5 Diaries, Account Book and Letters of John Foss & Isabelle (Huff) Foss, "Belle", of West Hollis, Maine (Under Construction)

1899-1904 diaries and a 1913 account book that belonged to John I. Foss (1860-1934) and Isabelle (Huff) Foss, "Belle" (1868-1929) of West Hollis, Maine.  Accompanying these items are 6 letters addressed to Belle Foss, including one from John before their marriage.

John made many entries, Belle made a larger share of them, and a few appeared to have been penned by the Foss's older daughter, Myra Helene Foss (1892-1976).

The 1902 diary also contains some entries for 1913 in the appropriate pages.

See at the end of this post an alphabetical listing of people mentioned in the diaries, some many times and in multiple diaries.  

Surnames mentioned in the diaries - the number in parentheses represents what might be different individuals of that surname, not how many times that surname appears throughout the diaries:

?	? [19]	D	D ? [2]	M	Maddox
A	Abbott [3]		Dearborn [2]		Manson
B	B ? [2]		Deering [2]		Mason [3]
	Bachelder		Dyer [2]		Meserve
	Bennett	E	E ?		Mill?
	Benson [10]		Edgecomb [2]	N	Nelson
	Berry	F	Fellows [2]	P	Palmer [4]
	Blunt [3]		Fletcher		Partridge [2]
	Bohnson		Fluent [4]	R	Ricker [2]
	Bolton [2]		Foss [9]		Ridlon
	Boothby	G	Gilpatric(k) [5]	S	Sawyer [2]
	Bowdoin		Gough		Scribner [2]
	Brackett		Gubtinall		Smith [13]
	Bradbury [5]		Guptil		Staples
	Bradeen	H	Haley [9]		Swett [4]
	Bryant		Hamilton	T	Tarbox [5]
	Burnham [5]		Hanson [2]		Taylor
	Burpee		Harmon [2]		Tompson/Thompson
C	Carpenter		Hill		Trafton
	Chadbourn(e) [8]		Hobson		Tufts
	Chapman		Holmes [2]	W	Wakefield [3]
	Chase [2]		Hooper		Warren [5]
	Clark [2]		Huff [6]		Watson
	Coffin	J	Jellerson		Webber
	Cole		Jewett [2]		White
	Collins [3]		Johnson [11]		Woodward
	Cotton		Johnston	Y	York
		L	Linscott [4]
			Littlefield [2]
			Lord

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

John I. Foss was born about September 1860 at Saco, Maine, the son of Silas H. Foss and Lucy H. (Briant or Bryant) Foss.  Isabelle (Huff) Foss was born about 5 December 1869 at Hollis, Maine, the daughter of George P. Huff and Sarah E. (Bean) Huff.  

John and Isabelle married at Hollis, Maine, on 8 December 1890 and had two daughters:

1. Myra Helene Foss (1892-1976), who would marry George Woodbury McKenney 
2. Annie Evelyn Foss (1900-1988), who would marry Lewis Isaac Woodman

John worked at farming and logging for himself and others, with occasional stints at blueberry picking, butter churning and livestock trading.  Belle also picked berries and churned butter, and it's implied that she had a soap making business.  Their work seemed never-ending.

John and Belle are buried in the Riverside Cemetery at Hollis, Maine. 

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

The Diaries - check back as more months are posted

1899

January    February    March    April    May    June    July     August     September     October  November     December

1900

January    February    March    April    May    June    July     August     September     October  November     December

1901- missing

1902 - with some entries from 1913

January    February    March    April    May    June    July     August     September     October  November     December

1903

January    February    March    April    May    June    July     August     September     October  November     December

1904

January    February    March    April    May    June    July     August     September     October  November     December

