CDV of Baby Identified as Minnie Gridley; by a Waterville, New York studio

Carte de Visite of a baby identified on the reverse as Minnie Gridley.  The photograph was taken at the R. W. Williams studio at Waterville, New York.

I found several candidates for a Minnie Gridley near Waterville, New York, born in the 1860s to 1880s time frame.

A plausible candidate was the Minnie Gridley born at Waterville, New York, in 1877, and living at nearby Marshall, New York, at the time of the 1880 Census.  She was daughter of Joseph H. Gridley and Josephine H. (McAdam) Gridley.

Intriguingly, the Gridleys had a daughter Marian, and it's possible that Marian was Minnie.  If so, Marian/Minnie was born November 12, 1877 and would marry John Allen Losee.  They had two sons.  children.  Marian died in 1961 and John in 1966.

If you have corrections, clarifications and/or additions, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Photographs of the Brownell Family of Potsdam, New York, & Scott Family of Sabattus, Maine

Fourteen, and possibly more, photographs of the Brownell and related families of the Potsdam, New York, area and the Scott and related families of Webster, Maine, now part of Sabattus, Maine.

The photographs are connected by the fact that Beulah Winifred Brownell of Potsdam, New York, married Lloyd Bailey Scott of Webster, Maine, now Sabattus, after the death of her first husband James Henry Spear.

If you have corrections and/or additions regarding the information presented here, please leave a comment.  Please be careful not to provide information about living people, without their permission.

Shown in the photograph above are parents William Ezra Brownell and Blanche Winifred (Haven) Brownell and three of their children, left to right:  Mildred Brownell; Fayette Haven Brownell and Beulah Winifred Brownell.

Beulah's husband Lloyd Bailey Scott of Webster, Maine, is shown below, as a child with his brother George Kenneth Scott and as a young man, in photographs taken by the G. B. Weller studio of Brunswick, Maine, and the Ray studio of Lewiston, Maine.

One of the photographs shows Devil's Den, an interesting geological formation on Sabattus Mountain, near the border of Sabattus, Maine, and Wales, Maine.  An interesting description of Devil's Den is contained in an article by Edith Labbie in the November 8, 1975 edition of the Lewiston [Maine] Evening Journal.  A reader has sent a link to an article in an April 2012 newsletter for employees of Lewiston [Maine] Public Works that shows several photographs of the cave, including this one; the men are identified as J. Boucher and Preston Smith.

Surnames in the Collection:

Billings
Brownell
Haven
McDougal
Raymond
Rockwood
Scott
Sherman
Smith

People appearing in the collection of photographs:

