Collection of Calling Cards mostly from Carleton County, New Brunswick, and Piscataquis County, Maine

Collection of calling cards, mostly from people in Carleton County, New Brunswick, and Piscataquis County, Maine; perhaps connected by workers on the railroad.

The card above is a very small one, contained in a tiny envelope. Ora Liston Evans 1893-1987) of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. His parents were druggist Liston P. Evans and Clara Vesta (Getchell) Evans.

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Cards in the Collection - Under Construction - Check Back

• Rhoda; presented a card to Mrs. Davis. Rhoda was possibly Rhoda Loantha Hale 1872-1954) of Carleton County, New Brunswick, who had one calling card in the collection; see below
• Cousin Annie, recipient of a Christmas card booklet from cousin Ada Johnston
• Lucy E. Burgess.  Perhaps Lucy E. Burgess (1870-1904) of Sebec, Maine; would marry Arthur R. Cole
• Annie Carle
• E. H. Chase; presented a card to Mabelle Harmon.  Perhaps Edward H. Chase (1865-1940) of Foxcroft, Maine
• George B. Crommett.   Perhaps George B. Crommett (1860-1944) of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
• Mrs. Davis, recipient of a card from Rhoda, possibly Rhoda Loantha Hale 1872-1954) of Carleton County, New Brunswick, who had one calling card in the collection; see below.
• Ora Liston Evans; tiny calling card,dated May 22, 1893, in a tiny envelope.  Ora Liston Evans (1893-1987) of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
• Mertie L. Gerry. Mertie Laura Gerry (1888-1926) of Piscataquis County, Maine; would marry Arthur Ami McKusick.  Mertie's sister
• Ernest W. Hale - Ernest William Hale (1868-1907) of Carleton County, New Brunswick
• Rhoda L. Hale - Rhoda Loantha Hale 1872-1954) of Carleton County, New Brunswick; would marry Hartford Arlington Shaw (1860-1893) and Warren Collingwood Bull (1865-1926)
• William Hale - perhaps William Hale (1829-1891) of Carleton County, New Brunswick
• John H. Hallet. Presumably John Henry Hallett (1870-1944) of Carleton County, New Brunswick, and Mars Hill, Maine
• Frank S. Hallett. Presumably Frank Scott Hallett (1872-1938) of Carleton County, New Brunswick, and Mars Hill, Maine
• Esther M. Hallett; two calling cards.  Esther May Hallett (1881-1952) of Mars Hills, Maine; would marry Amos Elmer Stitham
• Hope Hanscom.  Perhaps Hope Hanscom (1893-1907) of Milo, Maine
• Mabelle Harmon; presented a card by E. H. Chase.  Perhaps the Mabelle Harmon (1865-1898) of Sebec, Maine; who would marry Samuel J.  McKenney
• Archie A. Hatfield - Archibald Allison Hatfield (1875-1912) of Carleton County, New Brunswick; two calling cards
• Burrill G. Hatfield - Burrill Gordon Hatfield (1873-1938) of Carleton County, New Brunswick
• Mrs. G. W. Hatfield. Perhaps Emily May (Holmes) Hatfield (1840-1911), wife of George Washington Hatfield (1838-1910)
• Mrs. Mary Hatfield. Possibly Mary (Johnson) Hatfield (1874-1965), wife of Burrill Gordon Hatfield (1874-1938)
• Willie R. Hatfield - William Roy Hatfield (1877-1945)
• Ada Johnston; her Christmas card booklet to cousin Annie.  Perhaps Ada Frances Johnston (1857-1927) of Sebec, Maine
• Inez Lockhart, recipient of a Reward of Merit presented by teacher M. A. Neal; Inez later presented it to "Jannie", perhaps Jennie Elizabeth Rideout (1879-1932), several of whose calling cards are in the collection; see below
• Lillie M. Luttrell.  Lillian May Luttrell (1888-1966) of Milo, Maine; married Frank Everett Brawn; Frederick M. Patterson
• Cora M. Monroe.. Cora May Monroe (1899-1982) of Milo, Maine.  She would marry 1) George Herbert Bickmore; 2) Arthur Milton Shufelt
• Guy E. Monroe.  Guy Elbridge Monroe (1887-1972) of Milo, Maine
• M. A. Neal; teacher who presented a reward of merit to Inez Lockhart
• Paul W. Raymond.  Perhaps Paul Warren Raymond (1888-1960) of Carleton County, New Brunswick
• Jannie Rideout; two calling cards.  Perhaps Jennie Elizabeth Rideout (1879-1932), several of whose cards are in the collection
• Jennie E. Rideout - several calling cards in the collection. Jennie Elizabeth Rideout (1879-1932) of Carleton County, New Brunswick; would marry Charles Russell Hatfield (1871-1947)
• Mina E. Rideout. Presumably Mina Ella Rideout (1875-1956) of Carleton County, New Brunswick
• Handford Shaw.  Perhaps Handford Shaw (1857-1926) of Carleton County, New Brunswick
• Ella Tapley - recipient of a reward of merit; has name of Jennie Rideout on the reverse - perhaps Jennie Elizabeth Rideout (1879-1932); see above.
• Carrie E. Vandine.  Carrie E. Vandine (abt abt 1882-1977) of Carleton County, New Brunswick; would marry Bernard Leroy Hughes
• Oliver M. Vandine.  Oliver M. Vandine (1882-1942) of Carleton County, New Brunswick
• Alice M. Whittemore.  Perhaps Alice Marion Whittemore (1882-1956) of Piscataquis County, Maine; would marry Frederick Pearley Harmon

