Funeral card for Damase Poulin, who died at St-Come, Beauce, Quebec, at age 81 in 1947

Funeral card for Damase Poulin (1866-1947), who died at the age of 81 in St-Come, Beauce, Quebec, on 6 Sepgember 1947.  He was the husband of Elise Poulin.

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1880s-1904 Autograph Album of Minnie Bell Gray of Morgan Centre, Vermont, and Beebe Plain, Vermont and Quebec

1880s-1904 autograph album that belonged to Minnie Bell Gray of Morgan Center, Vermont, and/or Beebe Plain, Vermont.

When the final border between Vermont and Quebec was set, it split the community of Beebe Plain in two.  Some of the inscribers in Minnie's album hailed from Beebe Plain, Vermont, now a village in the town of Derby.  Even more inscribers hailed from Beebe Plain, Quebec, now a village in the town of Stanstead.

Minnie wrote her name on the title page.

Below, an alphabetical list of inscribers' surnames: [See an alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, at the end of this post.]

	? [4]	F	Fogg	P	Pritty
B	Badger		Foss [2]	R	Reed
	Bartlett [4]		Foster		Rich
	Bedell	G	Gilmore  [2]	S	Salls
	Bigelow [2]		Gray [6]		Shedrick
	Blount		Greene		Stevens
	Bushman	H	Hall		Stone
	Buzzell [2]		Hall or Holt?	T	Tilton
C	Carter		Healey		Tuck
	Cleveland		House		Turner [5]
	Cowles		Huntoon [2 or 3]	W	Williams
	Currier [4]		Hutson or Huntoon ?		Wiswell [2]
D	Davenport	K	Kilborn ?		Wright [2]
	Day	M	Maloney [4]
E	Elder [3]		Maplesden [2]
	Evans		Miller [3]
			Moir ?

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

According to a record in Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Minnie Bell Gray was born September 28, 1867 at Morgan, Vermont, the daughter of J. A. Gray and Abbie C. Gray.  They were Joseph A. Gray and Abigail Caroline (Bartlett) Gray.  

Minnie's parents and her maternal grandparents inscribed pages in the album.  Minnie's father, Joseph A. Gray, inscribed the left page, below:

Minnie's mother, Abbie Caroline (Bartlett) Gray, inscribed the left page, below:

Minnie's maternal grandmother, Clarissa (Bryant) Bartlett, inscribed the right page, below:

Minnie's maternal grandfather, Byram Bartlett, inscribed the page below and gave his date and place of birth as September 22, 1808 at Morgan, Vermont.

Other inscribers who expressed a kinship:

• Bunny Gray, Minnie's brother; he may have been Joseph B. Gray
• Fred A. Gray, Minnie's brother
• Joseph H. Gilmore, Minnie's future husband, who inscribed his page in 1882 - see the page he inscribed farther below
• Oldis Cleora Gilmore, Minnie's daughter - see the page she inscribed farther below

Several other people with the surnames Bartlett and Gray inscribed pages and were presumably Minnie's relatives - see the alphabetical list of inscribers at the end of this post.

On March 24, 1885 at Morgan, Vermont, Minnie Bell Gray married Calais, Maine, native Joseph H. Gilmore [shown as Joseph A. on their marriage record], son of John and Ellen Gilmore.   Joseph, who gave his address as Lewiston, Maine, inscribed a page in Minnie's album on April 13, 1882 at Morgan Centre, Vermont.

Minnie and Joseph had at least two children, son Gerald Harrison Gilmore, born November 2, 1888, and daughter Oldis Cleora Gilmore, who was born September 4, 1893, both at Morgan, Vermont.  Oldis inscribed the latest entry, on November 11, 1904, in her mother's album, left page, below:

Minnie and Joseph died in 1940.  They're buried in the Center Cemetery at Morgan, Vermont, along with their children and other relatives.  

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.

