1922 Promotion Certificate for Dorothy Carr of Livermore Falls, Maine

1922 Promotion Certificate of the Livermore Falls Baptist Bible School for Dorothy Carr; signed by Mrs. J. Chandler Ham and Pastor F. P. Freeman.  Livermore Falls, Maine.

Approximately 6-3/4" by 4-1/4"; nothing on reverse.

Dorothy Carr - hopefully a reader will share information on Dorothy

Mrs. J. Chandler Ham - presumably Bessie Ellen (Leavitt) Ham (1880-1949), wife of Joseph Chandler Ham

F. P. Freeman - Rev. Frederick Perkins Freeman (1881-1972)

If you have information to share, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

1892 Dance Card for Supper & Dance at the Grange Hall at North Jay, Maine

1892 Supper and Dance Program, with Dance Card, Grange Hall, North Jay, Maine, on Thursday evening, January 28, 1892.

No names printed on the front, but the owner of this program mentioned the names of dance partners on the reverse:

• A. R. Kyes (twice) - perhaps Arthur R. Kyes (1869-1934)
• A. C. Macomber - perhaps Arthur C. Macomber (1871-1950)
• H. H. Allen - perhaps Heber H. Allen (1860-1936)
• J. W. Cox - perhaps John Wesley Cox (1859-1946)
• F. N. G. 

At one time, even possibly as late as 1892, it was considered daring if a woman danced with the same man more than once, unless she was engaged or married. Interestingly, there's a record showing that Arthur M. Kyes married Ella M. Davenport in 1893. Perhaps this was Ella's card, and perhaps she was already engaged to Arthur or perhaps it was the sight of Ella dancing with the others that got Arthur to propose?

If you have information on the dance partners, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Cabinet Photograph of "Uncle Frank Elwell, Gramp's Brother from N. Paris", Maine; by a Mechanic Falls, Maine studio

Cabinet photograph of a man identified on the reverse as Frank Elwell. The photograph was taken by the Bridge studio of Mechanic Falls, Maine.

Reverse:  For Mrs. Addie E.  Uncle Frank Elwell, Gram's Brother from N. Paris, Me.

Frank may have been Frank J. Elwell, born about 1858, son of Albion Parris Elwell and Lydia (Keene) Elwell.  Albion Parris Elwell was an Oxford County native, which might bring in the "N. Paris" connection.

This Frank appears to have been married multiple times, with his first marriage and fourth marriage to Julia Offen:

1. Julia Offen in 1883 in Boston
2. Emma Bourassa in 1895 in Lisbon, Maine - who indicated she was a widow
3. Emma Shaw in 1901 in Brunswick, Maine - adopted by Shaw; perhaps related to Emma Bourassa
4. Julia (Offen) Dow in 1909

There's an intriguing, short article in the November 20, 1872 of the Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, presumably a reprint from another publication, about a lad named Frank Elwell, age 12, missing from Mechanic Falls, with the suspicion of foul play.  If our Frank, he came through his ordeal.

A reader feels that Frank was a different person. I think this is Benjamin Franklin Elwell, a farmer in Paris, Oxford County, Maine who signed his name as Frank on some of his kids' records. Married to Mabel Paine. His only son (Bernard) died before marrying. His daughters married as follows: Lester & Alberta Morgan, Henry & Della Billings, John & May Jordan, Robert & Inez Haldane, Stanley & Vivienne Sturtevant, Mardaunt & Marjorie Rowe.

If you have more information on Franklin J. Elwell or Benjamin Franklin Elwell, or if you feel that Frank is a different person, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Autograph Album of December 25, 1888 from Lewiston, Maine; possibly owned by Alice G. Miller (1868-1930), future Wife of Calvin E. Hodgdon

Autograph album started on December 25, 1888, presumably a Christmas gift, and inscribed by people from Lewiston, Maine. 

The album is in pieces, so it's hard to determine the owner, but she may have been Alice G. Miller (1868-1930), who would marry Calvin E. Hodgdon in 1892.