1870s-1892 Autograph Album that belonged to an Ida, perhaps of Beverly, Massachusetts; and perhaps a Telegraph Operator for Eastern Railroad

 

1870s-1892 autograph album that belonged to an Ida, perhaps an Ida from Beverly, Massachusetts, and presumably a telegraph operator for the Eastern Railroad. Ida may have been a member of the Webber family of Beverly, Massachusetts.

The album is in poor condition, with missing covers and perhaps some missing pages. It measures approximately 8" by nearly 5" and contains the sentiments of at least 42 of Ida's coworkers and friends.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this list.

Some inscribers mentioned shared adventures, too lengthy to share here.

Surnames in the Album

?	? [7]	H	Hammond	N	Neff
A	Allen		Haskell		Nutting
B	Baker [2]		Hatch	P	Partridge
	Bigelow		Hodges [2]		Patterson
C	Caine	J	Junkins	R	Robinson
	Corliss	K	Kempton [2]	S	Stacy
	Cowie		Kent	W	Webber [2]
D	Daley		Knowles		Wheaton
E	Eells	L	Lakeman
G	Galloup	M	Merriam
	Goodhue		Meacom
	Gove		Merrill
			Miles

Many of the inscribers gave indication that they were telegraph operators with the Eastern Railroad, from 109 State Street in Boston, to Conway Junction in Maine, presumably in South Berwick, Maine, although the railroad itself extended all the way to Portland, Maine.  