List of Inscribers

• Lizzie; inscribed on June 3, 1882
• unsigned
• Bird design with the words "To Minnie" incorporated in it.  Unsigned; perhaps done by the inscriber of the left facing page: Nellie M. Hutson or Nellie M. Huntoon.
• Gertie; inscribed on March 26, 1882

B

• Iola A. Badger of Derby, Vermont; inscribed at Morgan, Vermont, on October 6, 1882
• Clarissa Bartlett of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on March 10, 1881 at age 72.  Clarissa (Bryant) Bartlett, maternal grandmother of album owner Minnie Bell Gray.
• Byram Bartlett, "Born at Morgan Sept 22 1808".  Maternal grandfather of album owner Minnie Bell Gray.
• Herbert A. Bartlett of Morgan, Vermont; inscribed at Beebe Plain [didn't specify whether Vermont or Quebec] on March 14, 1882
• W. L. Bartlett of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on June 31 [sic], 1881
• Annie M. Bedell of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on July 22, 1881
• Amos Bigelow, "Born April 2nd 1817 Conway Mass". Shared the page with Mary Ann Bigelow of Beebe Plain, Quebec.
• Mary Ann Bigelow of Beebe Plain, Quebec, inscribed March 9, 1882.  Shared the page with Amos Bigelow.
• Mary E. Blount of Stanstead Junction, Quebec; inscribed on February 6, 1882
• Miss Agnes Bushman of Stanstead, Quebec
• Ella Buzzell - not sure of surname - of Vermont; inscribed in 1882
• R. P. Buzzell of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on "2/3/82"

C

• D. L. Carter of Beebe Plain, Quebec.  "No 2. B. P. A", presumably Beebe Plain Academy.  "Christian St."
• Flora A. Cleveland of Brownington, Vermont; inscribed at Morgan Centre, Vermont, on March 7, 1881
• A. R. Cowles of Barton Landing, Vermont; inscribed on March 26, 1881
• D. A. Currier; inscribed at Morgan Centre, Vermont, on May 29, 1882
• Mrs. D. A. Currier of Morgan Centre, Vermont; inscribed on May 29, 1882
• Elmore D. Currier of Morgan Centre, Vermont; inscribed on July 20, 1881
• Lilla M. Currier of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on May 24, 1882

D

• H. C. Davenport of Beebe Plain [didn't specify whether Vermont or Quebec]; inscribed on March 14, 1882
• Martha Day

E

• Mary A. Elder of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on May 25, 1881
• Jessie A. Elder; inscribed on March 7, 1881; bird sketch
• Agnes M. Elder of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on March 1, 1881
• W. A. Evans of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on March 11, 1881

F

• Minnie S. Fogg of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on March 14, 1882.  "Map Drawing", presumably a class she and the album owner Minnie had together.
• Jennie H. Foss of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on May 25, 1881.  Right facing page inscribed by Etta L. Foss
• Etta L. Foss of Beebe Plain, Quebec; left facing page inscribed by Jennie H. Foss
• Mrs. Wesley Foster

G

• Oldis G. of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on November 11, 1904, at "age 11" "your daughter", Oldis Cleora Gilmore
• J. H. Gilmore of Lewiston, Maine; inscribed at Morgan Centre, Vermont, on April 13, 1882
• Minnie Gray of Beebe Plain, Vermont and/or Beebe Plain, Quebe,; a village straddling the border.  Album owner; she wrote her name on the title page.
• Bunney Gray of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on December 7, 1884.  "Your Brother".  Possibly Joseph B. Gray.
• Fred A. Gray of Morgan Center, Vermont; inscribed on March 2, 1881.  Minnie's brother
• Mary F. Gray of Morgan Centre, Vermont.  She wrote her name in such an elaborate font that I;m not sure of her middle initial or surname.
• J. A. Gray of Beebe Plain, inscribed on March 28, 1882.  Didn't specify whether it was Beebe Plain, Quebec, or Beebe Plain, Vermont
• Mrs. Abbie B. Gray of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on March 14, 1882.  Presumably Minnie's mother Abigail Caroline (Bartlett) Gray
• Olon D. Greene of Orleans, Vermont; inscribed on July 4, 1920

H

• J. S. Hall of Providence, Rhode Island
• Giles ?, possibly Giles Holt or Giles Hall or ?; inscribed at Morgan Centre, Vermont, on March 21, 1881
• Frank E. Healey; inscribed at Derby Line, Vermont
• Minnie House of Beebe Plain, Vermont; inscribed on February 6, 1882.  "don't - flirt - Minnie"
• Georgie L. Huntoon of Morgan Center Vermont
• Ira R. Huntoon of Morgan Centre, Vermont; inscribed on July 25, 1881
• Nellie M. ? of Island Pond, Vermont; inscribed at Morgan Center, Vermont, on April 14, 1882.  Her name could be Nellie M. Hutson or Nellie M. Huntoon.  

