7 Photographs of the Family of George Marshall Slater (1861-1926) of Dexter, Maine

7 photographs of the family of George Marshall Slater (1861-1926) and Emily Augusta (Martin) Slater (1865-1935), New York State natives who married in New York, had their oldest child there, and then moved to Dexter, Maine, where they had four more children and lived out their lives.

Photographs:

1. Photograph of George Marshall Slater (1861-1926). By the B. L. Call studio of Dexter, Maine.
2. Photograph of George Marshall Slater (1861-1926), wife Emily Augusta (Martin) Slater (1865-1935) and their three older children. By the B. L. Call studio of Dexter, Maine, taken in 1890. The children are identified as George E. Slater; Rexford C. Slater and Mable I. Slater.  The children were George Edward Slater (1883-1973); Charles Rexford Slater (1886-1960); and Mabel Irene Slater (1888-1967).  Mabel would marry George H. Royal, who predeceased her; Charles Bray Simms, from whom she was divorced; and Harry Warren Young, who outlived her.
3. identical photograph as above but with thinner stock and no imprint.
4. Candid winter photograph of three people identified on the reverse as "Hazle; Wilford and Mable". They were the three youngest children: Mabel Irene Slater ((1888-1967), Hazel Slater (1892-1955) and Wilford E. Slater (1898-1951).  Mabel would marry 1) George H. Royal, who predeceased her; 2) Charles Bray Simms, from whom she was divorced; and 3) Harry Warren Young, who outlived her.  Hazel would marry William R. Spencer, who outlived her.
5. , 6. and 7. - identical photographs, taken in 1890, of Mabel Irene Slater (1888-1967) at age 2 by the B. L. Call studio of Dexter, Maine.

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4 Tintypes by Studios in Bangor, Maine: Sea Capt. Arey; Mother & Kate Ba?ley; Elisa Rackliff; Jennie Bestrell

Capt. Arey

Four tintypes taken by studios in Bangor, Maine, which was a service center for a wide area of Maine, especially back in the Age of Sail.

• Captain Arey, by the A. B. Farrar Studio of Bangor, Maine
• Jennie Bestrell or Bertrell or ?; taken by the A. B. Farrar Studio of Bangor, Maine
• Elisa Rackliff, by the A. B. Farrar Studio of Bangor, Maine
• Mother and Kate Barley [?]; by the Trask studio of Bangor, Maine

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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