The album measures approximately 6-1/2" by 4-1/4" and contains nine pages of inscriptions.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

• Brown
• Bucknam
• Lunt
• Merrill
• Miller  (2)
• Peabody
• Rowe
• Torsey

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

Alice G. Miller (1868-1930), was the daughter of Samuel Robinson Miller and Elizabeth (Hodgkins) Miller. In 1892, Alice would marry Calvin E. Hodgdon (1867-1952).

If you have information on Alice G. Miller or any of the people on the list of inscribers below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

List of Inscribers

• Mrs. E. G. Brown of Lewiston, Maine; inscribed on December 25, 1888.  
• Grace G. Bucknam of Lewiston, Maine; inscribed on December 25, 1888.  Grace G. Bucknam (1869-1953), teacher
• Grace A. Lunt of Lewiston, Maine; inscribed on December 25, 1888.  Grace A. Lunt (1868-1940)
• Eddie Merrill of Lewiston, Maine; inscribed on December 25, 1888
• Gertrude W. Miller of Lewiston, Maine.  Gertrude W. Miller (1858-1944), teacher
• Alice G. Miller of Lewiston, Maine; inscribed on December 25, 1888.  Alice G. Miller (1868-1930), who would marry Calvin E. Hodgdon in 1892.
• Agnes L. Peabody of Lewiston, Maine.  Agnes L. Peabody (1857-1950)
• Mrs. H. H. Rowe of Lewiston, Maine
• Archer V. Torsey of Lewiston, Maine.  Archer V. Torsey (1876-1918)

c1900 Photographs of Nancy (Slack) Keeton (1820-1912); Son Cary Wilburn Keeton (1841-1926); his son Berimon Arthur Keeton (1871-1927) & other Family Members

3 photographs of the Keeton family of the Midwest and beyond.  Shown above, a 4-generation photograph, dated October 25, 1901, of:

• Nancy (Slack) Keeton (1820-1912), born August 12, 1820; widow of Berimon Keeton (1818-1896)
• Cary Wilburn Keeton (1841-1926), born January 10, 1841
• Miles Jameson Keeton (1864-1943), born November 11, 1864
• Earl Wesley Keeton (1896-1928), born October 29, 1896

Another photograph, perhaps a wedding photograph, dated May 23, 1894, depicts Bern Keeton and Effie Keeton.  Berimon Arthur Keeton (1871-1927) and Effie Sabina (Reiber) Keeton (1874-1964)

The third photograph appears to depict Berimon Arthur Keeton (1871-1927), and sons Laurence, Walter and Ernest, and either a daughter or wife Effie Sabina (Reiber) Keeton (1874-1964)

Nancy (Slack) Keeton (1820-1912) is buried in Missouri. Other family members are buried in Kansas and beyond.

If you have information on the Keeton family, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

1866 Letter from Dwight Francis Faulkner (1803-1885) of Boston, Massachusetts, to his son Francis T. Faulkner (1834-1905) in Turner, Maine

1866 letter from Boston merchant and manufacturer Dwight Foster Faulkner (1803-1885) to his son Francis Thomas Faulkner (1834-1905), "Frank", in Turner, Maine. 

Sadly, Frank would die in his mill office in 1905 in a suspicious fire.  Hopefully a reader will have information to share.

Father and son were members of the influential Faulkner family of eastern Massachusetts.  Read more about the family in this history of Faulkner Hospital, now Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital. Francis Faulkner, father of Dwight, set up in Action, Massachusetts, what is thought to be the first woolen mill in the United States. His descendants would include statesmen, judges, manufacturers, mill owners, physicians, druggists, authors, educators, and philanthropists.

In the letter, Dwight, who was living at 48 West Cedar Street in 1861, tells his son to expect 20 barrels of Cambridge Extra Soap and reminds him to take extra care to protect the bales [presumably wool shorn from sheep in the Turner, Maine, area], by wrapping them in paper against moths and by spreading them around in area barns so that one fire would not take them all.  

Dwight Foster Faulkner (1803-1885) was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1803, son of Francis Faulkner and Ann (Robbins) Faulkner. Dwight married Elizabeth Cole and had several children with her, the middle one being Francis Thomas Faulkner (1834-1905), "Frank".