K

• Lillie Kilb?, possibly meant to be Lillie Kilborn, of Beebe Plain, Vermont; inscribed on February 7, 1882

M

• Maud Maloney [not sure of surname as it runs off the page]; Minnie's schoolmate
• Ora Maloney of Beebe Plain; inscribed on June 30, 1881.  Didn't specify whether Beebe Plain, Quebec, or Beebe Plain, Vermont.  Minnie's schoolmate
• George Maloney
• E. V. Maloney of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on April 2, 1882
• Mary A. Maplesden; inscribed on March 10, 1881
• R. D. Maplesden; inscribed at Morgan, Vermont, on March 10, 1881
• Edith Miller of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on February 18, 1882
• S. E. Miller; inscribed at Beebe Plain [did not specify whether Vermont or Quebec], on March 3, 1882
• E. G. Miller of Beebe Plain [didn't specify whether Vermont or Quebec]; inscribed on March 3, 1882
• Ella Moir, or Ellen Morr, or ? of Beebe Plains [didn't specify whether Vermont or Quebec]; inscribed on March 8, 1882.  Minnie's schoolmate

P

• John Pritty; inscribed at Morgan Centre, Vermont, on May 19, 1882

R

• Ida M. Reed of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on April 11, 1881.  "Skating with H. A. F." [not sure of middle initial]  "Sliding with M. J. V."
• Frank T. Rich of Gorham, New Hampshire; inscribed on June 12, 1882

S

• Herbert Salls of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on February 6, 1882
• Georgia Shedrick of Magog, Quebec; inscribed at Beebe Plain [doesn't specify Vermont or Quebec] on March 2, 1882
• Minnie Stevens of Morgan, Vermont; inscribed on June 22, 1881
• Nelia Stone of Holland, Vermont; inscribed on May 16, 1882

T

• Edwin A. Tilton of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on March 8, 1882
•  Eva S. Tuck of Georgeville; inscribed on July 12, 1881.  Presumably Eva Susan Tuck of Georgeville, Quebec
• Winfield Scott Turner; inscribed at Morgan Centre, Vermont, on March 8, 1881
• Anna D. Turner; from or inscribed at Boston, Massachusetts, on July 12, 1882
• Lulu Turner of Morgan Centre, Vermont; inscribed on July 26, 1881
• Sarah Turner
• Aphia Turner [given name smeared] of Morgan, Vermont

W

• Myra Williams of Morgan, Vermont; inscribed on September 7, 1882
• F. A. Wiswell of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on May 23, 1881
• Florence S. Wiswell of Beebe Plain, Quebec; inscribed on May 23, 1881
• Ella Wright of Beebe Plain [didn't specify whether Vermont or Quebec]; inscribed on February 13, 1882
• Susie Wright of Beebe Plain [didn't specify whether Vermont or Quebec]; inscribed on February 18, 1882

1881-1908 Autograph Album of Mrs. Mary Moore of Corinna, Maine; presumably Quebec native Mary J. (Waldron) Moore or Mower, Wife of Charles H. Moore or Mower

1881-1908 autograph album that belonged to Mrs. Mary Moore, presumably of Corinna, Maine, and presumably Quebec native Mary Jane (Waldron) Moore, who married Charles H. Moore, or Mower, in 1883 and then lived at Corinna, Maine.

There's no ownership page, but a few pages are inscribed to Mary and to Mrs. Moore, and several inscribers mention a family relationship, all factors that lead to a presumed identity of Mary Jane (Waldron) Moore.

The album measures approximately 7" by 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 44 of Mary's relatives and friends in Maine; Lowell, Massachusetts; Manchester, New Hampshire; and Inverness, Quebec.  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.

From brief online research, hopefully correct and hopefully with the correct Mrs. Mary Moore - corrections, additions and alternate theories of identity requested:

Assuming that Mary was Mary Jane (Waldron) Moore, her gravestone notes that she was born March 24, 1849 and died August 8, 1925.  I believe Mary was born at or near Compton, Quebec, the daughter of Thomas Waldron and Martha (Morse) Waldron.  One of Mary's siblings was Submit Waldron, "Mittie", who also made the move to Maine and three of whose children with husband Frank Richardson inscribed pages in Mary's album.

