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

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

Bible of Nathan Dean & Betsy (Collamore) Dean of Lincolnville, Maine

Small Bible of Nathan Dean (abt 1793-1892) & Betsey (Collamore or Collemore) Dean (abt 1796-unk) of Lincolnville, Maine.

Towns mentioned in the Bible are Lincolnville, Maine; Camden, Maine; Belmont, Maine; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

The Bible, approximately 7-1/2" by nearly 5" by nearly 2", was published in New York by the American Bible Society in 1845.

No Family Records pages are included in the Bible, but handwritten information appears and on several fore and after end papers and inside the covers.

Inside front cover: a death notice for Mrs. Sarah C. Elms, age 65 years and 1 month, of "Elms", Camden; the remains taken to Belmont, Maine. Sarah's first husband was Gorham Dean (1829-1857), son of Nathan Dean and Betsey (Collamore) Dean. Gorham was a mariner who drowned off Seal Island, according to his gravestone. Sarah's gravestone gives her second married surname as Elems.

First end paper: 

• Nathan Dean Born May the 31 1796, Died Jan the 21 [or 27] 1892
• Betsy Dean Feb ?  Can you figure it out?
• R? - died August 21 [27?] 189x in Philadelphia - possibly Rufus S. Dean

Reverse of first end paper: stamp of Gorham Dean, son of Nathan Dean and Betsy (Collamore) Dean

 A back end paper:

Gorham Dean Born in the " of our Lord 1829

Another back end paper: Gorham Dean 1850 Married to Sarah C. Metcalf August the fourteenth ___ Born 1829.  There's more handwriting underneath but I can't decipher it.

Another back end paper: Gorham Dean Book, Linconville [sic] Maine 1847 Again, there's more handwriting underneath that I can't decipher.

Another back end paper: stamp of Gorham Dean; Louisa Dean, Rufus Dean

Inside back cover: pencilled handwriting that I can't make out.

If you have information to share on the Dean and Collemore families of coastal Maine, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Bible of Enoch M. Collins (1834-1881) & Polly Ann Currier (Morrill) Collins (1838-1901) of Essex County, Massachusetts

Small Bible of Enoch M. Collins (1834-1881) and Polly Ann Currier (Morrill) Collins (1838-1901) of Essex County, Massachusetts.  

Towns mentioned in the Bible are Salisbury, Massachusetts; East Salisbury, Massachusetts, and Newbury [or Newburyport], Massachusetts.

The Bible is approximately 7" by 4" by 1-1/2" and is missing a few pages at the front. The New Testament title page shows that the Bible was printed in New York by the American Bible Society in 1854.

Handwriting appears on the inside front cover and back end paper and inside back cover, as well as the Births page found between the two Testaments. Sadly, three other Family Record pages are blank.

The inside front cover has the handwritten entry Polly A. Collins Book as well as the name of Polly's son George A. Collins.

The only Family Records page with entries:

• Enoch M. Collins born July 20, 1834
• Polly Ann Collins Born September 2, 1838
• George A. Collins Born November 4, 1858
• Elmer E. Collins Born May 8. 1861 

Occupation of Father shoemaker

Taken from Birth Certificate from the Town of Salisbury, Mass in 1932. 

George Adams Collins Nov. 3, 1857, son of Enoch M. Collins & Polly A. C. Collins, Salisbury, Mass. 

Note the discrepancy in the birth year of George Adams Collins.

The back end paper has the following handwriting: Mrs. Polly A. Collins, Newbury [or Newburyport], Mass; it appears there's something written after Newbury, and Newburyport would be a strong possibility. 

The inside back cover has handwriting, possibly Polly Ann Currier, born September 2.

If you have information to share on the families of Enoch M. Collins and Polly Ann Currier (Morrill) Collins, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

10-Page Genealogy of Family of John McDonald & Susan (Young) McDonald of York & Cumberland Counties, Maine; 18th & 19th Centuries

10-page mimeograph copy of the research of an unidentified person into the genealogy of John McDonald and Susan (Young) McDonald, 18th century residents of York County, Maine, and Cumberland County, Maine.  

In addition to dates and places, the genealogy contains many anecdotes, to bring these people to life.

"John McDonald is shown by records to have taken up his residence in the town of York, York County, Maine, as early as 1726.  Whatever may have been the manner of writing the name, he displayed a preference for "Mc" and the descendants of this progenitor of the family in Maine have spelled the name any of the diverse ways in which it is to be found just as it has suited their fancy.