1913 - see 1902 above

People mentioned in the Diaries

?	Annie - not the Foss's daughter Annie Evelyn, who would not be born until April 4, 1900	1899
?	Little Nettie, born Saturday, August 19, 1899	1899
?	Will and Myra visited on September 10, 1899.	1899; 1903
?	Katie - on September 14, 1899, diarist Belle carried Katie to the Mormon meeting.	1899
?	Ben	1900, 1902
?	Brad and his wife; possibly Brad or a nickname for Bradford or Bradbury; possibly Bradford Scribner	1902, 1903, 1904
?	Col or Coll - perhaps Collins William Haley (1862-1927)	1903, 1904
?	Florodora at 4241 Folsom Avenue, St. Louis, MO; written on a back end paper	1902
?	Had or Had; presumably a nickname; possibly Had Smith or Hod Smith	1900
?	James, possibly James Benson	1900
?	Jed - possibly Jed Benson	1902
?	Joe; worked for diarist John Foss	1903
?	Len - where John cut pileing - piling?	1902
?	Leona or Leora - perhaps Leona Abbott, daughter of West Hollis Postmaster Elmer E. Abbott or Leona Mae Dearborn, daughter of Charles F. Dearborn and Elzada (Wakefield) Dearborn	1903, 1904
?	Lock - not sure if given name, nickname or surname	1904
?	Nell or Nellie - The 1900 diary mentions a Nell who stayed with the family while Isabelle recuperated from the birth of her second daughter, Annie Evelyn Foss, born in 1900	1900
?	Sam and Kate visited on May 3, 1903	1903
?	Tean H? - entry of June 25, 1902 notes burial	1902
?	Uncle George	1900
Abbott	Leora; presumably Leora Abbott, daughter of West Hollis Postmaster Elmer E. Abbott	1900
Abbott	Miss Abbott, who visited with Leona -presumably related to Leora Abbott, daughter of West Hollis Postmaster Elmer E. Abbott	1900
Abbott	Elmer E. Abbott, postmaster of West Hollis, Maine. John built a fence for him and dug out a watering place for cattle in 1900; his cow died in 1902; John cut on the Abbott woodlot in 1904.	1900, 1902, 1904
B ?	A. L. B.	1899
B ?	L. B.	1903
Bachelder	J. Bachelder whitewashed for the Foss family on April 20, 1903	1903
Bennett	Mr. Bennett, mentioned in 1899; his barn suffered damage in a thunder shower on July 25, 1900; came to see John Foss while he was ill in May 1902; Bennett woodlot, 1904	1899, 1900, 1902
Benson	Bill Benson	1899
Benson	F. Benson - possibly Frank Benson	1899, 1900, 1903
Benson	Frank Benson	1899
Benson	J. B. - perhaps Jim Benson or his brother Jeremiah Benson	1899
Benson	Jed Benson	1900
Benson	Jere Benson, or Jer Benson; presumably Jeremiah Benson, brother of James Benson	1900, 1902
Benson	Jim Benson - occasional farmhand for the Foss family; James H. Benson (1863-1917), husband of Maud Winifred (Nelson) Benson Hoyt Whitten (1883-1970)	1902
Benson	Maud; presumably Maud (Nelson) Benson Hoyt Whitten (1883-1970),then wife of the Foss neighbor and farmhand Jim Benson (1863-1917)	1902, 1903, 1904
Benson	Olive Benson; her death mentioned in entry of March 25, 1900 and burial in entry of March 28, 1900. Olive (Gilpatrick) Benson, widow of Joseph L. Benson	1903
Benson	W. Benson	1904
Berry	Dan Berrie of Cornish - presumably Daniel Berry - sold John a pair of 3 year old steers	1902
Blunt	Blunt's sled - possibly sled of John C. Blunt.	1902
Blunt	J. C. Blunt - entry of May 26, 1902 notes that diarist John Foss lent J. C. Blunt 20 dollars. Perhaps John C. Blunt. Also mentioned in 1904	1902, 1904
Blunt	Cole Blunt	1903, 1904
Bohnson	Dr. Bohnson; perhaps Dentist John C. Bohnson of Portland, Maine	1903
Bolton	F. Bolton - stayed at the Foss home for several nights in October 1902; possibly Frank O. Bolton (1852-1924); also mentioned in 1903 and 1904	1902, 1903, 1904
Bolton	F. O. Bolton - perhaps Frank O. Bolton (1852-1924)	1903
Boothby	Boothby family - visited on August 26, 1899	1899
Bowdoin	Bowdoin's woodlot	1904
Brackett	Frank Brackett	1900
Bradbury	?? Bradbury - perhaps Lindley LaPierre Bradbury (1867-1935); possibly the ? Bradbury, either Sim or Sin or Lin or Lim Bradbury mentioned in 1903, 1904	1899, 1903, 1904