Judging from the residence of some inscribers, Mary appears to have spent time at Lowell, Massachusetts, before moving to Maine, perhaps as one of the many Canadians attracted to Lowell to work in the textile mills.  She acquired inscriptions from residents of Saint Albans, Maine, in 1881 and 1882, though the 1881 Census of Clifton, Compton, Quebec, show Mary and sister "Mittie" [Submit], living with their parents; Mary was working at a cotton factory.

On January 24, 1883, Mary J. Waldron married Charles Henry Moore, son of Samuel Moore and Mehitable (Strout ?) Moore.  Samuel was born in 1822 at Albion, Maine.  I haven't found a death record for Charles' first wife Martha (Murdough) Moore, with whom he had sons at Albion, Maine.  Charles later farmed at Saint Albans, Maine, where he, wife Martha and son Albert are listed in the 1880 Census.  One of the inscribers in Mary's album, Will Hamilton, was also living with them.

Charles may have been the C. H. Moore who inscribed a page in Mary's album at Lowell, Massachusetts, on February 14, 1881.  Was Mary then living at Lowell, and Charles also, or was Charles visiting and happened to meet Mary there?  Or perhaps C. H. Moore was someone else entirely.

People who mentioned a relationship or could be assume to have one [see the list of inscribers for more information]:

• Alphonso N. Moore, presumably related to Mary's husband Charles Henry Moore
• Evie B. Moore, niece, of Troy, Maine, presumably related to Mary's husband Charles Henry Moore
• Mrs. Lizzie Moore of Northfield, Maine
• Minne E. Moore of Northfield, Maine
• Augusta M. Richardson, niece 
• Freddie Richardson, nephew 
• Jesse E. Richardson of Fairfield, Maine; nephew

Inscribers with the surname Mussen and Gordon of Inverness, Quebec may have been relatives of the Waldron family.  Some of the Gordon family moved to Lowell, Massachusetts.  One of them, Belle C. Gordon, inscribed a page in Mary's album.

Charles Henry Moore died in 1916, and Mary in 1925.  They're buried in the Corinna Center Cemetery at Corinna, Maine.  If you have corrections, additions to the information above, or information on any of the inscribed listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Surnames in the Album

	?	F	Field [2]	L	Lander
A	Ayer		Finson [4]		Libby [3]
B	Beard		Finson	M	Mason
	Blaisdell [2]		Fiske		Moore [7]
	Briggs	G	Gordon [5]		Mussen
	Brown [3]	H	Hall	R	Richardson [4]
C	Cairns		Hamilton	T	Taylor [2]
			Knowles	W	Williston

Inscribers in the Album

• Ann; inscribed at Lowell, presumably Lowell, Massachusetts, on May 14, 1881

A

• Christiana Ayer; inscribed at Lowell, presumably Lowell, Massachusetts, on May 8, 1881

B

• Alexander B. Beard of West Manchester, New Hampshire; inscribed on September 29, 1889
• Albert R. Blaisdell of Corinna, Maine; inscribed on March 2, 1883.  His wife Emma F. (Briggs) Blaisdell inscribed the right facing page.  They married at Corinna, Maine, on September 5, 1882
• Emma Blaisdell; inscribed at Corinna, Maine, on March 4, 1883.  Emma F. (Briggs) Blaisdell, wife of Albert R. Blaisdell, who inscribed the left facing page.  They married at Corinna, Maine, on September 5, 1882
• Hattie M. Briggs of Corinna, Maine; inscribed on March 4, 1883
• Mrs. Ida Brown; inscribed at Saint Albans, Maine, on July 20, 1884
• L. M. Brown of Saint Albans, Maine; inscribed on August 2, 1884
• Nellie F. Brown of Saint Albans, Maine; inscribed on July 9, 1884

C

• Lizzie M. Cairns; inscribed at Lowell, presumably Lowell, Massachusetts, on January 16, 1881

F

• Mrs. E. M. Field of Saint Albans, Maine; inscribed on December 18, 1882
• Willie E. Field of Saint Albans, Maine; inscribed on December 18, 1882
• Fred Finson of St. Albans, Maine; inscribed on August 20, 1882
• Georgie Finson of St. Albans, Maine; inscribed on August 21, 1882
• Mrs. J. Finson of Saint Albans, Maine; inscribed on August 20, 1882
• Melia Finson of Saint Albans, Maine; inscribed on August 19, 1882
• Mary Fiske of either Blue Hill, Maine, or Lowell, presumably Lowell, Massachusetts.  Inscribed on June 19, 1881