Son Frank married twice:

1. Frances Ann Wedgewood, with whom he had daughter Anna Theresa Faulkner (1857-1920), who married Aquila Montrose Chase; and son Thomas C. Wedgewood (1858-1893)
2. Mary Ann Eaton (1836-1919)

Please let me know of any corrections to the transcription below.

Transcription

Invoice of Soap Sent to Turner Mill by D. F. Faulkner February 5, 1866

20 bbls Cambridge Extra Soap

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286   277   281   278

264   280   279   259

280   269   268   263

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Tare 18# each

Son Francis     Boston, February 9, 1866

Above I hand you Invoice of 20 bbl more of the cambridge Soap Sent you ___ Steamer a few days since. I thought I would keep pretty good Stock of this Soap on hand as I believe you like it very well.

All the goods now made hereafter for the present I want you take an account of the them every Wednesday. weigh them off - Send me the Invoice as usual & then instead of letting Bailey's team take them have them removed from the Factory. You may begin by putting a few invoices into the Bradford Barn. Then we will hunt up some other place. I don't want to put many in any one place on account of the risk of Fire -

The reason for my making this move is that we have got a good many goods on hand here (over 300 bales, considerably & and moths [underlined] are playing the duce [deuce ?] with them, eating them all up here in the Store - I want you to be particular in baling up the goods to have the papers to Put over Some 6 or 8 inches, so that the moths cannot get around into the bales. You will have to pack away the bales in the barn so that you can get at any Invoiced as I may order them Sent to Boston - you will have to Send word to Bailey that you are not going to Send any more going to market.

Yours,

D. F. Faulkner

The next move that I shall make & that I am afraid will be Soon is to stop one day in the week Say Saturdays.

1890s Autograph Album of Huldah Hortense Whittemore (1878-1966), presumably then of Fayette, Maine; would marry James Lawrence Newton

1890s autograph album that belonged to Huldah Hortense Whittemore (1878-1966), "Hortense", then, presumably, of Fayette, Maine. Hortense would marry James Laurence Newton.  

Several of the autographs indicate that the inscriber was a student at the Maine Wesleyan Seminary in Kents Hill, Readfield, Maine, as was, presumably, Huldah Hortense Whittemore herself.

The album measures approximately 5-1/2" by 3-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 35 of Hortense's relatives and friends.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

?		Kent		Thompson
Bishop		King		Trefethen [3]
Caldwell		Knight		Tuck
Cushman		Knowles [2]		Underwood
Davis		Mank		Walton
[2]		Nelson		Weston
Fogg		Pease		Whittemore [5]
Goodwin		Philbrick
Haines		Smith
Hodgkins [2]		Sylvester

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

Huldah Hortense Whittemore was born 11 March 1878 at West Paris, Maine, the daughter of Enoch Whittemore and Nancy Jackson Cushman Whittemore. On 25 March 1907 at Rumford Falls, Maine, Hortense married James Laurence Newton.

Four of Hortense's siblings inscribed pages in the album, as well as at least one cousin, Ernest T. Cushman of West Paris, Maine.  The siblings who inscribed pages:

• Blanche Inez Whittemore, "Your Old Maidish Sister" - despite her self-description, Blanche Inez Whittemore (1876-1968) would marry Arthur True Royal in 1914.
• Courtney Duane Whittemore (1875-1954), law degree from Syracuse University; coach
• Leona B. Whittemore, "your Wicked sister" - Leona Beatrice Whittemore (1879-1969) would marry Fred Moody Mank.
• Mildred A. Whittemore - Mildred A. Whittemore (1867-1958) would marry Fred Oliver Shipley in 1909

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information to share on any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Any information shared will be added to the list.