• Mary M. (Scott) Billings of Maine and New Hampshire, wife of Charles L. Billings; sister of Robert Scott, father of Lloyd Bailey Scott.  Mary was born in Scotland and came to Webster, Maine.  Her husband was a woolen mill superintendent; they eventually moved to Claremont, New Hampshire.  Mary's mother, widowed Mary (McDougal) Scott, moved to Claremont with them.
• Beulah Winifred (Brownell) Spear Scott of New York and Maine; daughter of William Ezra Brownell and Blanche Winifred (Haven) Brownell; Beulah is hown in a photograph as a girl with brother Roger Brownell and Allison Smith; also shown in a photograph with her parents and siblings Mildred Brownell and Fayette Haven Brownell
• Roger Brownell, son of William Ezra Brownell and Blanche Winifred (Haven) Brownell; shown in a photograph as a child, with his sister Beulah Winifred Brownell and Allison Smith
• William Ezra Brownell of Potsdam, New York; wedding photograph, taken by the N. L. Stone studio of Potsdam, New York, with wife Blanche Winifred (Haven) Brownell; and photograph with his wife and three of his children: Mildred Brownell; Fayette Haven Brownell; and Beulah Winifred Brownell
• Blanche Winifred (Haven) Brownell of Potsdam, New York; wedding photograph, taken by the N. L. Stone studio of Potsdam, New York with husband William Ezra Brownell; and photograph with her husband and three of her children: Mildred Brownell; Fayette Haven Brownell; Beulah Winifred Brownell
• Mildred Brownell of Potsdam, New York; shown in a photograph with her parents William Ezra Brownell and Blanche Winifred (Haven) Brownell and two of her siblings: Fayette Haven Brownell and Beulah Winifred Brownell
• Fayette Haven Brownell of Potsdam, New York; shown in a photograph with his parents William Ezra Brownell and Blanche Winifred (Haven) Brownell and two of his siblings: Mildred Brownell and Beulah Winifred Brownell
• Gerald Leon Brownell (1886-1957), brother of William Ezra Brownell. Photograph by the N. L. Stone studio of Potsdam, New York
• Grace Maude Brownell, shown as a girl with her sister Mary Brownell, in a photograph by the Wells studio of Canton, New York.  They were sisters of William Ezra Brownell of Potsdam, New York.
• Mary Brownell, shown as a girl with her sister Grace Maude Brownell, in a photograph by the Wells studio of Canton, New York.  They were sisters of William Ezra Brownell of Potsdam, New York.
• Lovina C. (Haven) Raymond, "Vina", shown with her husband Benjamin Raymon, in a photograph by the George M. Pressey studio of 27-1/2 Market Street, Potsdam, New York.  Vina was the sister of Blanche Winifred (Haven) Brownell, wife of William Ezra Brownell.
• Benjamin Raymon, "Ben", shown with his wife Lovina C. (Haven) Raymond, "Vina", in a photograph by the George M. Pressey studio of 27-1/2 Market Street, Potsdam, New York.
• Silas P. Rockwood of Potsdam, New York, and Hopkinton, New York.  Shown in two identical photographs by the Stone studio of Potsdam, New York, with his wife Susan M. (Sherman) Rockwood.  One of the photographs has extra wording: "Hazel Jenne's Grandmother and Grandfather".  Hazel was the daughter of Clara C. Rockwood, daughter of Silas P. Rockwood and Susan M. (Sherman) Rockwood.  Clara married Adelbert Nelson Jenne.  Silas was the brother of Minnie (Rockwood) Brownell, mother of William Ezra Brownell.
• Susan M. (Sherman) Rockwood of Potsdam, New York, and Hopkinton, New York.  Shown in two identical photographs, by the Stone studio of Potsdam, New York, with her husband Silas P. Rockwood.  One of the photographs has extra wording: "Hazel Jenne's Grandmother and Grandfather".  Hazel was the daughter of Clara C. Rockwood, daughter of Silas P. Rockwood and Susan M. (Sherman) Rockwood.  Clara married Adelbert Nelson Jenne.
• Lloyd Bailey Scott of Sabattus, Maine (then Webster, Maine). Photograph as a young man by the Ray studio of Lewiston, Maine; two duplicate photographs with brother George Kenneth Scott by G. B. Webber studio of Brunswick, Maine.  Lloyd Bailey Scott was the second husband of Beulah Winifred (Brownell) Spear Scott
• George Kenneth Scott of Webster, Maine; shown as a baby with his older brother Lloyd Bailey Scott.  Photographs by the G. B. Webber studio of Brunswick, Maine
• Mary (McDougal) Scott, grandmother of Lloyd Bailey Scott; native of Scotland, widow of William Scott; mother of Mary M. (Scott) Billings and Robert Scott
• Allison Smith, as a child in a photograph with Beulah Winifred Brownell and Roger Brownell

Memorial to Frederick D. Stuart in 1878 I.O.O.F. Proceedings of the Annual Right Worthy Grand Encampment of Rhode Island

Memorial page for Frederick D. Stuart, included in the 1878 Proceedings of the Annual Session of the Right Worthy Grand Encampment of Rhode Island for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Click on any image to enlarge it.

The booklet, which consists of about 67 pages, contains many names and has 5 other memorial pages, in page order:  [Please take all dates and places with a grain of salt, in case the informant was mistaken]

• Horace Almy Manchester, born at Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island, in 1812; died at Stockton, California on April 30, 1877
• Thomas Rodman Gardiner, born March 28, 1840 at Lime Rock, Rhode Island; died May 10, 1877 at Providence, Rhode Island
• Nathan Porter, born March 28, 1817 at Salem, Massachusetts; died January 6, 1878 at Sacramento, California
• Francis Cusick, born August 7, 1822 at Omagh in the North of Ireland; died January 21, 1878 at Providence, Rhode Island
• Horatio Lewis Holmes, born October 24, 1815 at Lexington, Massachusetts; died January 9, 1878 at Providence, Rhode Island

Text of the Memorial page dedicated to Frederick D. Stuart:

Frederick D. Stuart, 

P. G. Sire.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, July 12, 1814.

Exalted in Mount Pisgah Encampment, No. 3, 

Washington, D. C., August 19, 1845,

And at the Institution of Ridgley Encampment, No. 5, October 9, 1846, was Installed its first Chief Patriarch.

Admitted into the R. W. Grand Encampment, District Columbia, 

February 6, 1847

Elected and Installed R. W. Grand Patriarch,

August 10, 1852.

Admitted a Member of the R. W. G. Lodge of the United States,

from the Grand Encampment of the District of Columbia,

September 20, 1858.

