Two Photographs from the Francis & Tripp Families of New Bedford, Massachusetts: Prudence Devoll (Tripp) Francis; Cynthia Francis

Photographs of two women from the Francis and Tripp families of New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Shown above is Prudence Devoll (Tripp) Francis (1802-1888), wife of  Abraham Francis (1807-1885), whom she married about 1836.  She may have been the same Prudence D. Tripp who married Joseph Cushman (1801-1836) in 1828.

For some reason, the identification on the reverse of the photograph mentions "great grandfather".  Whether this is because the photograph was intended for great grandfather or the writer meant to write "great grandfather's wife" or other reason, I can't say.

Prudence was born June 26, 1802 [possibly at New Bedford, Massachusetts, according to a compilation a record made later in Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1700-1850.  She was the daughter of Philip Tripp and Meribah (Devoll) Tripp.  Prudence died in 1888 and is buried in the Peckham West Cemetery at New Bedford, Massachusetts, with her husband Abraham, who predeceased her in 1885.

Cynthia Francis is the sitter in the other photograph, taken by the Green studio of 767 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  Since the two photographs were found together, I'm assuming that Cynthia was the Cynthia H. Francis who born in 1841, the daughter of Abraham Francis and Prudence Devoll (Tripp) Cushman Francis.

That Cynthia married John H. Clark, son of John and Lucretia Clark, at New Bedford, Massachusetts, on October 23, 1862, according to a record in the database Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910.  Cynthia died on July 20, 1910 at Westborough, Massachusetts, and is buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery there.

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Photographs from the Folkins, Whipple, True & Greenleaf Families of New Brunswick, Maine, Massachusetts & New Hampshire

Collection of four related photographs from the Folkins, Whipple, True and Greenleaf families of New Brunswick, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Below is the reverse of the photograph above, with a caption at upper right, of four men at the Station Master's Office of the New York, New Hampshire & Hartford Railroad, Plymouth Division, Boston, Massachusetts.  A more contemporary entry notes that the man at left is the writer's grandfather George Franklin Folkins.  The H. Wendell Folkins mentioned is Harry Wendell Folkins, George's son with wife Mary Abbie (Whipple) Folkins.  The same handwriting appears on the reverse of two other photographs in the collection.

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

Richard Lydecker Folkins and wife Mary Elizabeth (Foster) Folkins came from New Brunswick to Massachusetts about 1865, with newborn son, Arthur Darwin Folkins.  They would have more children in Massachusetts, including George Franklin Folkins.

Arthur Darwin Folkins is shown below, in a cabinet photograph taken by the Chickering studio of 21 West Street, Boston, Massachusetts.  The reverse bears his identification, which is hard to read.

The photograph below shows a woman identified as the wife of Arthur Darwin Folkins; the caption mentions Laconia and the fact that the couple divorced.  The database New Hampshire Marriages, 1637-1947, includes a record of a marriage for Arthur Darwin Folkins to Gertrude Mae Greenleaf at Laconia, New Hampshire, on September 9, 1899.  Whether Arthur had another wife or Gertrude is the woman in the photograph, I don't know.  Perhaps a reader will have more information.

Below is a cabinet photograph of Lottie Whipple.  Lottie was presumably Lottie M. (True) Whipple, wife of Frank E. Whipple, as shown in a record from the database Massachusetts Marriages 1841-1915.  According to the record, Lottie was born about 1871 at Madrid, Maine, daughter of Roswell H. True and wife Betsey.  Betsey's maiden name was Lufkin, according to her marriage record and records of birth of her children.  How Lottie's photograph ties in with the others is that her husband Frank's sister was Mary Abbie (Whipple) Folkins, wife of George Franklin Folkins.

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Calling Card of James C. Phelps, possibly New England

Calling card of James C. Phelps; nothing on reverse.  The card came with a collection of cards from Maine and Massachusetts, but James may have lived anywhere in North America.

If you know of a James C. Phelps who lived during the hay day of calling cards, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

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Calling Card of Lucy A. Chaplin, possibly Maine

Calling card of Lucy A. Chaplin.  Nothing on reverse and no clues to locale, except that it was one of a number of calling cards, some of which contained Maine addresses.

It's possible that Lucy was Lucy Ann Chaplin, born about October 1861, daughter of William F. Chaplin and Mary Rounds (Dow) Chaplin of Naples, Maine, and future wife of Samuel Smith Chaplin, whom Lucy married in 1877.

If you know of a Lucy A. Chaplin who lived during the hay day of calling cards, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Just in case the card belonged to Lucy Ann (Chaplin) Chaplin, below is a map of Naples, Maine.

Calling Card of George G. Ripley & Wife Mary (Noyes) Ripley, Natives of Paris, Maine & Abington, Massachusetts, Respectively

Calling card of George G. Ripley and wife Mary (Noyes) Ripley of Massachusetts.

According to the Massachusetts record of their January 2, 1859 marriage at Abington, Massachusetts, George, a boot maker, was a native of Paris, Maine, and Mary a native of Abington itself.  George's parents were Ranson Ripley and Susan (Lane) Ripley.  Mary's parents were Isaiah Noyes and Betsey S. (Bosworth) Noyes.

Susan's name was left off the marriage record, and Betsey's name did not include her birth surname; these were found by researching their husbands.