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Inscribers in the Album

• 1876 inscription - very faint
• scirbbling
• "h"; on a page shared with 5 others
• Gars ?  On a page shared with 5 others
• E. ? M.; perhaps E. W. M.; on a page shared with 5 others
• Francis E. C. of Beanville or Beauville, Massachusetts; inscribed on 11-8-1878
• Fanny; mentions the time they had in Hollis, New Hampshire in 1873
• Nellie M. Allen of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 24, 1875
• Elizabeth Baker of Beverly, Massachusetts
• Harry Baker of Beverly, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 8, 1878
• J. Paul Bigelow of Portsmouth, New Hampshire; inscribed on April 27, 1874
• Carrie Caine, "Sister O'p'r", inscribed in April 1874
• F. Corliss; inscribed on October 19, 1875
• Maggie Cowie of Lockeport, Nova Scotia; inscribed on August 30, 1875
• ? Daley, E.R.R Telegraph Operator, Conway Junction, Maine; inscribed  on December 14, 1874.  Perhaps the Conway Junction in South Berwick, Maine.
• M. L. Eells; inscribed at East Boston, Massachusetts, on September 14, no year written
• Samuel O. Galloup of Beverly, Massachusetts; inscribed on September 9, 1874
• G. F. Goodhue of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 15, 1874. Class of 1873
• F. H. Gove of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed on September 10 at 2:40am, no year written.  "Phred, The Umbrella Man"
• Andrew J. Hammond of Gloucester, Massachusetts
• Edw. H. Haskell of Gloucester, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 21, 1875
• L. ? Hatch of Gloucester, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 20, 1875.  Possibly L. N. Hatch
• Alice S. Hodges of New Orleans, Louisiana; inscribed on Thursday, March 5, 1874.
• Sara G. Hodges, Operator Lynn Depot, presumably Lynn, Massachusetts; inscribed on Thursday, March 5, 1874.  "And now 109 State St, February 25, 1875"; presumably Boston, Massachusetts
• Wyman B. Junkins of Portsmouth, New Hampshire; inscribed on April 27, 1874.  "Your Brother Op'r"
• Abbie O. Kempton of Milton, perhaps Milton, Massachusetts; on a page shared with 5 others
• Mattie A. Kempton; on a page shared with 5 others
• H. B. Kent of Portsmouth, New Hampshire; inscribed on September 6, 1876
• C. W. Knowles of Newburyport, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 27, 1874
• Abbie S. Lakeman of Gloucester, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 8, 1874
• L. Merriam of 109 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 25, 1875
• George Meacom; inscribed at Beverly, Massachusetts, on January 7, 1876
• Clara N. Merrill of Salem, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 21, 1877
• T. H. Miles; inscribed at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on April 27, 1874
• J. O. Neff; inscribed on June 22, 1874; on a page shared with 5 others
• E. A. Nutting - E.R.R. Teleraph of Ipswich, Massachusetts
• H. A. Partridge, inscribed on February 24, 1875; not sure of first initial
• E? E. Patterson of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 16, 1874.  Emmie E. Patterson ?
• A. O. Robinson; inscribed at Wolfboro Junction, New Hampshire, on April 3, 1874
• Geraldine L. Stacy; inscribed on October 13, 1874
• Edith Webber of Beverly, Massachusetts; inscribed on Saturday, November 7, 1891
• Ray Webber of Beverly, Massachusetts; inscribed in 1892
• Edward S. Wheaton; inscribed at Manchester on August 10, 1874

Calling Cards of Jennie Elizabeth Rideout (1879-1932) of Carleton County, New Brunswick; would marry Charles Russell Hatfield (1871-1947)

Several calling cards that belonged to Jennie Elizabeth Rideout (1879-1932) of Carleton County, New Brunswick.  Jennie would marry Charles Russell Hatfield (1871-1947).

Also in the collection:

• reward of merit presented to Ella Tapley, with Jennie's name written on the reverse
• reward of merit presented to Inez Lockhart by teacher M. A. Neal; on the reverse shows that Inez re-presented it to Jannie. 
• two calling cards for a Jannie E. Rideout, who may have Jennie herself.  

See all of the items pertaining to Jennie Elizabeth Rideout and Jannie Rideout at the end of this post.

This card is one of a large collection of 19th century calling cards from the abutting counties of Carleton County, New Brunswick, and Aroostook County, Maine, with some from Piscataquis County, Maine, perhaps because of the railroad.  

Surnames in the collection - some appear multiple times

Burgess	Hale	Lockhart	Shaw
Carle	Hallett	Luttrell	Tapley
Chase	Hanscom	Monroe	Vandine
Crommett	Harmon	Neal	Whittemore
Gerry	Hatfield	Raymond
	Johnston	Rideout

Exterior of card above:

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

Jennie Elizabeth Rideout (1879-1932) was born in 1879 to John L. Rideout and Margaret A. (Gray) Rideout.  