List of Inscribers

• "Chippie" of Fayette Mills, Fayette, Maine; inscribed on November 19, 1894
• Bertha A. Bishop of Winthrop, Maine; inscribed on November 14, 1893
• Guy A. Caldwell; inscribed on September 25, 1897
• Mildred A. Whittemore of Fayette, Maine; inscribed on March 11, 1895. Older sister of album owner Huldah Hortense Whittemore, Mildred A. Whittemore would marry Fred Oliver Shipley
• Cassie N. Davis of Wilton, Maine; inscribed at Fayette, Maine, on June 30, 1891. Not sure of middle initial, but possible the Cassie N. Davis (1877-1972) who married Ralph C. Moody in 1900; James V. Welch in 1906; and Lester Palmer Black in 1922. 
• Grace L. Fifield of Manchester, Maine; inscribed on November 23, 1893
• Ida C. Fifield of Manchester, Maine; inscribed on November 23, 1893
• Edith S. Fogg; inscribed at Readfield, Maine, on September 4, 1891
• ? B. Goodwin of Farmington, Maine, possibly C. B. Goodwin; inscribed at Fayette, Maine, in 1891
• Clyde Haines of Readfield, Maine; inscribed at Fayette, Maine, on November 9, 1892
• Alice H. Hodgkins; inscribed at Fayette, Maine, on June 28, 1893
• W. S. Hodgkins; inscribed on November 5, 1893
• Rosabelle Kent of Wayne, Maine; inscribed at Chase Hall in the Fall of 1894.
• Flora M. King of West Mount Vernon, Maine; inscribed at Chase Hall of Maine Wesleyan Seminary on November 19, 1894
• Carrie E. Knight of Readfield, Maine; inscribed on November 2, 1894
• Gertrude M. Knowles of Manchester, Maine; inscribed at Chase Hall at Kents Hill, Maine, on November 19, presumably 1893. Class of 1893.
• May L. Knowles of Manchester, Maine; inscribed at Chase Hall at Kents Hill, Maine, on November 14, 1893
• Fred M. Mank of Fayette Mills, Fayette, Maine. Fred Moody Mank (1878-1965), who would marry album owner Huldah Hortense Whittemore's older sister Leona B. Whittemore. 
• Florence A. Nelson of Livermore, Maine; inscribed at Fayette, Maine, in 1891
• Augustus Pease; inscribed at Fayette, Maine, on June 28, 1891
• Sidney G. Philbrick of Andover, Maine; inscribed in 1897
• Evie G. Smith of West Mount Vernon, Maine; inscribed at Kents Hill at Chase Hall at Maine Wesleyan Seminary on November 13, 1894
• Laura M. Sylvester of Leeds, Maine; inscribed on July 7, 1892
• Miss Jennie F. Thompson of Chebeague, Maine; inscribed at Chase Hall on November 13, 1894
• Grace M. Trefethen of Gorham, New Hampshire; inscribed on November 12, 1894 at Maine Wesleyan Seminary. 
• Sadie S. Trefethen of Fayette, Maine; inscribed on September 4, 1891. Sadie (Smith) Trefethen (1866-1897), whose husband, William Joseph Trefethen, inscribed the left facing page. 
• W. J. Trefethen of Fayette, Maine; inscribed on September 12, 1891. William Joseph Trefethen (1866-1938), whose first wife, Sadie (Smith) Trefethen, inscribed the right facing page. Fred A. Tuck of Fayette, Maine; inscribed on February 21, 1891
• Walter Underwood of Fayette, Maine; inscribed on February 20, 1891
• Inez M. Walton of West Mt. Vernon, Maine; inscribed on May 22, 1894
• Ruby M. Weston of Fayette Mills, Fayette, Maine; inscribed on November 12, 1894 at W. H. H. school
• Blanche Inez; inscribed in 1895. "Your 'Old Maidish' Sister".  Blanche Inez Whittemore (1876-1968), older sister of album owner Huldah Hortense Whittemore. Blanche would marry Arthur True Royal in 1914.
• Courtney D. Whittemore of Fayette, Maine; inscribed on March 11, 1895. Album owner Huldah Hortense Whittemore's older brother Courtney Duane Whittemore (1875-1954).
• H. Hortense Whittemore, album owner. She was Huldah Hortense Whittemore (1878-1966), who married James Lawrence Newton
• Leona B. Whittemore of Fayette, Maine; inscribed on March 11, 1895. "Your wicked sister". She was Leona Beatrice Whittemore (1879-1969), younger sister of album owner Huldah Hortense Whittemore. Leona would marry inscriber Fred Moody Mank. 
• Mildred A. Whittemore of Fayette, Maine; inscribed on March 11, 1895. Older sister of album owner Huldah Hortense Whittemore. Mildred A. Whittemore (1867-1958) would marry Fred Oliver Shipley in 1909. 