Bradbury	Bradbury lot	1900
Bradbury	Burt Bradbury bought two boxes of butter on March 18, 1900; perhaps Burt Allen Bradbury (1877-1949)	1900
Bradbury	H. Bradbury	1902
Bradbury	Jim Bradbury	1903
Bradeen	Bradeen	1900
Bryant	Annie Bryant	1904
Burnham	L. Burnham - to whom Belle sold 8 qts of blueberries	1899
Burnham	Aaron Burnham - entry mentions the September 23, 1899 reception of Aaron Burnham, presumably Hollis Center Postmaster Aaron B. Burnham (1841-1917), on the occasion of his 3rd marriage - to Martha F. Thomas - on September 17, 1899.	1899
Burnham	Lewis Burnham; presumably Lewis Elmer Burnham, future husband of Leonora Asenath Huff, sister of diarist Isabelle (Huff) Foss, "Belle"	1900
Burnham	Burnham	1902, 1903
Burnham	L. Burnham - bought 7-1/2 bushels of apples for $33.00 - perhaps Lewis Elmer Burnham, who would marry Leonora Asenath Huff, "Nora", sister of diarist Isabelle (Huff) Foss, "Belle", in 1906	1902
Burpee	"Myra Benson Burpee buried today"; though this is the place for an entry for January 2, 1903, diarist Belle added a note for January 2, 1913, which is the date Myrna Benson Burpee was buried. [Myra (Benson) Burpee, wife of Nathaniel Burpee and daughter of Robert and Mary (Davis) Benson, died at Hollis, Maine, on December 31, 1912.)	1902
Carpenter	R. Carpenter	1903
Chadbourn(e)	Chadborn's - Chadbourn or Chadbourne	1903
Chadbourn(e)	Cole Chadborn - presumably Chadbourn or Chadbourne	1899
Chadbourn(e)	F. Chadbourn	1899, 1900
Chadbourn(e)	Frank Chadbourn - perhaps Franklin Albert Chadbourne (1866-1930) of Waterboro, Maine	1902
Chadbourn(e)	Fred Chadbourn	1903
Chadbourn(e)	G. Chadbourne	1904
Chadbourne	Lucy Chadborn - perhaps Lucy G. (Johnson) Chadbourne (abt 1819-1906)	1903
Chadbourne	Paul M. Chadbourne - his obituary tucked into the diary, but he died May 4, 1899. [Born 15 December 1872, son of Darling H. Chadbourne and Lizzie J. (Hamilton) Chadbourne, and husband of Bertha M. (Warren) Chadbourne, with whom he had a son born on October 1, 1896. Paul and Bertha married on November 27, 1895.]	1904
Chapman	F. Chapman	1904
Chase	George Chase - perhaps George P. Chase (1851-1928) of Waterboro and Sanford, Maine; insurance agent	1899
Chase	Mr. Chase, beef peddler	1904
Clark	Charles Franklin Clark (1844-1917) and Mary Abbie (York) Clark (1851-1910; lumber dealer, storeowner; entries throughout the diaries	1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904
Clark	W. Clark - perhaps Walter Ellery Clark, son of Charles F. Clark; perhaps the W. Clark who went gunning with John Foss and Dearborn on December 25, 1900	1900, 1903
Coffin	"John had Dr. Coffin" - entry of May 8, 1902. Another entry in 1903, Perhaps Dr. Martin Coffin of Buxton, Maine	1902; 1903
Cole	F. Cole - bought oxen from diarist John Foss in 1899; bought cow from Collins in 1900; mentioned in 1904	1899
Collins	Collins; sold a cow to Frank Cole	1900
Cotton	Cotton home or building, where Belle and Myra attended a meeting	1899
Cotton	Cotton's oxen	1902
Cotton	John Furber Cotton, Waterboro, Maine, farmer - entry of June 25, 1902 notes his marriage to teacher Susie Emma Abbott, a native of Buxton, Maine, at Waterboro, Maine, on that date.	1902
D ?	Leona D. - possibly Leona May Dearborn, daughter of Charles F. Dearborn and Elzada (Wakefield) Dearborn	1904
D ?	C. D. - possibly Charles F. Dearborn, husband of Elzada (Wakefield) Dearborn	1904
Dearborn	Dearborn	1902, 1903
Dearborn	C. Dearborn - possibly Charles F. Dearborn, husband of Elzada (Wakefield) Dearborn	1904
Deering	W. B. Deering - perhaps William Brooks Deering; mentioned in all diaries	1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904
Deering	Deering - store or farm that sold grain - possibly William Brooks Deering	1904
Dyer	Joseph Dyer visited	1900
Dyer	"Joe Dyer died in the night" - entry of Tuesday, July 19, 1904. Blacksmith Joseph A. Dyer (abt Aug 1850-July 19, 1904), son of Joseph A. Dyer and Jane (Gerry) Dyer and husband of Eldora (Gilpatrick) Dyer. His bural noted in entry of July 21, 1904.	1904