G

• Barbara A. Gordon of Inverness, Quebec; written upside down on the page.
• Belle C. Gordon; inscribed at Lowell, presumably Massachusetts, on June 11, 1881
• Marjory Gordon of Inverness, Quebec; inscribed on May 22, 1881 or 1887
• Mary Gordon; middle initial T or F; inscribed at Inverness, Quebec, in July 1881
• Mrs. William Gordon

H

• Mrs. E. K. Hall of Lowell, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 5, 1890
• Will Hamilton of Hartland, Maine; inscribed on January 24, 1883

K

• Mabel F. Knowles of Corinna, Maine; inscribed on February 23, 1897

L

• Alice M. Lander of Corinna, Maine; inscribed on December 2, 1888
• Estelle D. Libby, inscribed at Corinna, Maine, on August 25, 1889 or 1881
• F. A. Libby of Corinna, Maine; inscribed on August 25, 1889
• Marjorie Florence Libby of Corinna, Maine; inscribed on September 10, 1908

M

• Mittie Mason of Saint Albans, Maine; inscribed on February 16, 1881
• Alphonso N. Moore; inscribed on March 2, 1903.  His inscription implies that he lived at Corinna, Maine.
• C. H. Moore; inscribed at Lowell, presumably Lowell, Massachusetts, on February 14, 1881.  Could he Charles Henry Moore, husband of Mary J. (Waldron) Moore, possible owner of the album?
• Evie B. Moore of Troy, Maine; inscribed on February 14, 1891.  Mary's niece by marriage; daughter of Charles C. Moore and Annie (Howe or Howes) Moore
• Mrs. Lizzie Moore of Northfield, Maine
• Mrs. Mary Moore, album owner.  She was possibly Mary J. (Waldron) Moore, a native of Compton, Quebec, and wife of Charles Henry Moore
• Minnie E. Moore of Northfield, Maine; she was likely the same Minnie E. Moore who inscribed another page
• Minnie E. Moore; likely the same Minnie E. Moore of Northfield, Maine
• John H. Mussen; inscribed at Compton, presumably Compton, Quebec, on January 4, 1881

R

• Augusta M. Richardson; inscribed on December 4, 1899; Mary's niece.  Augusta was the daughter of Frank Richardson and Mittie A. (Waldron) Richardson
• Freddie W. Richardson of Corinna, Maine; inscribed on January 16, 1898.  Fred Wilbur Richardson, son of Frank Edward Richardson and Mittie A. (Waldron) Richardson
• Jesse E. Richardson of Fairfield, Maine; inscribed on March 31, 1906.  Son of Frank Richardson and Mittie A. (Waldron) Richardson.
• Ruth Richardson; inscribed on March 31, 1906.  Mary's niece, the daughter of Frank Richardson and Mittie A. (Waldron) Richardson

T

• Emmie Taylor; inscribed at Corinna, Maine, on November 2, 1894; middle initial possibly J.
• Mammie Taylor; inscribed at Corinna, Maine, on November 2, 1894

W

• Mrs. E. F. Williston of Pittsfield, Maine; inscribed on August 28, 1889

1874+ Autograph Album of Ellen Sikes of Suffield, Connecticut

Autograph album started in 1874 by Ellen Sikes of Suffield, Connecticut.

The album contains inscriptions from many of Ellen's relatives in the Sikes family and others, as well as several inscriptions from people at Gardiner, Maine.

One inscriber mentioned C.L.I., which was the Connecticut Literary Institute, still in existence today as Suffield Academy.

The album measures approximately 5-1/4" by 3-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 72 of Ellen's friends, relatives and possibly 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.

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

Ellen Sikes was born May 8, 1855 at Suffield, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver and Sarah (Smith) Sikes.  I believe Ellen had three siblings, one of whom, Adelia Sikes , "Delia", inscribed a page in Ellen's album on April 2, 1875.

In 1882 Delia would marry Allen Wilson, who is presumably the Allen Wilson of Suffield, Connecticut, who inscribed a page in Ellen's album on March 28, 1876.

 Also in 1882, Ellen would marry George Farquhar, son of Alexander Farquhar and [possibly] Elizabeth [?] Farquhar of Hinchinbrooke, Quebec, where George was born in the 1850s.  George, then living at Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed a page in Ellen's album on August 17, 1880.