1884-1894 Autograph Album of May C. Peirce of Hudson, Maine

1884-1894 autograph album that belonged to May C. Peirce of Hudson, Maine, presumably very close to the Bradford line, as she attended school in Bradford. 

The album measures approximately 6" by 4" and contains the sentiments of 49 of May's relatives, friends and teachers.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

	? [6]	F	Folsom [3]	R	Reeves
B	Barker		Furbish		Robbins
	Bickmore	H	Hills		Rogers [2]
	Burnham		Holt		Rowe
	Buzzell [2]	K	Kingsbury	S	Sanford [2]
C	Chase [3]	L	Lassell [2]		Speed
	Clark	M	Maxfield		Strout
	Coy [3]		Mosher	T	Thompson
D	Downing	P	Peirce [6]	W	Wentworth
	Duran		Plummer		Williams

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

May may have been May Clara Peirce or Clara May Peirce, possibly the daughter of Alexander Charles Peirce and Jeannette (Brigham) Peirce, or another May in the extended Peirce family. Hopefully a reader will weigh in with a "clar"ification. She may have been the Mary C. Peirce who would marry Fred R. Champlin in 1905.

Several people mentioned a familial relationship, and there were probably more relatives who didn't mention a relationship:

• Aunt L?, who may have gifted the album to May
• E. L. Folsom of Old Town, Maine, cousin - may have been Eugene Leslie Folsom, son of David Sweet Folsom and Ann E. (Bridgham) Folsom, who was a sister to May's mother Jennie Frances (Bridgham) Peirce
• Blanche Lassell of Bradford, Maine; inscribed at Hudson, Maine, on February 22, 1885; "Your Cousin". Nellie Blanche Lassell (1870-1921), daughter of Navilah Lassell and Clara Marisa (Peirce) Lassell, who was a sister to Alexander Charles Peirce, possibly the album owner's father.
• Clara M. Lassell of Bradford, Maine; "your aunt"; inscribed on June 29, 1884. Clara Marisa (Peirce) Lassell (1845-1894), wife of Navilah Lassell and sister of Alexander Charles Peirce, possibly the album owner's father. 
• David Peirce of Hudson, Maine; "Your Cousin"; inscribed on April 11, 1888
• Lottie E. Peirce of Hudson, Maine; inscribed on January 21, 1884. "Your Loving Cousin"
• Sadie L. Peirce of Hudson, Maine; inscribed on April 7, 1888. "Your Cousin". Sadie L. Peirce (abt 1878-1924), daughter of Sarah L. (Bridgham) Peirce and John A. Peirce, who was a brother to Alexander Charles Peirce, who may have been the album owner's father. Sadie's FindaGrave memorial, which doesn't have a photograph of the stone, gives her birth year as 1873, but that conflicts what information on the 1900 Census.

Clara M. Lassell of Bradford, Maine, maternal aunt of the album owner

Albert F. Chase; inscribed at Hudson, Maine, in November 1888. May's teacher

Inscribers in the Album

• Aunt L?, who possibly gifted the album to May
• Written in code in 1886
• Spencer
• Written in code in 1886
• Unsigned on November 11, 1894
• Frank P. Barker of South Hudson, Maine; inscribed at Medway - possibly Maine or Massachusetts [another inscriber mentioned Medway, Massachusetts], on March 15, 1891
• Augusta E. Bickmore of Bradford Centre, Maine; inscribed in the Spring of 1888. May's schoolmate. Augusta E. Bickmore would marry Charles E. Ober.
• Mary Burnham of Harrisville, Alcona County, Michigan; inscribed on August 9, 1885
  