John McDonald married Susan Young of Wells and thereafter resided at Wells until he moved to Gorham, Cumberland county. While at Wells he enlisted under John Storer for the Louisburg [sic] expedition, and later took part in the war against the Indians. His place of residence in Gorham was a farm in the western part of the town, the property adjoining that of the late William Warren. This original member of what has become a numerous tribe in our good State died on his farm May 9, 1768. He had six sons: Robert, Peltiah, John, Charles, Joseph and Abner. There is also mention of a daughter, Mary."

The genealogy then continues on through several generations, with the last births recorded being three of the seven children of Judge John McDonald (1800-1867) and wife Olive (Jefferds) McDonald.

A few accomplished men rated a page or more:

• General John McDonald, and his sons:
• Judge John McDonald
• Dr. James Madison McDonald
• Moses McDonald

An anecdote about Moses McDonald/McDaniel (1814-1869):

"During the interview with the venerable Nathaniel Watson of Limerick...., he with much relish related an incident that happened during the days when Limerick was the shire town of the county. An important land damage case was on trial and Moses McDonald, then but a stripling, was attorney for one of the parties. His youthfulness was taken advantage of by the counsel for the other side in an endeavor to belittle the cause of McDonald's client, it being contended that if the latter had much of a case he would have employed a lawyer of some experience and standing. 'When the boy had his turn', continued Mr. Watson, with his handsome blue eyes sparkling as he recalled the episode, 'he didn't leave the other lawyer a leg to stand on. I tell you he was sorry before he spoke before young McDaniel got through with him. You see, the McDaniels were built this way; the more you bore down on 'em the harder they'd fight.'"

The genealogy ends with a sad anecdote about Colonel Abner McDonald 1808-1842): "Col. Abner S. McDonald, third son of Gen. John McDonald, Accidentally shot by a gun in the hands of a New Orleans volunteer near Corpus Christi, Texas. At the time of his death, he was Chief Justice of the County and Mayor of the town of Victoria, Texas."

To keep everything straight, I made a tree of the people mentioned - of the 63 people, most have the surname McDonald/McDaniel, as would be expected; the rest:

•  Davis
•  Frye
•  Jefferds (3)
•  Kendrick
•  Pratt
•  Reed
•  Rounds
•  Stuart
•  Towell
•  Whitten
•  Wiley (2)
•  Wiswell
•  Young

Bible Listing the Ulrich Siblings, possibly the children of Benjamin Ulrich of Ephrata, Pennsylvania

The person who sold me this Bible said that it was from the Ulrich family of Ephrata, Pennsylvania; hopefully, a reader will weigh in with validation.

• Eliza Ulrich, born November 26, 1834; died September 5, 1919
• George Ulrich, born June 23, 1836
• William Ulrich, born March 8, 1838
• Jefferson Ulrich, born October 18, 1840
• Joseph Ulrich, born April 16, 1842
• Henry Ulrich, born January 27, 1844
• Samuel Ulrich, born September 8, 1852
• Allen Ulrich, born November 23, 1858

They may have been the children of Benjamin Ulrich and wife Catherine of Ephrata, Pennsylvania.  If you have information on the Ulrich siblings, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

The Bible was published in 1831 by G. W. Mentz & Son of Philadelphia. 

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

Family Record of Peter Green (1780-1815) and Lydia (Trimble) Green (-1817) of Maryland

Four pages of handwritten information, apparently removed from a Family Bible at some point.  

The pages consist of:

• Marriages - one page
• Births - 1-1/2 pages
• Deaths - 1-1/2 pages

Above, the Marriages:

• Peter Green and Lydia Trimble on 16 October 1803
• Samuel V. Chandler and Harriet Trimble on 19 May 1819, by Rev. Beverly Waugh at Baltimore, Maryland
• Hugh S. Walker and Sarah S. Chandler on 5 October 1834, by Rev. W. Hamilton at Baltimore, Maryland
• John W. Foster and Arolina Augusta Chandler on 31 October 1837 [or 1831], by Rev. W. White, in Matthews County, Virginia 
• William Freeman George and Harriet Augusta Walker on 28 April 1864, by Rev. Mr. Bron at Baltimore, Maryland.