Intriguingly, Jennie Platt, also from Hinchinbrooke, Quebec, inscribed a page at Suffield, Connecticut, on January 13, 1875.

George and Ellen, who had at least five children, farmed at Suffield, Connecticut.  I haven't found death records, but I believe that George died in 1912 and Ellen in 1936.

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

Surnames in the Album

	? {2}	D	Dennis [2]	J	Johnson [2]	R	Rice [4]
A	Austin	F	Farquhar	K	Kendall [2]	S	Sikes [11]
B	Bartlett		Fuller [7]		Kent	T	Tinker [2]
	Bement	G	Gillette [4]		Kinney [3]	W	Willson
C	Campbell		Goodell	L	Lamberton [2]		Wilson [4]
	Carey		Grovenor		Langdon
	Clark [2]	H	Halladay [3]	N	Nickerson
	Cowing [2]		Henshaw [5]	P	Perry
	Crittenden		Hungerford		Platt

Inscribers in the Album - caution: given names within a surname are not sorted alphabetically

• Carrie, inscribed on January 17, 1875.  Could she be Carrie (Atherton) Bartlett, wife of inscriber William M. Bartlett of Gardiner, Maine?
• "My Jennie", inscribed in 1932
• H. B. Austin, inscribed on January 16, 1875
• W. M. Bartlett of Gardiner, Maine, inscribed on August 28, 1879.  Possibly William M. Bartlett (born in 1855), who married Carrie Atherton.  She may be the Carrie who inscribed another page.
• D. D. Bement of Suffield, Connecticut, on March 28, 1876.  Presumably David Doremus Bement
• Mary A. Campbell of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on January 13, 1875
• Effie S. Carey of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on January 11, 1875
• Laura Clark, from Monticello, Florida or inscribed there on August 8, 1879
• Ella Clark of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on January 11, 1875  "Remember the time we went sliding with the boys"
• Fannie E. Cowing of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on December 29, 1875
• Laura Cowing of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on December 30, 1874.
• Cora A. Crittenden, inscribed at Tyringham, Massachusetts
• David Dennis of Gardiner, Maine; not sure of surname
• Hattie S. Dennis of Gardiner, Maine, inscribed on August 26, 1879
• George Farquhar of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on August 17, 1880.  Possibly the George Farquhar who married album owner Ellen (Sikes) Farquhar in 1882, though the handwriting looks like that of a younger person
• Cecil H. Fuller of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on May 29, 1895.  His wife Emma J. (Kendall) Fuller inscribed the right facing page.
• Emma J. (Kendall) Fuller of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on May 29, 1895.  Her husband Cecil H. Fuller inscribed the left facing page.
• Henry Fuller of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on May 31, 1895
• Apollos Fuller of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on January 15, 1875
• Nellie M. H. Fuller of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on May 31, 1895
• Annie G. Fuller of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on May 29, 1895
• Jennie L. Fuller, inscribed on May 28, 1895
• G. W. Gillette of Gardiner, Maine, inscribed on August 26, 1879.  George W. Gillette, whose wife Susan Jane (Jack) Gillette inscribed the right facing page.
• Mrs. G. W. Gillette of Gardiner, Maine, inscribed on August 26, 1879.  Presumably Susan Jane (Jack) Gillette, whose husband George W. Gillette inscribed the left facing page.
• Eugene Gillette of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on October 4, 1874
• Adella C. Gillette of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on October 5, 1874
• Lizzie Goodell of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on January 31, 1880
• Laura M. Grovenor of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on May 20, 1875
• A. Halladay of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on May 1, 1875.  He was Albert Halladay, whose wife Annie B. (Kendall) Halladay inscribed the right facing page
• Annie Halladay of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on May 1, 1875.  She was Annie B. (Kendall) Halladay, wife of Albert Halladay, who inscribed the left facing page.
• A. M. Halladay of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on May 22, 1875, possibly Annie M. Halladay, daughter of Horace and Charlotte (Kent) Halladay
• Howard Henshaw of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on December 20, 1878
• John R. Henshaw of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on December 20, 1878
• C. R. Henshaw of Suffield, Connecticut.  Initials C. L. I. for Connecticut Literary Institute, now Suffield Academy.  Presumably Charles R. Henshaw (1858-1882)
• A. A. Henshaw, inscribed on October 18, 1874.  Andrew A. Henshaw, whose wife Mary (Sikes) Henshaw inscribed the right facing page.
• Mary S. Henshaw of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on October 18, 1874.  Mary (Sikes) Henshaw, wife of Andrew A. Henshaw, who inscribed the left facing page.
• E. J. Hungerford of Sherman, Connecticut, inscribed at Suffield, Connecticut, on July 7, 1879.  Presumably Edward J. Hungerford