E ?	C. D. E. - possibly a store owner	1904
Edgecomb	Edgecomb was taken sick	1900
Edgecomb	Sarah Edgecomb	1902
Fellows	Dr. Fellows - On December 21, 1899, John Foss went to get Dr. Fellows to see Clara Linscott. Presumably Dr. John A. Fellows	1899
Fellows	Fellows	1903
Fletcher	Fletcher - John took a load of logs to Fletcher's	1900
Fluent	Mr. Fluent - diariest John Foss bought oxen from Mr. Fluent in August 1899; also mentioned in 1902, 1903, 1904	1899, 1900, 1903, 1904
Fluent	Ed Fluent - perhaps Edwin Augustus Fluent or Edgar Roy Fluent	1900, 1904
Fluent	Fluent family	1902
Fluent	Hiram and Ella - presumably Hiram H. Fluent and wife Ella F. (Smith) Fluent	1903
Foss	Myra, daughter of diarists John Foss and Isabelle (Huff) Foss, "Belle"; diary mentions her birthday on May 15; she was born in 1892	1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904
Foss	Mrs. Foss - presumably diarist John Foss' mother, Lucy H. (Bryant) Foss (1837-1901)	1899
Foss	John Foss and wife Isabelle (Huff) Foss, "Belle", diarists of West Hollis, Maine; John wrote his name on front end paper	1900
Foss	Annie Evelyn Foss (1900-1988), daughter of diarists John Foss & Isabelle (Huff) Foss, "Belle'; Annie's birth noted in the entry of March 4, 1900	1900, 1902
Foss	"Father died today"; entry of April 29, 1902. Silas H. Foss (1819-1902), John Foss' father	1902
Foss	"Henry went home"; entry of May 2, 1902. J. Henry Foss (1854-1924), Silas H. Foss' son and John Foss' brother. Henry lived in Massachusetts.	1902
Foss	Myra - Myra Helene Foss, daughter of diarists John Foss & Isabelle (Huff) Foss, "Belle"	1904
Foss	H. Foss - possibly John Foss's brother Henry Foss	1904
Gilpatric	Joe Gilpatric - perhaps Joseph Henry Gilpatrick (1874-1924)	1899
Gilpatric	W. Gilpatric	1899
Gilpatric	Joseph Gilpatric; perhaps Joseph Googins Gilpatrick (1832-1908)	1900
Gilpatrick	Orin Gilpatric - John and Isabelle visited in the evening of December 2, 1900; perhaps Orin Gilpatrick (1835-1917) of Hollis, Maine	1900
Gilpatrick	William Gilpatrick - John Foss visited to see if Gilpatrick would sell timber, and they came to a deal; perhaps William Gilpatrick (1843-1920) of Hollis, Maine	1900
Gough	Trafton and Gough	1900
Gubtinall	Mr. Gubtinall - entry of Friday, September 2, 1904 notes that Mr. Gubtinall was around with tin cart.	1904
Guptil	Mr. Guptil; came to dinner on April 29, 1899	1899
Haley	? Haley - possibly Annie Haley; perhaps the Annie B. (Mason) Haley married to Collins W. Haley of Hollis, Maine	1899, 1903
Haley	C. H. - perhaps Charles Haley	1899
Haley	Cecil - presumably Cecil Leighton Haley, who would marry Eva Mahala Smith in 1903	1900, 1902, 1903
Haley	Charles Haley; possibly Charles E. Haley (1857-1939)	1903, 1904
Haley	Coll Haley - perhaps Collins William Haley (1862-1927) - diarist John Foss started cutting timber for Coll Haley in early December 1903	1904
Haley	Elmer Haley	1904
Haley	Eva - Eva Mahala Smith, who married Cecil Leighton Haley in 1903	1904
Haley	Cecil; working on his Masonic degree; possibly Cecil Leighton Haley, who would marry Eva Mahala Smith in 1903	1900
Hamilton	G. Hamilton - either a butcher or someone who helped diarist John Foss kill a hog	1899
Hanson	Frank Hanson - perhaps the constable/collector for the town of Hollis	1899
Hanson	Hanson	1903, 1904
Harmon	E. Harmon	1904
Harmon	Ed Harmon	1904
Hill	Mrs. Hill - presumably Hannah (Seavey) Hill, widow of Jeremiah Hill, Mrs. Hill would die on November 7, 1903, as noted in the 1903 diary. Daughter of James and Mary (Bean) Seaver and widow of Jeremiah Hill.	1899, 1900, 1902, 1903
Hobson	Will Hobson; perhaps William Deering Hobson	1899
Holmes	"Aunt Asenath died in the morning" - entry of May 24, 1902. Asenath S. (Huff) Holmes (1826-1902), wife of John Holmes and sister of Belle's father George P. Huff. Another entry notes Asenath's burial on May 26, 1902	1899, 1902