• Bina D. Buzzell of South LaGrange, Maine; inscribed in the Spring of 1888. Bina D. Buzzell would marry Charles Penney in 1891.
• Ida M. Buzzell of Hudson, Maine; inscribed on December 11, 1884. Presumably Ida M. Buswell (1871-1896).
• Albert F. Chase; inscribed at Hudson, Maine, in November 1888. May's teacher, Albert F. Chase would marry Effie D. Peavey in 1885.
• Emma E. Chase of Bradford, Maine; inscribed on June 2, 1885. Emma would marry James H. Gibbs at Old Town, Maine, in 1895.
• Fannie L. Chase of Bradford, Maine; inscribed on June 14, 1885 and an additional note on April 19, 1888. Fannie L. Chase (1871-1964) would marry Lyndon C. Fowles in 1897.
• Carrie E. Clark of Bradford, Maine; inscribed on April 18, 1888. Carrie E. Clark (1868-1957) would marry Alphonso G. Young.
• Blanche C. Coy of Bradford, Maine; inscribed on March 26, 1889. Blanche Clara Coy (1871-1955).
• Cora B. Coy; inscribed on March 23, 1889. Cora B. Coy (abt 1861-abt 1841) would marry Dr. Frank A. Bickford
• Fred R. Coy of North Bradford, Maine; inscribed at Hudson, Maine, on January 17, 1884. Fred Russ Coy (1859-1921).
• Maude Downing of Hudson, Maine; inscribed on May 1, 1885. Maude Zilpha Downing (abt 1870-)
• Bina A. Duran of Charleston, Maine; inscribed at Hudson, Maine, on August 9, 1884. Recorded as Bina A. Duren (1862-1929) here:
• E. C. Folsom of East Bradford, Maine; inscribed on May 1, 1888
• E. L. Folsom of Old Town, Maine; "Your Cousin". Perhaps Eugene Leslie Folsom, son of David Sweet Folsom and Ann E. (Bridgham) Folsom, who was a sister to May's mother Jennie Frances (Bridgham) Peirce
• Mira S. Folsom of Old Town, Maine
• Florence Mae Furbish of Bradford, Maine; inscribed on April 20, 1888; schoolmate. Presumably the Florence Mae Furbish (1873-1957) who would marry Orris E. Gerrish.
• Stella M. Hill or Hills of Bradford, Maine; inscribed during Spring term of 1888. Possibly Stella M. Hill (abt 1868-), daughter of Joseph and Abbie Hill
• Annie M. Holt; inscribed during Spring Term of 1888. Annie Mary Holt (abt 1870-), would marry Frank Edgar Pickering in Boston in 1912
• Annie J. Kingsbury; inscribed at Bradford, Maine, on April 26, 1888. Presumably the Annie J. Kingsbury (1873-1905) who would marry George H. Rogers in 1903.
• Blanche Lassell of Bradford, Maine; inscribed at Hudson, Maine, on February 22, 1885; "Your Cousin". Nellie Blanche Lassell (1870-1921), daughter of Navilah Lassell and Clara Marisa (Peirce) Lassell, who was a sister to Alexander Charles Peirce, possibly the album owner's father.
• Clara M. Lassell of Bradford, Maine; "your aunt"; inscribed on June 29, 1884. Clara Marisa (Peirce) Lassell (1845-1894), wife of Navilah Lassell and sister of Alexander Charles Peirce, who may have been the album owner's father.
• Edna A. Maxfield of Bradford, Maine; inscribed on April 27, 1888. Presumably the Edna A. Maxfield (abt 1875-1900) who would marry Fred R. Kingsbury in 1895.
• Nelly R. Mosher of Bradford, Maine; schoolmate; inscribed during Spring Term on April 13, 1888. Presumably the Nellie Rose Mosher (about 1873-1935), who would marry Wesley O. Cookson in 1896.
• A. C. Peirce - several possibilities, including Alexander Charles Peirce (1837-1912), who may have been the father of album owner May C. Peirce
• Charles A. Peirce of Hudson, Maine. Charles Albert Peirce (1876-1952), who may have been the brother of May C. Peirce, album owner.
• David Peirce of Hudson, Maine; "Your Cousin"; inscribed on April 11, 1888. Possibly David Peirce (1872-1955)
• Lottie E. Peirce of Hudson, Maine; inscribed on January 21, 1884. "Your Loving Cousin". Presumably Lottie Peirce (1870-1896)
• May C. Peirce of Hudson, Maine; album owner; inscribed a date of January 2, 1884; perhaps a Christmas present from Aunt L. She may have been Mary Clara Peirce (1873-1949) who married Fred R. Champlin in 1905.
• Sadie L. Peirce of Hudson, Maine; inscribed on April 7, 1888. "Your Cousin". Sadie L. Peirce (abt 1878-1924), daughter of Sarah L. (Bridgham) Peirce and John A. Peirce, who was a brother to Alexander Charles Peirce, who may have been the father of album owner May C. Peirce. Sadie's FindaGrave memorial, which doesn't have a photograph of the stone, gives her birth year as 1873, but that conflicts what information on the 1900 Census.
• Bertha M. Plummer of Bradford, Maine; inscribed on May 2, 1884. Presumably the Bertha Mabel Plummer who married Benjamin Frank Ochsner in 1887
• Tina M. Reeves of Bradford, Maine; inscribed on April 25, 1888. Tina May Reeves (1870-1952), who would marry Frank H. Harrington
• Blanche E. Robbins of Bradford, Maine; inscribed on April 13, 1888; mentions Spring Term. Blanche E. Robbins (abt 1869-abt 1932) would marry A. A. Huntington in 1890.
• Miss Bertha J. Rogers of Hudson, Maine; inscribed on July 8, 1889. Bertha J. Rogers (1871-1958) who would marry Horace E. Landick and William E. Quinn
• D. A. Rogers of Hudson, Maine; inscribed on January 18, 1884
• Almon F. Rowe of Hudson, Maine; inscribed on June 27, 1889. Almon Franklin Rowe (1874-1940), who married Myrtie E. Strout
• D. B. Sanford of Bradford Centre, Maine; inscribed on April 19, 1888. Presumably Daniel B. Sanford (1873-1907).
• Nellie M. Sanford of Bradford, Maine; inscribed on April 19, 1888 during Spring term. Presumably the Nellie M. Sanford (1870-1927), who would marry Sherman D. Page in 1890.
• Olive S. Speed of North Bradford, Maine; inscribed at Hudson, Maine, on April 18, 1884. Presumably the Olive S. Speed (1857-1918), who married Albion Strout
• Lillie Strout of Bradford, Maine; inscribed during Spring Term of 1888. Perhaps Lillie Belle Strout (1867-1950), daughter of Charles Franklin Strout and Nancy Jane (Lassell) Strout.
• Louis E. Thompson of Medway, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 4, 1890
• Stella A. Wentworth of Bradford, Maine; inscribed on April 14, 1888 during Spring Term. Presumably the Stella A. Wentworth (1868-1963), who would marry Lorenzo C. Vannah.
• H. R. Williams of East Bradford, Maine; inscribed on May 1, 1888