Below, a page and a half of Births:

• Peter Green was born 16 January 1780
• John Green, brother of Peter Green, was born 16 September 1781
• S. V. Chandler was born 23 May 1784
• Harriet Jane Chandler was born 14 July 1789 at Baltimore
• Georgie E. Walker was born 2 March 1854 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Sarah S. Chandler was born 20 July 1812 at Nantucket, Massachusetts
• Arolina Augusta Chandler was born 7 July 1815 at Providence, Rhode Island
• Robert Hugh Walker was born 23 July 1840 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Harriet Augusta Walker was born 13 May 1842 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Mary Matilda Walker was born 22 August 1844 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Sarah Roberta Walker was born 25 August 1846 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Samuel Theodore Walker was born 14 October 1848 at Baltimore, Maryland
• William Edwin Sherman George, son of William F. George and Harriet A. George, was born 28 December 1864 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Jane Holland was born 14 December 1749

Below, a page and a half of Deaths

• Samuel T. Walker died 26 April 1904
• Georgie E. Walker, wife of Samuel T. Walker, died 16 December 1931 at 1:30am
• Mary Green, mother of Peter and John Green, died 4 September 1782
• Jane Trimble departed this life 2 February 1832 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Samuel V. Chandler departed this life 22 July 1847 at the age of 67 in Matthews County, Virginia
• Harriet Jane Chandler died 14 August 1861 at Baltimore, Maryland; aged 72 years, 1 month
• Mary Matilda Walker died 2 January 1845 at Baltimore, Maryland; aged 4 months, 11 days
• Hugh S. Walker died 27 May 1859 at Baltimore, Maryland; aged 47 years, 1 day
• Mrs. Sarah Biays died 24 May 1809 [or 1804] at Baltimore, Maryland
• Rachel Shakes died 22 July 1815; not sure of surname
• Peter Green died Tuesday, 10 October 1815
• Lydia Green died 30 November 1817
• Sally Smith Salisbury, sister of Captain Samuel V. Chandler, departed this life on Wednesday night, one o'clock 12 October 1870 at Baltimore, Maryland; aged 84
• Sarah S. Walker died 14 October 1894

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

Bible of John Hilliard Hill (1845-1927) and Sarah Jane (Robbins) Hill (1841-1931) of Randolph County, New Carolina

Family Bible of John Hilliard Hill (1845-1927) and Sarah Jane (Robbins) Hill (1841-1931) of Randolph County, North Carolina.  The Bible contains a few items tucked in, including a letter to Sarah from her niece Lura Elma (Robbins) Baker (1882-1957).

Sarah wrote her name on an end paper in 1895.

The Bible was printed in 1881. After acquiring it, either John or Sarah then wrote in the dates of birth of themselves and their children.

Pages with birth and death information:

The handwriting is difficult to read. Online research shows the names are as follows:

Births

• John Hilliard Hill (1845-1927) - Bible shows birth date as July 1945
• Sarah Jane (Robbins) Hill (1841-1931) - Bible shows birth date as April 18, 1841
• Armetta Rosannah (Hill) Brown (1867-1948) - Bible shows birth date as April 21, 1867
• Cornelia Frances (Hill) Royals (1870-1962) - Bible shows birth date as July 28, 1870
• Sophronia R. Hill (1873-) - Bible shows birth date as July 7, 1873
• Jason Cicero Hill (1876-1963) - Bible shows birth date as May 9, 1876
• Lillie E. Hill (1879-) - Bible shows birth date as January 19, 1879
• Hilliard Egbert Hill (1882-1969) - Bible shows birth date as August 26, 1882
• Allie G. Hill (1882-1900) - Bible shows birth date as May 13, 1886

Deaths

• Allie G. Hill (1882-1900) - Bible shows death date as September 17, 1900
• Ada ? - Bible shows death date as May 29, 1920 - Ada (Poole) Robbins (1857-1920), wife of Jacob Robbins (1849-1930) who was a brother to Sarah Jane (Robbins) Hill (1841-1931)
• Jonathan R. Robbins (1847-1923) - Bible shows death date as October 25, 1923 - brother of Sarah Jane (Robbins) Hill (1841-1931)
• Mary ? - Bible shows death date as March 25, 1926. Although there's a death date discrepancy, Mary may have been Mary Ellen (Robbins) Marsh (1857-1926), sister of Sarah Jane (Robbins) Hill (1841-1931)

Tucked in the Bible is a letter from Sarah Jane (Robbins) Hill's niece, Lura Elma (Robbins) Baker (1882-1957) on behalf of her father, Sarah's brother Jacob Robbins (1849-1930).  The birth record referenced in the letter is not enclosed, but perhaps it is the same as in the Bible.

June 21, 1926

R#2 Box 36

Trinity N.C.

Dear Aunt Jane:

Dad wanted me to write you a few lines this morning and send you a copy of the old family birth record. have been intending to do this for some time but just put it off from time to time. This leaves us all well at present. Dad is not very well, has been wanting to come to see you but hasn't felt like it. he is anxious to know how you are getting on. So he said tell you to be sure and write him as soon as you get this and let him know how you are. hope you are all well. give my love to the family and tell them I often think of you all.