• Hattie Johnson of Southwick, Massachusetts, inscribed on October 7, 1895 
• Minnie L. Johnson of Morris, Connecticut, inscribed at Suffield, Connecticut, on October 5, 1874
• Julia A. C. Kendall of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on January 8, 1875.  She was Julia A. (Cowing) Kendall (abt 1850-1915), whose husband, George Fitch Kendall (1849-1911) inscribed the right facing page.
• George F. Kendall of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on January 8, 1875.  George Fitch Kendall (1849-1911) whose wife Julia A. (Cowing) Kendall inscribed the left facing page.  Read more about George Fitch Kendall: 
• Anna Kent of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on January 12, 1875.  "Remember the Winter of 1874-5"
• T. W. Kinney, inscribed on October 2, 1874.  Presumably Timothy William Kinney (1822-1885), whose wife Ann Elizabeth (Fay) Kinney (1831-1913) inscribed the right facing page.
• Annie E. Kinney, inscribed at Suffield, Connecticut, on October 2 [no year written, but her husband, Timothy William Kinney inscribed the left facing page on October 2, 1874].  She was Ann Elizabeth (Fay) Kinney  (1831-1913)
• C. Spencer Kinney of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on September 26, 1874.   Dr. Charles Spencer Kinney (1855-1920)
• W. F. Lamberton of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on September 7, 1879.  Wilbur Fisk Lamberton, or possibly Walter Fisk Lamberton, husband of Ella J. Lamberton, who inscribed the right facing page.
• Ella J. Lamberton of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on September 7, 1879, husband of W. F. Lamberton who inscribed the left facing page.  He was Walter Fisk Lamberton or Wilbur F. Lamberton.
• C. S. Langdon, or L. S. Langdon, inscribed on March 12, 1877.  Room 26, New Haven Hospital.  Perhaps Cavour S. Langdon, son of railroad builder Robert Bruce Langdon.  Cavour was born at New Haven, Vermont.
• C. L. Nickerson of Gardiner, Maine, inscribed on August 27, 1879.  Perhaps Carrie L. Nickerson
• E. M. Perry
• Jennie Platt of Hinchinbrooke, Quebec, inscribed at Suffield, Connecticut, on January 13, 1875
• Clara E. Rice, inscribed at Suffield, Connecticut, on September 30, 1879
• Mary Rice of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on September 25, 1879
• Josie Rice of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on September 28, 1879
• Anna Rice of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on September 26, 1879
• Ellen Sikes of Suffield, Connecticut; album owner, she inscribed her page on October 24, 1874
• Arthur Sikes, inscribed at Suffield, Connecticut, on June 7, 1895.   May L. Sikes inscribed the right facing page.
• May L. Sikes of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on June 15, 1895.  Arthur Sikes inscribed the left facing page.
• Julius F. Sikes, inscribed at Suffield, Connecticut, on January 12, 1875.  Julius Fowler Sikes, whose wife Jane Eliza (King) Sikes inscribed the right facing page.  
• Jane E. Sikes, inscribed at Suffield, Connecticut on January 12, 1875; Jane Eliza (King) Sikes, wife of Julius Fowler Sikes, who inscribed the left facing page.
• Byron L. Sikes of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on January 12, 1875.  Byron Lewis Sikes, son of inscribers Julius Fowler Sikes and Jane Eliza (King) Sikes
• Delia Sikes of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on April 2, 1875.  Adelia Sikes (1857-1944) Sister of album owner Ellen Sikes.  Delia married Allen Wilson, presumably the inscriber by that name.
• Antoinette Sikes, inscribed at Suffield, Connecticut, on October 2, 1895
• Willard C. Sikes of Suffield, Connecticut.  Willard Cyrus Sikes, son of inscribers Julius Fowler Sikes and Jane Eliza (King) Sikes
• Ella J. Sikes of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed at Quilting, on October 24, 1874.
• Fannie M. Sikes, inscribed at Suffield, Connecticut, on October 2, 1895
• Henry D. Tinker of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on January 13, 1875; his wife Emily A. (Peebles) Tinker inscribed the right facing page.
• Emily A. Tinker of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on January 14, 1875.  Emily A. (Peebles) Tinker, whose husband Henry D. Tinker inscribed the left facing page.
• Laura F. Willson of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on December 27, 1878
• Allen Wilson, Esq., of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on March 28, 1876.  Presumably the Allen Wilson who became the husband of Ellen's sister Delia Sikes.
• William L. Wilson, Jr., of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on March 28, 1876
• John L. Wilson of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on October 15, 1875
• Edna J. S. Wilson of Suffield, Connecticut, inscribed on October 15, 1875.  John Lyon Wilson and wife Edna Jane (Sikes) Wilson.  Edna was the daughter of inscribers Julius Fowler Sikes and Jane Eliza (King) Sikes

