants.  If you can tease out the connection between Wincott and Mary Allen, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

York, Maine, was larger in area in 1787; it set off land for South Berwick in 1834.

Monday, October 7, 2019

Photographs of Joseph Clifton Avery of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, as a Boy; and of his Children

Joseph Clifton Avery

Four photographs relating to the Avery family of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire:
  • Joseph Clifton Avery as a boy, shown above; by the Brigham studio of Dover, New Hampshire
  • Howard Clifton Avery, son of Joseph Clifton Avery; two photographs, at one year and at one year and one month; both shown farther below and both by the Gerry Studio of Wolfeboro and Farmington, New Hampshire.  
  • Helen Bethana Avery, Joseph Clifton Avery's daughter; at one year, shown farther below; photo by the Elson studio of Woburn, Massachusetts. 

Reverse of photograph of Joseph Clifton Avery

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Joseph Clifton Avery was born at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, on 1 June 1874, son of Joseph Lorenzo Avery and Helen Maria (Libby) Avery.  On 29 October 1901, at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, Joseph Clifton Avery, then an insurance agent, married teacher Minna Hodge, daughter of William B. Hodge and Sarah (Mock) Hodge.

Children of J. Clifton Avery and Minna (Hodge) Avery:
  • Helen Bethana Avery was born 24 October 1902 at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.  Helen married Howard Arthur Rollins on 10 October 1925 at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
  • Howard Clifton Avery was born 28 October 1904 at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.  Howard married Elvira Zulauf.

 Helen Bethana Avery at one year

Reverse of photograph of Helen Bethana Avery at one year

 Howard Clifton Avery at one year

 Reverse of photograph of Howard Clifton Avery at one year

 Howard Clifton Avery at a year and one month

Reverse of photograph of Howard Clifton Avery at a year and one month

If you have information on any of the people shown above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Three 1880s Cabinet Photos by New Orleans Studios: Surnames Cause or Causse, Fredrich

1882 cabinet photograph of Lotta Fredrich

Out of a large collection of photographs are three from the same era in New Orleans.  They may or may not have a relationship; if so, hopefully a reader can tease it out.

The photographs: (others shown farther below)
  • 1882 photograph of a young woman, shown above, identified on the reverse as Lotta Fredrich of New Orleans, Louisiana.  Photograph by the Simon studio of 21 Hospital Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.  She may have been Charlotte M. Frederick.
  • 1884 photograph of a man identified as Mr. Robert Cause of New Orleans, La.  Photo by Adams & Simon studio of 111 Royal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Cabinet photograph of two young girls identified on reverse as Aggie and Sarah.  Photograph by the C. H. Adams studio of 145 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
Interestingly, there was a Robert Causse (1830-1916) living in New Orleans with wife Agnes D. (Hogarth) Causse and a daughter Agnes, who would be about the age of Aggie and Sarah.  Robert Causse was a native of South Carolina.

If you recognize the names or partial names and can provide a further identity, and especially if you can draw a connection between the photographs, please leave a comment.

Reverse of 1882 photograph of Lotta Fredrich

 1884 cabinet photograph of Robert Cause - not sure of surname

Reverse of 1884 cabinet photograph of Robert Cause - not sure of surname

 Cabinet photograph of Aggie & Sarah

Reverse of cabinet photograph of Aggie & Sarah

Three Tintypes: George Colquhoun, Wife Nell and George & Nell with son George, Jr.

George Colquhoun, wife Nell and son George, Jr.

Three tintypes of the family of George Colquhoun and wife Nell, including the one above, of George, Nell and their son George, Jr.

Identifications on the reverse of the jackets containing the tintypes were written by a niece or nephew of George or Nell.

Because these came into my possession in a large lot of photographs, I believe them to be from North America, but can't be sure.  Hopefully a reader, who recognizes the family from heirloom photographs or from research, will leave a comment.

Reverse of jacket holding tintype of George Colquhoun, wife Nell and son George Jr.

George Colquhoun

Reverse of jacket holding tintype of George Colquhoun

Nell Colquhoun - birth surname unknown

Reverse of jacket holding tintype of Aunt Nell Colquhoun

Tintypes of George, Nell & George, Jr. Colquhoun and of Aunt Nell in their jackets.



Again, if this family seems familiar to you, from your genealogical research, please leave a comment.  Thanks for stopping by!