1878-1883 Autograph Album of a Child of Sea Captain James Robbins Thurston and Paulina Seavey (Ackley) Thurston of Rockport, Maine

1878-1883 autograph album that belonged, presumably, to a child of Sea Captain James Robbins Thurston (1832-1895) and Paulina Seavey (Ackley) Thurston (1835-1915) of Rockport, Maine. 

One inscriber, Asenath Haskell of Rockport, directed to sentiment to "Tina".

The album measures approximately 4-1/4" by 3" and contains the sentiments of 19 of the owner's relatives and friends, including, possibly, her father. An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

	? [2]	H	Haskell	S	Small
A	Arey		Higgins		Sylvester [2]
B	Bridges	I	Ingraham	T	Thurston [4]
C	Carey	K	Knowles	Y	Young
	Crockett	O	Orr
F	Fuller

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

The owner was presumably a child of Sea Captain James Robbins Thurston and his wife Pauline (Ackley) Thurston of Rockport, Maine. From the sources I checked, there were three sons and three daughters - one son died young and the youngest daughter was presumably too young to be the owner of the autograph album. Both of the sons inscribed pages in their sibling's album, and one sister died, but, sadly, she did not give her name.  

The James R. Thurston who inscribed a page at Rockport, Maine, in 1881 might have been the album owner's father.