Installed M. W. Grand Sire,

September 20, 1870

Died in the City of Washington, D. C., Jan. 25, 1878,

Aged 64 Years

From brief online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections and additions requested!]

According to the memorial page, Frederick D. Stuart was born at Brooklyn, New York, on July 12, 1814.  He is presumably the same Frederick D. Stuart who joined the U.S. Navy and was a member of the United States Exploring Expedition, under Charles Wilkes, as well as serving during Wilkes during the Civil War.  Stuart Island, off the coast of Washington, was named for Frederick D. Stuart.  About 1835, Frederick married Catherine Van Voorhis; they had several children, including Frederick D. Stuart, Jr., who also served in the U. S. Navy.  See a brief write-up on father and son here, in a walking-tour handout for the Congressional Cemetery Bicentennial Heritage Festival (1807-2007) at Washington, D. C.., they, and other family members, are buried.

Frederick D. Stuart, Sr., died at Washington, D. C. on January 25, 1878.  According to a Find-a-Grave listing, he had caught a chill at the funeral of his wife two weeks earlier.

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

c1924 Photograph Album with Scenes of Ossining, New York; Port Chester, New York; Bristol, Rhode Island; Truro

c1924 era photograph album, approximately 8" by 5-3/4", with 30 snapshots of people, automobiles, seashore and family groups.

See the entire album at the end of this post.

Sadly, no people are identified, but the owners most likely lived or had relatives at Ossining, New York, and Port Chester, New York.  They may also have had family at South Truro, Massachusetts, and Bristol, Rhode Island, or may have been vacationing there when the photographs were taken.

Places mentioned, in page order:

1. South Truro, presumably Massachusetts - a beach scene
2. Bristol, Rhode Island - a group of people in front of an automobile
3. Ossining, New York, May 18, 1924; three distinguished-appearing men
4. Ossining, New York, 1924 - 4 couples of middle and older age.
5. Port Chester, New York, June 14, 1924 - group of people
6. Ossining, New York - group of people, possibly family members
7. Port Chester, New York - June 14, 1924 - same three men as noted in #3 in different garb
8. Ossining, New York, May 18, 1924 - older couple
9. Port Chester, New York, 1924 - automobile with people inside
10. Port Chester, New York, 1924 - family group that appears to be a child, her parents and one set of grandparents
11. Port Chester, New York, June 15, 1924 - parents and two children, shown below.  Because the parents appear in many of the photographs, it's possible that this album belonged to them.

If you recognize any of these people from your family research, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

1860-1880 Autograph Album of Alice M. Seeley, "Allie", of Brockport and Clarkson, New York

1860-1880 autograph album that belonged to Alice M. Seeley, "Allie", of Brockport and Clarkson, New York.

All but one of the inscriptions were made in the 1860s, with one made at Brockport, New York in 1880, when the album apparently came to light again.  In case that inscriber, whose name I can't decipher, was especially significant, you can see an image of the page near the end of this post.

Many inscriptions, individual and on group pages, were contributed by schoolmates at

• Buffalo Female Academy at Buffalo, New York
• Curtis Seminary for Girls at Rochester, New York, which later became known as Livingston Park Seminary
• Livingston Park Seminary at Rochester, New York; called Livingston Place Seminary by a few inscribers

The album was given to Allie by her mother, who may have been Maria S. (Upson) Seeley Clark, on December 18, 1860.

The album is a large one, measuring approximately 9-3/4" by 8-1/4" and contains the sentiments of nearly sixty of Allie's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the signers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.

Entitled "Pensez a Moi", the album was published by Leavitt & Allen of New York City.  It contains six engravings, one of which, a smaller one, is featured on the title page, below.

From brief online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections and additions requested!]

Alice M. Seeley, "Allie", was born about December 19, 1848, or December 19, 1849 at, I think, Brockport, New York.  Hopefully a reader can provide her birth record and confirmation of her parents, who I think were Maria S. (Upson) Seeley, or Mariah S. (Upson) Seeley and William B. Seeley, who died in 1849.   A found a few references that gave the surname as Seelye.

Allie herself contributed to one of the several group pages.  Contributing their names to a page entitled "Graduating Class of 1868", possibly referencing Buffalo Female Academy, were:

• Sarah T. Weller of Buffalo, New York, inscribed on May 16, 1868
• Allie M. Seeley, inscribed on June 25, 1868; album owner
• Clara T. Healy of Gowanda, New York, who also inscribed an individual page
• Allie E. Mersereau of Portville, New York; she was Emily Almira Mersereau
• Annabell Cook, inscribed in March 1868; she may have been the Annabell who inscribed an individual page
• Mary F. Smith of La Salle, New York
• Annie Palmer of Buffalo, New York

The 1860 Federal Census of Clarkson, New York, shows Maria(h) and Allie living in the household of Maria's subsequent husband Dr. Horace Clark, and his two daughters with first wife Sophronia (Randall) Clark.