Also in the collection, calling cards of:

• Mina Rideout, presumably Mina Ella Rideout (1875-1956) - Jennie's relative

• Charles Russel Hatfield's relatives:
• Archie A. Hatfield - Archibald Allison Hatfield (1875-1912), 'Archie" - 2 calling cards
• Burrill G. Hatfield - Burrill Gordon Hatfield (1873-1938)
• Mrs. Mary Hatfield - presumably Mary (Johnson) Hatfield (1874-1965), wife of Burrill Gordon Hatfield (1873-1938)
• Willie R. Hatfield - William Roy Hatfield (1877-1945)
• Mrs. G. W. Hatfield - perhaps Emily May (Holmes) Hatfield (1840-1911), wife of George Washington Hatfield (1838-1910)

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Calling Card of Rhoda Loantha Hale (1872-1954) of Carleton County, New Brunswick

Calling card of Rhoda Loantha Hale (1872-1954) of Carleton County, New Brunswick.  

This card is one of a large collection of 19th century calling cards from the abutting counties of Carleton County, New Brunswick, and Aroostook County, Maine, with some from Piscataquis County, Maine, perhaps because of the railroad.  

Surnames in the collection - some appear multiple times

Burgess	Hale	Lockhart	Shaw
Carle	Hallett	Luttrell	Tapley
Chase	Hanscom	Monroe	Vandine
Crommett	Harmon	Neal	Whittemore
Gerry	Hatfield	Raymond
	Johnston	Rideout

Exterior of Rhoda's card:

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

Rhoda Loantha Hale (1872-1954) was born 23 April 1872 in Northampton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, the daughter of William Hale (1829-1891) and Esther E. (Tedlie) Hale (1835-1920).   The calling cards of Rhoda's brother, Ernest William Hale (1868-1907) and William Hale, possibly her father William Hale, are included in the collection.

Rhoda would marry 3 times:

1. Hartford Arlington Shaw (1860-1893)
2. Warren Collingwood Bull (1865-1926)
3. Franklin Burns Hatfield (1870-1946)

Rhoda's card has handwriting on the reverse: To Mrs. Davis From Rhoda.  Mrs. Davis was presumably a teacher, Sunday School teacher or friend of the family.

The card collection contains cards which belonged to or may have belonged to Rhoda's relatives and/or in-laws, among them:

• Ernest William Hale (1868-1907), Rhoda's brother 
• William Hale, perhaps Rhoda's father William Hale (1829-1891)
• Handford Shaw
• Archie A. Hatfield - Archibald Allison Hatfield (1875-1912), 'Archie" - 2 calling cards
• Burrill G. Hatfield - Burrill Gordon Hatfield (1873-1938)
• Mrs. Mary Hatfield - presumably Mary (Johnson) Hatfield (1874-1965), wife of Burrill Gordon Hatfield (1873-1938)
• Willie R. Hatfield - William Roy Hatfield (1877-1945)
• Mrs. G. W. Hatfield - perhaps Emily May (Holmes) Hatfield (1840-1911), wife of George Washington Hatfield (1838-1910)

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Bible presented to Lydia A. (Andrews) Goodwin (1824-1912) of Monmouth, Maine; by her husband Charles W. Goodwin (1823-1873); Marriages, Births, Deaths of Andrews Family

Bible presented to Lydia A. (Andrews) Goodwin (1824-1912) of Monmouth, Maine, by her husband Charles W. Goodwin (1823-1873).  The couple was childless.

The Bible contains marriage, birth and death dates for Lydia's parents, siblings and husband.

This heirloom is held at the Taconnett Falls Genealogy Library in Winslow, Maine, a repository containing many one-of-a-kind items found nowhere else, including donated and/or bequeathed papers and research into the genealogy of families in Maine, New England, the Maritimes, Quebec and beyond.

The Bible was printed by Luther Roby in 1849 in Concord, New Hampshire.

The Family Records pages consist of handwritten entries on the Marriages, Births and Deaths pages.