With love from your niece

Lura Baker

Two of the other items tucked in the Bible:

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

1863 Booklet: Genealogy of the Messinger Family, by Hon. George W. Messinger

Booklet entitled "Genealogy of the Messinger Family", Compiled by Hon. George W. Messinger (1813-1870), and printed by J. Munsell at 78 State Street in Albany, New York.

The booklet measures approximately 9-3/4" by 6-1/4" and contains 14 numbered pages; note: pages 1-3 are the cover, the inside cover and the first page of text, shown below.

The pages of this particular copy had remained uncut until the early 2000s.

Contents:

1. Origin of the Name, Etc. - pages 3-5
2. Henry Messinger And Descendants - pages 5-14.  Henry Messinger, who died about 1681, and wife Sarah, who died about 1697, were early residents of Boston, Massachusetts.

The genealogy starts on page 5 with Henry Messinger (abt 1618-abt 1681) and his wife Sarah, who were residents of Boston by 1640 or earlier.

Note: the FindaGrave memorial linked above gives Henry's death year as 1672, but this genealogy notes that he wrote a will in 1672, and likely died in 1681, as his property was appraised in April of that year.  

Henry Messinger was "the first known proprietor, as appears by the Book of Possessions, of the land on which now stands the building owned and occupied by the Massachusetts Historical Society, and a part of that now covered by the Boston Museum.  His house and garden were bounded on the west by the street leading to the common, now Tremont street; on the north by land of Richard Crychley; on the east by the land of Major Sedgewick; and on the south by land of Thomas Scottow and the burying place.

Last to be sketched, on pages 13 and 14, was Hon., Col. Daniel Messinger (1768-1846) and his ten children with wife Susannah Hewes (Hinckley) Messinger (1772-1844).  Their last child was the compiler himself, George Washington Messinger (1813-1870).

If you have further information on anyone descending from Henry Messinger (1618-1672 and his wife Sarah, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Note: I made a tree entitled Descendants of Henry Messinger (-abt 1681) of Boston, Massachusetts; from information compiled in 1863 by his 3rd great grandson on Ancestry.com using the facts from this booklet and nothing else.  The compiler did not usually include places of birth and death.  It's possible to read between the lines to guess at locations, but I didn't include them, as people travel, even when near childbirth.

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

Approximate location of Henry Messinger's home and lands, near Muddy River in the Fenway area

1906 Booklet: Records of the Pike Family Association of America

Records of the Pike Family Association of America, published in 1907 by the Streeter Press of Saco, Maine.

See all of the pages at the end of this post.

This booklet, which measures a bit smaller than 9" by 6", has 59 numbered pages, including:

• Description of the Fifth Reunion of the Pike Family, held on August 28 and 29, 1906 at the American House, 24 Hanover Street, Boston, Massachusetts, with election of officers and action on the the By-Laws scheduled for the first day
• By-Laws, Articles I through XI
• Secretary's Report - Clifford L. Pike, M.D., Saco, Maine, Secretary and Treasurer - including names of life members and withdrawing members
• Treasurer's Report - Clifford L. Pike, M.D., Saco, Maine, Secretary and Treasurer
• Program
• Piano Solo - Prof. Alfred W. Pike of 3 Willow Street, Stamford, Connecticut
• Reading of Letter written by Sarah Louise Kimball of Palo Alto, California - letter dated August 21, 1906, a few months after the earthquake and fire. Printed in the booklet
• Reading of Letter written by Hon. Henry Russell Wray of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce there: The Pike Centennial. Printed in the booklet
• Poem: A Home by Newfound Lake - Mrs. Frank D. Sanborn of New Hampton, New Hampshire.  Printed in the booklet
• Descent from the Early French Kings - Mrs. Maria Freeman Gray, 3674 22nd Street, San Francisco, California.  Printed in the booklet
• Extracts from Daly's History of Woodbridge, N.J. - Henry M. Walter, 424 Eleventh Street N.W., Washington, D.C.
• Piano Solo - Prof. Alfred W. Pike of Stamford, Connecticut
• The Earliest Settlers of the Pike Family in New England - Dr. Clifford L. Pike of Saco, Maine.  An extensive article printed in the booklet.
• Deaths Reported to August 1, 1907
• Members Added Since Publication of Last Report
• Names Corrected or Changed with Changes of Residences
• Members Behind in Dues

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