According to an online source, Allie married twice, but I can't substantiate either marriage, though I did find a couple whom I believe to be Allie and her second husband William Pitt Colvin on the 1900 Census of Elmira, New York.  According to that source, Allie's husbands:

1. Willard Kimball Goodrich (about 1846-1879), married about 1872
2. William Pitt Colvin (1848-1923), married about 1883

One page in the album was inscribed at Brockport, New York, on November 23, 1880 by someone whose name I can't make out, but this date would have been after Allie's first husband died and before she remarried.

 

I believe that Alice M. Seeley, "Allie", died in 1911 at Elmira, New York.  If you have corrections, clarifications and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Surnames in the Album

? [9]	C	C. ?	H	Haight
Armstrong		Carpenter		Hammond	P	Palmer
B. ?		Chester [2]		Harrison		Pitkin
Bigelow		Clark [2]		Healy	R	Ross
Boardman		Cook		Howard [2]		Royce
Bouliau		Cox	L	Lester	S	Sabine
Brewer		Crocker	M	Marks		Scranton
Bridgeman	D	Dunbar		Martin		Seeley
Burbank	F	F. ?		Mersereau		Smith
Butler		Farnham		Minot	T	Thompson
		Felt		Morse		Todd
			N	Noyes	V	Vail
					W	Weller

Inscribers in the Album - given names within a specific surname might not be in alphabetical order

• "Cats and bones"
• Signed by ? [looks like Ahem", and dated twice: December 29, 1866 and February 2, 1868
• Floy, inscribed at Rochester, New York, on March 28, 1867
• Annabell; possibly Annabell Cook, a classmate of Alice M. Seeley
• "Ponce", inscribed at Buffalo Female Academy
• "baby S."
• Hattie, inscribed on October 9, 1866
• Mushy (not sure of name), inscribed on February 9, 1868; Alice's schoolmate at Buffalo Female Academy
• H ?, inscribed at Brockport, New York, on November 23, 1880

A

• Kate B. Armstrong, inscribed at Buffalo, New York at the Buffalo Female Academy; Alice's schoolmate

B

• M. A. B., inscribed on June 5, 1868
• Louise E. Bigelow, inscribed at Curtis Seminary, Rochester, New York
• M. Allie Boardman of Rome, New York; on a group page, possibly also members of the "Cottage Girls of 1868" as the facing group page was entitled; with added names Clemence Bouliau; Florence M. Howard; Katharine Lester or Chester; Volusia A. Haight; and Clara T. Healy
• Clemence Bouliau; on a group page, possibly also members of the "Cottage Girls of 1868" as the facing group page was entitled; with added names Florence M. Howard; Katharine Lester or Chester; Volusia A. Haight; M. Allie Boardman; and Clara T. Healy
• Fannie Brewer, inscribed at the Buffalo Female Academy on February 9, 1868; she also contributed to a page entitled "Cottage Girls of 1868 with added names of Eva Butler; Emily Pitkin; and Nellie H. Chester
• Minnie A. Bridgeman, inscribed on April 18, 1865 at Livingston Park Seminary
• A. E. Burbank of Rochester, New York, inscribed in February 1867
• Eva Butler, inscribed at Buffalo Female Seminary at Buffalo, New York, on April 29, 1868; she also contributed to a page entitled "Cottage Girls of 1868 with added names of Emily Pitkin; Nellie H. Chester; and Fannie Brewer

C

• Mattie C., or Hattie C., of Lockport, New York, inscribed on September 4, 1866
• Mattie E. Carpenter
• Nellie Chester, inscribed on April 29, 1868 at Evergreen Cottage; she also contributed to a page entitled "Cottage Girls of 1868 with added names of Eva Butler; Emily Pitkin; and Fannie Brewer
• Katharine Chester, or Katherine Lester, inscribed on April 29, 1868; on a group page, possibly also members of the "Cottage Girls of 1868" as the facing group page was entitled; with added names Clemence Bouliau; Florence M. Howard; Volusia A. Haight; M. Allie Boardman; and Clara T. Healy
• Maria S. (Upson) Seeley Clark, or Mariah" S. (Upson) Seeley Clark, mother of album owner Alice M. Seeley; it was presumably Maria(h) who gifted the album to Allie on her birthday, December 18, 1860.
• M. T. Clark, "Your Buffalo Friend", inscribed in 1868
• Annabell Cook, inscribed on March 1868; she may have been the Annabell who inscribed an individual page; on a group page entitled "Graduating Class of 1868", with added names Sarah T. Weller; Allie M. Seeley (album owner Alice M. Seeley); Clara T. Healy; Emily Almira Mersereau; Mary F. Smith and Annie Palmer
• Jennie E. Cox, inscribed at Curtis Seminary at Rochester, New York
• Charlotte P. Crocker, inscribed at Livingston Place Seminary at Rochester, New York, on November 2, 1865 (not sure of last digit)