Marriages

• Otis Andrews and Rachel Thompson, married February 11, 1813
• Charles W. Goodwin and Lydia A. Andrews, married January 10, 1847
• Walton O. Hooker and Sophia A. Andrews, married December 12, 1841
• John C. Hamm and Rachel J. Andrews
• Otis W. Andrews and Augusta D. Chick, married March 15, 1855
• Leonard C. Andrews and Lucinda A. Walker, married November 1, 1865

Births

• Charles W. Goodwin, born October 5, 1823
• Lydia A. Andrews, born October 30, 1824

Births

• Otis Andrews, born October 17, 1788
• Rachel Thompson, born November 3, 1789
• Everett Andrews, born March 22, 1814
• Harriet E. Andrews, born May 21, 1816
• Sophia A. (Andrews) Hooker, born June 26, 1818
• Hannah O. Andrews, born September 3, 1820
• Charlotte M. Andrews, born October 26, 1822
• Rachel J. Andrews, born March 10, 1827
• Otis W. Andrews, born July 17, 1829
• Otis W. Andrews, born January 10, 1832
• Leonard C. S. Andrews, February 15, 1835

Deaths

• Otis Andrews, died March 13, 1873
• Rachel T. Andrews, died June 17, 1847
• Charles W. Goodwin, died September 24, 1873
• Everett Andrews, died July 15, 1817
• Hannah O. Andrews, died May 9, 1840
• Charlotte M. Andrews, died January 26, 1862; on her stone, her name is Maria C. Andrews, and her death year is carved as 1863.
• Otis W. Andrews, died June 27, 1830; the first born with that name

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CDV and Tintype Photograph Album, Maine and New Hampshire; Surnames: Johnson, Kilgore, Moses Whitcomb, Works

Small photograph album with Cartes de Visite and Tintypes from Maine and New Hampshire, with specific mention of Augusta, Maine; Farmington, Maine, Mercer, Maine; and Colebrook, New Hampshire.

This item is held at the Taconnett Falls Genealogy Library in Winslow, Maine, a repository containing many one-of-a-kind items found nowhere else, including the personal research of researchers of the genealogy of families in Maine, New England, the Maritimes, Quebec and beyond.

Surnames in the album include:

• Johnson of Farmington, Maine
• Kilgore of Augusta, Maine
• Moses of Farmington, Maine, and Colebrook, New Hampshire
• Whitcomb of Mercer, Maine
• Works of Augusta, Maine

All of the pages in the album appear at the end of this post.

People identified:

• Mrs. Dr. Johnson of Farmington, Maine - perhaps one of the wives of Dr. Ebenezer Swift Johnson
• Albert Kilgore of Augusta, Maine - Albert S. Kilgore, buried in Farmington, Maine
• Herman Kilgore - Herman G. Kilgore, son of Albert Kilgore and Martha A. (Kendall) Kilgore
• Minnie Kilgore of Augusta, Maine - Minnie May Kilgore, daughter of Albert Kilgore and Martha A. (Kendall) Kilgore; would marry John Henry Wight
• Wife of Dr. J. F. Moses of Farmington, Maine - Melissa C. (Whitcomb) Moses, perhaps photographed after Dr. Moses' death in 1869
• Willard Moses of Colebrook, New Hampshire
• Mrs. Willard Moses of Colebrook, New Hampshire
• Virgil Whitcomb of Mercer, Maine
• Asaph Works of Augusta, Maine
• Mary Works, wife of Asaph Works, of Augusta, Maine

Two unidentified men are in uniform, presumably photographed during their Civil War service, with one photograph from a New Orleans studio and the other from a Natchez, Mississippi studio.

                                                                                              

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Images of all of the photographs: Click on an image to enlarge it.  Images include the original page containing the photograph, the photograph itself, and, if applicable, the reverse of the photograph

Label of former owner, Ruth P. Fuss of Illinois

CDV of Politician Stephen A. Douglas

Wife of Dr. J. F. Moses; by the Merrill & Crosby studio of Farmington, Maine.  She was Melissa (Whitcomb) Moses, wife of Dr. John F. Moses - or perhaps someone else

Minnie May Kilgore of Augusta, Maine

Virgil Whitcomb of Mercer, Maine

Albert S. Kilgore, then of Augusta, Maine

Willard Moses of Colebrook, New Hampshire

Mrs. Willard Moses of Colebrook, New Hampshire

Mary Works, wife of Asaph Works, of Augusta, Maine

Asaph Works of Augusta, Maine

Mrs. Dr. Johnson of Farmington, Maine - perhaps one of the wives of Dr. Ebenezer Swift Johnson

Perhaps Herman G. Kilgore, son of Albert Kilgore & Martha A. (Kendall) Kilgore