Interestingly, the card was found enclosed in an envelope addressed to Mr. Ranson Ripley, who was presumably George's brother, as the elder Ranson Ripley had died before George's marriage.  Ranson, Jr., married Julia M. Thayer.

Note: some records show Ranson as Ransom or Ransond, but, in histories of the area, the name appears as Ranson Ripley, just as written on the envelope.

It appears that George and Mary moved to the Midwest, at least for a time, but either returned or were visiting when George died at Brockton, Massachusetts, in 1899.

If you have more information on the Ripley and Noyes families, please leave a comment or contact me directly.
Sources

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - birth record of Mary (Noyes) Ripley - born July 27, 1838 at Abington, Massachusetts, daughter of Isaiah Noyes and Betsey - whose name I found from other sources to be Betsey (Bosworth) Noyes. 
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - marriage record of George G. Ripley and Mary (Noyes) Ripley on January 2, 1859 at Abington, Massachusetts
• Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 - George G. Ripley's death, June 18, 1899 at Brockton, Massachusetts

Old Photograph of the Anne Nickerson Farm at Brighton, Maine, plus several photographs of the presumably-related Welch family

Faded photograph of "Aunt Anne Nickerson's home up in Brighton, Me."  Brighton is a town in Somerset County, Maine.

I believe Anne was Esther Ann Nickerson, or Ann Esther Nickerson, daughter of William Nickerson and Thankful (Parsons) Nickerson and wife of her cousin Aaron Nickerson.  This Ann(e) died in 1917, to give you some idea of the era of the photograph.  Aaron had died in 1902.

It's very possible that E. M. Welch, the young man depicted in a photograph farther below, was Anne(e)'s nephew or grand nephew, by blood or marriage.

Ann(e) and Aaron were both born in New Hampshire, Ann(e) in 1828 and Aaron in 1820.  They married about on July 12, 1846, presumably in Maine, as there's a record for them in the Maine Marriages, 1771-1907 database.  I noticed the the Genealogy Database of the Nickerson Family Association gives the marriage place as Swanville, Maine, but I haven't corroborated that myself.

This database also notes that the couple is buried in the Hutchins Corner Cemetery of nearby Wellington, Maine (see the map below).

Accompanying the photographs were three others, supposedly of the Welch family, but I suspect one of them was actually of Ann(e) herself:

• A photograph of an older woman that the seller identifies as Mary Welch, but I believe is actually Ann(e) (Nickerson) Nickerson as the handwriting mentions both names and gives the death date of September 8, 1917, which was Ann(e)'s death date.  Ann(e) is sitting on a chair/table.

• A photograph of young man identified as E. M. Welch, whether the same person or a related person; by a studio at Norwich, Connecticut.  He may have been the nephew or grand nephew of Anne(e) and Aaron Nickerson.

• A photograph of a man with the surname Welch; his given name might have been Horace.  If you can determine the proper given name, please leave a comment or contact me directly - thanks!

If you are able to tie the Welch family to the Nickerson family, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

1784 Berwick, Maine, Document about a Stray Mare: Dominicus Goodwin, JP; John Lord; Ebenezer Goodwin; Simon Perry

August 18, 1784 document where York County, Maine, Justice of the Peace Dominicus Goodwin has appointed John Lord and Ebenezer Goodwin, both of Berwick, Maine, to determine the value of a stray mare.  Another name mentioned is that of Simon Emery, Jr.

Note:  The District of Maine was part of Massachusetts until 1820.

An approximate transcription of the document appears at the end of this post.  Feel free to make corrections and suggestions for the blanks.

From brief online research, hopefully with the correct people:

Dominicus may have been Dominicus Goodwin (1741-1807).

There were several men named John Lord in the Berwick area.  One was a Brigadier General in the American Revolution and father of Nathan Lord, a president of Dartmouth College.  Some sources say that this John was born about 1764, which would seem surprisingly young to have been a Brigadier General in the American Revolution and in a position of trust in his town by 1784.

Ebenezer may have been Ebenezer Goodwin (1747-1802).

There were a Simon Emery (1727-1795) who lived in the Berwick, Maine area, even at one time at Berwick itself; his father was also named Simon Emery.  But I can't rule out that there might have been another father and son named Simon Emery.

Transcription

Front:

York SS
To Messrs John Lord and Ebenezer Goodwin, Both of Berwick in the County of York
Greeting
Whereas Simon Emery Jun. of Said Berwick yeoman has this Day Given me the Subscriber Notice that he has taken in Damage ___ one Dark Brown Mare the owner ____ [unknown ?] and has Proceeded with her as the law _____ are therefore in the Name of ___ Massachusetts to order and Empower you ___ make a just apprisement of the Said beast to which ___ you are to be under Oath and make Return of the True Value thereof according to your best judgment.  Given under my hand at Berwick, August the ___ Day 1784.
Dominicus Goodwin, Justice of the Peace

York SS, August 18, 1784.  John Lord Ebenezer Goodwin were Sworn in apprising the aforegoing beast that they would act therein Justly and Indifferantly according to their best Understanding.  Before me
Dominicus Goodwin, Justice of the Peace

Reverse:

Warrant of apprisement of a Stray Beast

York SS Pursuant to the written Warrant to as Directed we the Subscribers have attended the Service assigned us to have Valued the Said Beast at Eleven Dollars  ___
Berwick August the 18 1784
John Lord
Ebenezer Goodwin

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