D

• Helen Dunbar, inscribed at Curtis Seminary, Rochester, New York, on March 27, 1864

F

• Fannie F. of Lockport, New York, inscribed at Livingston Place Seminary at Rochester, New York, on May 22, 1866
• John T. Farnham, of Gray's Sharpshooters, 108th New York S.V., inscribed at Brockport. New York, in October 1862
• Mary C. Felt of Earlville, New York, inscribed at Curtis Seminary at Rochester, New York, on April 3, 1866

H

• Volusia A. Haight; on a group page, possibly also members of the "Cottage Girls of 1868" as the facing group page was entitled; with added names Clemence Bouliau; Florence M. Howard; Katharine Lester or Chester; M. Allie Boardman; and Clara T. Healy
• Henry C. Hammond, 1st Sergeant, Company C, 22 New York Cavalry
• Minnie J. Harrison
• Clara T. Healy of Gowanda, New York; she also contributed to a group page entitled "Graduating Class of 1868", with added names Sarah T. Weller; Allie M. Seeley (album owner Alice M. Seeley); Emily Almira Mersereau; Annabell Cook; Mary F. Smith and Annie Palmer
• Orell C. Howard, inscribed at Rochester, New York
• Florence M. Howard of Wellsville, New York; on a group page, possibly also members of the "Cottage Girls of 1868" as the facing group page was entitled; with added names Clemence Bouliau; Katharine Lester or Chester; Volusia A. Haight; M. Allie Boardman; and Clara T. Healy

L

• Katharine Lester or Katharine Chester, inscribed on April 29, 1868; on a group page, possibly also members of the "Cottage Girls of 1868" as the facing group page was entitled; with added names Clemence Bouliau; Florence M. Howard; Volusia A. Haight; M. Allie Boardman; and Clara T. Healy

M

• Abbie A. Marks of Lockport, New York, inscribed at Livingston Place Seminary at Rochester, New York, on May 22, 1866
• Josie Martin, inscribed at Livingston Park Seminary, at Rochester, New York, on May 5, 1865
• Allie E. Mersereau of Portville, New York' Emily Almira Mersereau, "Allie"; on a group page entitled "Graduating Class of 1868", with added names Sarah T. Weller; Allie M. Seeley (album owner Alice M. Seeley); Clara T. Healy; Annabell Cook; Mary F. Smith and Annie Palmer
• Anna Minot
• Ella M. Morse, inscribed at Miss Eaton's Seminary at Rochester, New York, on March 27, 1867

N

• Mary E. Noyes, inscribed at No. 9 South Washington St., March 27, 1867

P

• Annie Palmer of Buffalo, New York; on a group page entitled "Graduating Class of 1868", with added names Sarah T. Weller; Allie M. Seeley (album owner Alice M. Seeley); Clara T. Healy; Emily Almira Mersereau; Annabell Cook; and Mary F. Smith
• Emily Pitkin of Lancaster, New York; on a page entitled "Cottage Girls of 1868 with added names of Eva Butler; Nellie H. Chester; and Fannie Brewer

R

• Frankie E. Ross of Penfield, New York, inscribed at Rochester Seminary on March 27, 1867; Alice's schoolmate
• Sophia W. Royce of Albion, New York, inscribed at Miss Eaton's Seminary at Rochester, New York.  Sophia Wells (Royce) Williams became a noted artist and writer.

