Monday, December 20, 2021

1880s Autograph Album of Georgia Ann Hunnewell (1875-1962) of China, Maine; Student at China Village High School

1880s autograph album that belonged to Georgia Ann Hunnewell (1875-1962) of China, Maine, at student at China Village High School.

The album is accompanied by another of Georgia's albums and an album that belonged to a "Fossie" of China, Maine, or the area.  Interestingly, Georgia would marry Thomas Merrill Foster (1857-1944). Perhaps "Fossie" was a Foster relative of Thomas.


The album measures about 6-1/8" by 3-3/4" and contains the sentiments of 40 of Georgia's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  An alphabetical list of all of the inscribers appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

BBaileyGGahanSSanborn [2]
BeanHHallShorey
BerryHunnewell [2]Spratt
BlanchardJJenkinsVVarney
Brown [2]Jones [2]WWallace
CC?LLincoln [4]Ward
ColleyMMerrillWiggin
CrowellMoody
DDavis [2]NNichols
DuttonPParmeter
EEstesPearson
FFallRRandall
FullerRoberts

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

Georgia Ann Hunnewell was born 21 May 1875 at China, Maine, the daughter of William S. Hunnewell and Edna C. (Jones) Hunnewell.

On 5 May 1896, Georgia married Thomas Merrill Foster.  It appears that they lived in Waterville, Maine, at first, but, by 1910, were farming in China, Maine.  They're buried in the Lakeview Cemetery in China, Maine.

If you have corrections and/or information to share on any of the people mentioned, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Facing pages were inscribed by Sarah (Libby) Winslow Lincoln (1818-1900) and her second husband Thomas Blackwell Lincoln (1804-1885), whose first wife was Harriet A. (Palmer) Lincoln.



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Inscribers in the Album
  • L. A. Bailey of Dresden, Maine; inscribed at China Village on September 17, 1885 
  • Mira L. Bean of China, Maine; inscribed on April 29, 1885
  • Connie H. Berry of Bingham, Maine; inscribed at China Village High School
  • Albert S. Blanchard of Unity, Maine; inscribed on October 18, 1885 at China Village High School
  • Annie F. Brown of China, Maine; inscribed on March 17, 1885
  • Lucy Brown of China, Maine; inscribed on March 15, 1888 at China Village High School
  • Frank L. C. or Frank S. C. inscribed at China, Maine, on October 20, 1885
  • Willette E. Colley of China, Maine; inscribed on June 22, 1885
  • Minnie D. Crowell of China, Maine; inscribed during Fall Term, presumably at China Village High School, on October 19, 1885
  • Fred A. Davis of Albion, Maine; inscribed on April 30, 1885
  • Walter L. Davis of Albion, Maine; inscribed on April 28, 1885 at C.A.H.S.
  • Fannie A. Dutton of China, Maine; inscribed on October 16, 1885
  • Bassie Estes of China, Maine; inscribed on April 12, 1889 at China Village High School
  •  Vinnie E. Fall of Albion, Maine; inscribed on April 11, 1889
  • Hannah Fuller of Albion, Maine; inscribed on April 11, 1889
  • Leon B. Gahan of Dresden, Maine - the words Dresden, Maine have hash marks through them
  • Emilie Hall of East Madison, Maine; inscribed at China, Maine, on March 17, 1885
  • Frank M. Hunnewell of China, Maine; inscribed on October 25, 1885
  • Georgie A. Hunnewell, 1885.  Album owner Georgia A. Hunnwell
  • S. Lizzie Jenkins of Winslow, Maine; inscribed on July 31, 1885
  • Dora A. Jones of South China, Maine; inscribed on March 6, 1885
  • Gulielma H. Jones of South China, Maine; inscribed on March 8, 1885
  • Addie O. Lincoln of Albion, Maine; inscribed on March 18, 1885
  • Georgie M. Lincoln of Albion, Maine; inscribed at China Village High School on March 18, 1885
  • Sarah Lincoln; inscribed at China, Maine, on May 13, 1885. Appears to be the handwriting of an elderly person.  Sarah (Libby) Lincoln (1818-1900), second wife of Thomas Blackwell Lincoln, who inscribed the right facing page.
  • Thomas B. Lincoln; inscribed at China, Maine, on March 19, 1885. Thomas Blackwell Lincoln (1804-1885), whose second wife, Sarah (Libby) Lincoln inscribed the left facing page.
  • J. H. Merrill of China, Maine
  • Fred A. Moody of China, Maine; inscribed on April 25, 1885
  • Annie May Nichols of Winslow, Maine; inscribed on July 31, 1885
  • Mattie Parmeter of China, Maine; inscribed on 3-10-85
  • N. R. Pearson of Morrill, Maine; inscribed at China, Maine, on October 21, 1885
  • Ola H. Randall of China, Maine; inscribed on April 12, 1889
  • Fred J. Roberts of China, Maine; inscribed during the Spring 1885 term at China Village High School
  • Bertha L. Sanborn of South China, Maine; inscribed at China Village High School on April 23, 1885
  • Nellie M. Sanborn of South China, Maine; inscribed in the Spring of '85
  • Fannie M. Shorey of Albion, Maine; inscribed on April 22, 1885
  • C. C. Spratt of East Palermo, Maine; inscribed at China, Maine, in April 1885
  • Lizzie H. Varney of Winslow, Maine; inscribed on July 24, 1885
  • F. S. Wallace, inscribed at China, Maine, on March 11, 1885
  • Sadie E. Ward of China, Maine; inscribed on April 18, 1885 at China Village High School
  • Tena E. Wiggin of China, Maine; inscribed on October 20, 1885

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