c1885 Cabinet Photograph of Frank Rodrigue; taken by the Renouf Studio of Biddeford, Maine

Circa 1885 cabinet photograph of a young man identified on the reverse as Frank Rodrigue.  The photograph was taken by the Renouf Studio of Biddeford, Maine.

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

Presumably Frank Rodrigue is the Frank Rodrigue born June 8, 1866 at St. Francois de Beauceville, Quebec, who became a naturalized U.S. citizen on August 30, 1890, while he was living at Biddeford, Maine.

This Frank had first arrived in the United States at Skowhegan, Maine, on April 10, 1883, presumably following the "Canada Road" [more information at the Old Canada Road Historical Society].  Witnesses on his naturalization form were Charles Rodrigue; Joseph Rodrigue; and H. I. Lord.

Were Charles Rodrigue and Joseph Rodrigue brothers or cousins to Frank?

If you have further information on the Frank Rodrigue described, or if you believe Frank was another person, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Cabinet Photograph of Mrs. Octave Lafond of West Gardner, Massachusetts

Cabinet photograph of a woman identified on the reverse as Mrs. Octave Lafond of Reagan Street, West Gardner, Massachusetts.  I believe the person providing the identification meant Regan Street.

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

Octave Lafond was born January 7, 1852 at Nicolet, Quebec, son of Gregoire Lafond and Angele (Beausoleil) Lafond.

Based on the age of the photograph, unless the identification was written at a later date, Mrs. Octave Lafond was likely his first wife Delia (Normandin) Lafond, born about 1852 in Canada, daughter of Louis Normandin and Marie (Lariviere) Normandin.   Delia died January 4, 1906.

On October 3, 1908 at Gardner, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for both, widower Octave Lafond married Lea (Galarneau) Filion, who was born about 1855 in Quebec, daughter of Joseph Galarneau and Florence (Belanger) Galarneau.  I haven't found information yet on Lea's first husband, Mr. Filion.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, and if you can identify which Mrs. Octave Lafond is in the photograph, based on your family research, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Memorial Card for Alphonse Pratt, Died in 1942 at Lewiston, Maine

Memorial card printed on the occasion of the death of Alphonse Pratt, who died at Lewiston, Maine, on April 19, 1942.

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

Eusebe Alphonse Edward Pratt was born March 26, 1894 at Montague, Massachusetts, the son of Louis and Zenaide (Loiselle) Pratte, originally of Quebec.   His World War I draft registration card gives his birth date and place as March 21, 1894 at Turners Falls, Massachusetts.

Alphonse was the brother of Alexandre Pratte, whose memorial card is featured in another post.

If Alphonse ever married, I didn't find a record of it.  He was living alone at the time of the 1940 Census of Lewiston and working as a sausage maker.

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

1911 Memorial Card of Death of Agathe Landry at Lewiston, Maine, on November 14, 1911

Memorial card printed on the occasion of the death of Mlle. Agathe Landry, who died November 14, 1911 at Lewiston, Maine, at the age of 19 years, 6 months and 21 days.

According to the card, she was born at St. Pascal de Kamouraska, Quebec.

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

According to the Drouin Records, Marie Agathe Almanda Landry was baptised in April 1892 at St. Pascal, Quebec.  She was the daughter of Etienne and Marie Louise Lumina (Levesque) Landry.  The family came to Maine about 1907 and settled at Lewiston, Maine.  Agathe had at least eight siblings, I believe.

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