S

• Cora L. Sabine, inscribed at Rochester, New York, on May 5, 1866
• Bertha Scranton, inscribed at Livingston Park Seminary at Rochester, New York, in September 1863
• Alice M. Seeley, "Allie", album owner.  The album was presented to her on her birthday by her mother, December 18, 1860.  Her mother was Maria S. (Upson) Seeley Clark.  Allie also inscribed a group page entitled "Graduating Class of 1868" with added names Sarah T. Weller; Clara T. Healy; Emily Almira Mersereau; Annabell Cook; Mary F. Smith and Annie Palmer
• Mary F. Smith of LaSalle, New York; on a group page entitled "Graduating Class of 1868", with added names Sarah T. Weller; Allie M. Seeley (album owner Alice M. Seeley); Clara T. Healy; Emily Almira Mersereau; Annabell Cook; and Annie Palmer

T

• Nellie M. Thompson, inscribed at Lockport, New York, on August 23, 1866
• Franklin Todd, inscribed at Greece, New York, on April 2, 1866

V

• L. W. Vail, inscribed at Lockport, New York, on August 13, 1866.  Presumably Lewis W. Vail

W

• Sarah T. Weller of Buffalo, New York, inscribed on May 16, 1868; on a group page entitled "Graduating Class of 1868", with added names Allie M. Seeley (album owner Alice M. Seeley); Clara T. Healy; Emily Almira Mersereau; Annabell Cook; Mary F. Smith and Annie Palmer

1890s Autograph Album of Helen Brooks of Schodack, New York

1890s autograph album of Helen Brooks of Schodack, New York.  She may have been Ellen C. Brooks.  Several of her siblings and other relatives inscribed pages in the album.

The album measures approximately 6-3/4" by 4-1/2" and contains the sentiments of 44 of Helen's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.

On a bittersweet page a note was added, presumably by Helen herself, to indicate that the inscriber, Fannie Barringer of South Schodack, had died.  Fannie inscribed her page on September 15, 1891.  The note indicates that she died on May 21, 1893.

From brief online research, hopefully correct, and hopefully with the correct person as the album owner [corrections and additions requested]

Helen Brooks was born June 24, 1879 at Schodack, New York, the daughter of Jacob H. Brooks and Laura M. (Collins) Brooks.

Helen's father, Jacob H. Brooks, the son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Hogeboom) Brooks, may have had a first marriage to Rosa Craigin, daughter of Andrew F. and Margaret (Cleary) Craigin; they possibly had two children together.  Rosa died April 30, 1871.  Hopefully a reader will weigh in with definitive information.

On November 2, 1872, Jacob married Laura M. Collins, daughter of Joseph and Mary B. (Worth) Collins.  I believe Jacob and Laura had seven children together, but, again, I'd be interested in hearing from a reader.  Several people from the Collins family inscribed pages in Helen's album.

Helen's sister Suke of East Schodack, New York, inscribed a page on June 24, 1893.

Helen's brother Charles J. Brooks inscribed a page on May 15, 1892.

Helen's brother Junius Fallon Brooks inscribed a page.

Helen's brother Burton Brooks of South Schodack, New York, inscribed a page.

Helen's sister Abbie Amelia Brooks inscribed a page on February 19, 1892.

Helen's sister Mary E. Brooks, "Mamie", inscribed a page in July 1891.

Many other inscribers indicated a family relationship with Helen, as you can see from the list of inscribers below.  Among them were Helen's great aunt Abbie M. White of Muitzesville, New York, and great uncle George B. Worth.

Before 1910, Helen married Fred Higgins, son of David and Sophia Higgins.  Fred was born about October 1881 in New York.  I believe Helen and Fred had at least three children.  Fred died in 1958, but I haven't found a death record for Helen.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Surnames in the Album

A	Ackerman [3]	E	Edwards	K	Kingman [3]	T	Tobias
B	Barringer		Evans [2]		Kingston		Townsend
	Brooks [9]	F	Featherley	L	Leavenworth [2]		Tremble
C	C ?	G	Goewey ?		Lobdell [3]	W	White
	Collins [5]	H	Hall	S	Simms ?		Wilcox
	Coons [2]		Ham				Worth
			Huss

List of Inscribers - given names within a specific surname might not be in alphabetical order

A

• Letta R. Ackerman of Nassau, inscribed on August 12, 1891; Helen's cousin
• Martha A. Ackerman of Nassau, New York, inscribed on August 12, 1891; Helen's cousin
• Lansing I. Ackerman, inscribed on November 20, 1892

B

• Fannie Barringer, inscribed at South Schodack, New York, on September 15, 1891; Helen's schoolmate. Sadly, someone, presumably Helen, added a note: "My schoolmate died May 21, 1893"
• Helen Brooks of Schodack, New York; album owner.  
• Suke, inscribed at East Schodack, New York, on June 24 1893; Helen's sister
• Charles J. Brooks, inscribed on May 15, 1892. Helen's brother
• Junius Brooks; Helen's brother Junius Fallon Brooks
• Eva R. Brooks of Poughkeepsie, New York; Helen's niece
• Burton Brooks of South Schodack, New York; Helen's brother Burton Jacob Brooks
• Abbie A. Brooks of New York, inscribed on February 19, 1892; Helen's sister Abigail Amelia Brooks
• Mamie E. Brooks, inscribed in July 1891; Helen's sister Mary E. Brooks
• Eva R. Brooks of Poughkeepsie, New York, inscribed on November 19, 1894; Helen's niece