The children:

• Everett Thurston (1855-1858)
• Lillian Isaphone Thurston (1860-1936) - possibly the sister who inscribed a page
• George Everett Thurston (abt 1861-1937) - he inscribed a page in the album as "brother"
• Laronce E. Thurston or Elizabeth Bell Thurston (abt 1864-), who would marry Carlton E. Orcutt - possibly the sister who inscribed a page.
• Frank James Thurston (1869-1966) - he inscribed a page as "brother"
• Gertrude D. Thurston (1878-1971), would marry Luther Eugene Kneeland

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or if you have an idea of who might have owned the album or information of any of the people mentioned in the list of inscribers at the end of this post, please leave a comment or contact me directly, so that I can correct or amend this post. Thanks!

List of Inscribers

• ?  - Signed by Oliver or Obrien or ?; inscribed at Rockport, Maine, on May 12, 1880
• I. R. A. or ? R. A.; inscribed on March 6, 1879
• Laura E. H. Arey of Hampden, Maine. Laura Emily Heywood Arey (1853-1935), who would marry Professor Bela Malcolm Lawrence. 
• Cora M. Bridges of Brooklin, Maine; inscribed on June 2, 1879. Perhaps Cora M. (Carter) Bridges (1861-1881), wife of Edward P. Bridges. 
• Hattie E. Carey of Rockport, Maine; inscribed on June 19, 1880. Presumably the Harriet E. Carey (abt 1864-) who would marry Samuel Veazie Blanchard in 1883. 
• Eben C. Crockett of Rockport, Maine; inscribed on January 10, 1879
• Fannie Fuller of Rockport, Maine; inscribed on February 12, 1880. Possibly Francena H. Fuller (1869-) daughter of John S. Fuller and Emma C. (Talbot) Fuller
• Asenath Haskell of Rockport, Maine; inscribed on March 31, 1879. Presumably Asenath R. Haskell (abt 1864-1935), daughter of Capt. Hiram Haskell and Susan Mary (Crockett) Haskell and future wife of Arthur Clyde Saunders
• Sadie Higgins of Rockport, Maine; inscribed on May 16, 1879. Several possibilities but perhaps Sarah B. Higgins (abt 1864-1912), daughter of Martin Higgins and Amelia (Thomas) Higgins of Lincolnville, Maine.
• N. Jeannette Ingraham of Rockport, Maine; inscribed in January 1879. Presumably schoolteacher Nancy Jeannette Ingraham (1855-1939), who would marry Galen Jones Tribou. 
• Matilda S. Knowles of South Deer Isle; inscribed on July 23, 1879. Schoolteacher Matilda (Small) Knowles (1843-1933), wife of ? Knowles, but divorced at some point. 
• S. J. Orr of Dorchester, Massachusetts; inscribed on September 2, 1883. Perhaps Sarah Jane (Downey) Orr or her husband James Sylvanus Orr or Sylvanus James Orr
• J. W. Small of Rockport, Maine; inscribed on February 18, 1879. Several possibilities but perhaps John W. Small (abt 1860-), who married Emma A. Ott. . Other records show 1859 or 1860
• Allen Sylvester of Rockport, Maine; inscribed on February 10, 1879; written upside down. Allan F. Sylvester (1848-1910), a ship carpenter, whose wife Philena H. (Andrews) Sylvester inscribed the right facing page. 
• Philena Sylvester of Rockport, Maine; inscribed on February 10, 1879.; written upside down. Philena H. (Andrews) Sylvester (1850-1907), whose husband Allen F. Sylvester inscribed the left facing page. 
• Frank Thurston of Rockport, Maine; inscribed on November 11, 1883. Brother of album owner. He was Frank James Thurston (1869-1966), whose ashes were scattered in Camden Harbor. 
• George E. Thurston of Rockport, Maine; inscribed on February 18, 1878; "your brother". George Everett Thurston (abt 1861-1937). 
• James R. Thurston of Rockport, Maine; inscribed on June 5, 1881. Perhaps Capt. James Robbins Thurston (1832-1895), the album owner's father
• Sister; inscribed on February 9, 1879. Presumably one of the daughters of Sea Capt. James Robbins Thurston and Paulina Seavey (Ackley) Thurston.
• J. Young of Camden, Maine; inscribed on February 18, 1879. Middle initial possibly G. Perhaps Jason G. Young (abt 1856-1940)