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