C

• K. E. C., inscribed at August 3, [no year written] at Castleton, New York
• Carrie E. Collins of Muitzeskill, New York, inscribed on November 26, 1893; Helen's aunt. She was Caroline E. Collins, a sister to Helen's mother Laura M. (Collins) Brooks
• Gussie Collins, inscribed on February 19, 1892 at Nassau, New York
• Kittie I. Collins of Nassau, New York, inscribed on February 21, 1892
• Anna Collins of New York, inscribed on February 21, 1892
• Maggie M. Collins, inscribed on February 19, 1892
• Charles W. Coons, inscribed at South Schodack, New York
• Mrs. L. G. Coons, inscribed at South Schodack, New York, on June 15, 1891. Not sure of surname

E

• Jennie Edwards, inscribed on March 1, 1895
• Mrs. George Evans of Albany, New York; called herself Helen's sister
• George W. Evans of Green Island, New York, inscribed on March 15, 1893 [spelled Iseland]

F

• Edith M. Featherley, inscribed on October 6, 1893

G

• Bertha C. Goewey of East Schodack, New York, inscribed on October 6, 1893. Not sure of surname

H

• E. W. Hall of Hudson, New York, inscribed on February 2, 1892
• Estella Ham of Nassau, New York, inscribed on September 15, 1891
• Annie Huss of Muitzeskill, New York, inscribed on February 17, 1882

K

• Alice V. Kingman
• Urania M. Kingman
• Hattie K. Kingman, inscribed on July 11, 1891; Helen's schoolmate
• E. A. H. of Kingston, New York, inscribed on April 18, 1894

L

• Elias W. Leavenworth of North Chatham, New York, inscribed on March 26, 1893
• Maude M. Leavenworth, inscribed on March 27, 1893
• Albertha Lobdell, inscribed in 1894
• Celia Lobdell of Nassau, New York, inscribed on February 26, 1894
• Florence Lobdell of Nassau, New York, inscribed on February 28, 1894

S

• Etta C. Simms; inscribed on November 18, 1893. Not sure of surname

T

• Mrs. George Tobias of Mellenville, New York; Helen's cousin
• Miss Lottie Townsend, inscribed at West Berne, New York, on July 9, 1892 [or 1893]
• ? Hattie Tremble of Stephentown, New York, inscribed on August 3, 1891

W

• Abbie M. White of Muitzeskill, New York, inscribed on February 2, 1892; Helen's Great Aunt
• Effie Wilcox of Albany, New York, inscribed on July 6 [no year written]; not sure of surname
• G. B. Worth, inscribed on May 10, 1892. Helen's great uncle George B. Worth, brother of Helen's maternal grandmother Mary B. (Worth) Collins

Family Bible of Emma Augusta (Horton) Rumsey of Yates, Ontario and Monroe Counties, New York; Wife of Samuel Randal Rumsey

Bible that apparently originally belonged to Mrs. Minerva Horton of Yates County, New York, who then passed it on to her daughter, Emma Augusta (Horton) Rumsey, wife of Samuel Randall Rumsey.

Minerva, born about 1821 in New York.  I believe her husband was Isaac Horton, born about 1808 in either Vermont or New York.  Someone, perhaps Minerva herself, wrote the names of her children on the page below; Emma was her second youngest child.

The Bible, which measures about 8" by 5", has handwritten genealogy, in the handwriting of more than one person, concerning the Horton and Rumsey families, with the included surnames of Parlett, Albro and Felps [Phelps ?], and a few items tucked in.

Some of the information contained in the Bible is at odds with what I found online, perhaps because entries, at least some of them, were entered at long remove by someone who may not have been in attendance at the actual event.

The facing pages below were inscribed by one of Emma's children.

"Samuel Randal Rumsey and Emma Augusta Horton was married January 12, 1873 by Rev. Braddish at Newark, New York.  Pa Born at Hornellsville, Mar 15 /1849.  Died at Rochester, Jan 19 /1918.  Ma Born at Naples, Mar 12 /1859.  [Died at] Rochester Nov 13 /1920.  Of this union 9 children were born."

• Charles - Charles Burton Rumsey - born December 6, 1876 at Geneva, New York; died January 14, 1910 at Pittsburg
• Emma - Emma Estella Rumsey - born at Penn Yan, New York, on February 3, 1880
• Phoebe - Phoebe Ann Rumsey - born at Penn Yan, New York, on April 22, 1882
• Freddie, born at North Bloomfield, New York, on May 16, 1886; died July 22, 1886 at North Bloomfield [The paper scrap gives his place of birth and death as Lima, New York.]
• Samuel Rebecca Rumsey, born a Lima, New York, on April 26, 1888
• Henry James Rumsey, born at North Bloomfield, New York, on August 7, 1890; died at Veterans Hospital, Staten Island, New York, on July 15, 1948  [The paper scrap gives his place of birth as Lima, New York.]
• Harry Benham Rumsey, born at North Bloomfield, New York, on September 22, 1893; died at Rochester, New York, on April 21, 1934
• Alza Louise Rumsey, "Allie", born at Honeoye Falls, New York, on January 7, 1897
• Lulu May Rumsey, born at Honeoye Falls, New York, on July 19, 1899; died at Rochester, New York, on January 21, 1942

A paper scrap tucked in the Bible has much of the same information, with a few discrepancies.

Heading the page below:  "Minerva Horton, Her Book 185[?]"; the last digit is smeared.  Minerva's oldest child William was born about 1842, so she apparently did not have the Bible before her marriage, but a few years into it.  This page has the names: ? Horton; Sarah Horton; Lucy Horton; Alice Horton; Ella Horton; John Parlett; Samuel Parlett; Samuel Rumsey; Eddie Albrow.  Note:  Edgar Albro married Minerva's youngest daughter Eliza J. Horton.  I'm not sure how the Parlett fellows fit in.

Another page seems to be doodling, with the names of Minerva's daughter Eliza written twice; the name of Eliza's husband Edgar Albro written three times; the name of Lusey or Lucy Horton; and the surname Felps, possibly for Phelps.

Other items tucked in the album include two pressed flowers, the photograph of a house, with information on the reverse, and a scrap of cloth.

If you have information on the Horton and Rumsey families, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Family Bible with Records of Alfred Bullock and Wife Hannah (Rimer) Bullock

Section of a Bible with Family Record pages containing information on the family of Alfred Bullock and wife Hannah (Rimer) Bullock, who were married on February 10, 1825.

The Bible is approximately 10-3/4" by 8-1/2" inches and was published in Cooperstown, New York, in 1823.  The section still with the Records pages measures a bit over a 1/2" thick.

Bear in mind that the dates entered on the Records pages may have been entered by someone relying on memory or secondhand information, so may or may not be reliable.  That said, the handwriting is definitely of the style of the early 1800s.

An enlargement of the Marriages page:

According to information gleaned online, it appears that Alfred and Hannah were natives of the State of New York. They lived in Orange County, New York, for at least part of their lives and are buried in the Laurel Grove Cemetery at Port Jervis, New York.

Note: Two different birth dates are shown for Alfred Bullock.   Below, the left of the facing Births pages.  Click on an image to enlarge it.

• Alfred Bullock was born November 26, 1800 or 1801 [the last two digits are smeared]
• Hannah Rimer was born September 22, 1802.
• Sarah Maria Bullock was born November 7, 1825
• Francis T. Bullock was born December 19, 1829 [shown as Francis Theodore Bullock on the right facing page
• Eliza Jane Bullock was born January 25, 1834

• Alfred Bullock, Jr., was born August 22, 1837
• Emaline Amanda Bullock was born November 17, 1839  [entered twice, presumably as the first entry did not give her surname]
• John Floid Bullock was born November 14, 1842 [spelled John Floyd in another entry]

The right of the facing Births pages:

• Alfred Bullock was born November 26, 1799  [different date from the entry on the left facing page]
• Hannah Rimer was born September 22, 1802
• Sarah Maria Bullock was born November 7, 1825
• Francis Theodore Bullock as born December 19, 1829
• Eliza Jane Bullock was born January 25, 1834
• Alfred Bullock, Jr., was born August 22, 1837
• Emaline Amanda Bullock was born November 17, 1839
• John Floyd Bullock was born November 14, 1842

The Deaths page:

• Alfred Bullock, Jr., died June 1, 1840
• Alfred Bullock, Sr., died April 26, 1884
• Sarah M. Brown died July 25, 1889, age 63  [Sarah Mariah (Bullock) Brown]
• Hannah Bullock died August 17, 1894  [Hannah (Rimer) Bullock]

If you have alternative and/or additional information on this family, please leave a comment or contact me directly.