Holmes	Uncle John - Uncle John may have been John Holmes (1827-1906), widower of recently deceased Asenath S. (Huff) Holmes, Belle's paternal aunt.	1902, 1903, 1904
Hooper	N. Hooper	1899
Huff	Almira Huff; possibly Almira (Hearl) Huff, wife of Eben S. Huff, a brother to diarist Belle's father George P. Huff	1899
Huff	Aunt Mira; possibly Almira S. (Bean) Palmer, wife of Charles H. Palmer and sister of Belle's mother Sarah (Bean) Huff; or Almira or Elmira (Hearl) Huff, sister-in-law of diarist Belle's father George P. Huff	1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904
Huff	Carl Huff - entry of Monday, August 22, 1904 notes his funeral. Portland fireman Carle M. A. Huff (1887-1904), son of Frank A. Huff and Martha M. (Knight) Huff]	1904
Huff	G. P. Huff - John lent hm $45 on September 9, 1902. Presumably Belle's father George P. Huff (1830-1913)	1900, 1903, 1904
Huff	Mother; Sarah E. (Bean) Huff (1841-1909), mother of diarist Isabelle (Huff) Foss	1899, 1902, 1904
Huff	Nora; presumably diarist Isabelle (Huff) Foss's sister Lenora Asenath Huff, "Nora", who would marry Lewis Elmer Burnham in 1906	1904
Jellerson	Sam and Lill Jellerson - possibly Samuel W. Jellerson and sister Ida Lillian (Jellerson) Jellerson	1899
Jewett	Jewett's Brook	1900
Jewett	May Jewett	1904
Johnson	Charlie and Lena - presumably Charles Hiram Johnson and Elena S. (Tarbox) Johnson, "Lena"	1899
Johnson	Eva and Gracie Johnson	1899
Johnson	J. C. Johnson house burned; entry of February 11, 1902	1900, 1904
Johnson	John visited the Johnson place.	1900
Johnson	Johnson boys - presumably from whom John bought stumpage	1900
Johnson	Johnson meadow	1900
Johnson	Johnson woods, where John Foss went to see about logging with Will Deering and C. E. Warren	1902
Johnson	Mrs. Johnson	1903
Johnson	S. Johnson	1904
Johnson	Seth Johnson - John Foss helped him get steer out of pasture; entry of October 11, 1900	1904
Johnson	Sith Johnson - Seth Johnson ?	1904
Johnston	F. P. Johnston - presumably Freedom P. Johnston	1902
Linscott	Mrs. Linscott - accompanied Belle to the Center	1899
Linscott	Clara Linscott - On December 21, 1899, John Foss went to get Dr. Fellows to see Clara Linscott. Presumably Clara (Gilpatrick) Linscott (1867-1916), wife of Charles J. Linscott	1899, 1900, 1903
Linscott	Joseph Linscott chopped	1900
Linscott	Joe Linscott - went hunting with John Foss on November 29, 1900	1900, 1903, 1904
Littlefield	Byram Littlefield; presumably Byron S. Littlefield	1900
Littlefield	Littlefield	1903
Lord	Myra Lord, perhaps the daughter of John and Catherine Lord and future wife of Eugene Doe	1902, 1903
Maddox	Mrs. Maddox - her burial mentioned in entry of July 18, 1900, but her mention is crossed out. Possibly Emily Jane (Gowen) Maddox, who died on July 17, 1900 at Standish, Maine; wife of Daniel A. Maddox	1900
Manson	C. Manson - came to see John Foss while he was ill in May 1902	1902
Mason	Mason place - a farm where John was often working	1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904
Mason	Mr. Mason and wife; perhaps owner or absentee owner of the Mason Place, where John Foss frequently farmed	1900
Mason	Mason place	1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904
Meserve	"Katie and Mrs. Meserve were here" - entry of May 25, 1902.	1902
Mill?	Evy Mill?	1904
Nelson	J. Nelson	1900
Palmer	Aunt Almira Palmer - Almira S. (Bean) Palmer, wife of Charles H. Palmer; sister of diarist Belle's mother Sarah (Bean) Huff; word of her death came on January 6, 1904. Daughter of Jeremiah Robinson Bean and Sarah (Cammett) Bean	1902
Palmer	C. Palmer - perhaps Charles Henry Palmer, Jr., stepson of Belle's maternal aunt Elmira or Almira S. (Bean) Palmer	1903, 1904
Palmer	John Palmer - perhaps stepson of Belle's maternal aunt Elmira or Almira S. (Bean) Palmer	1904
Palmer	Palmer's house burned on January 4, 1902 or January 5, 1902	1904
Partridge	Mrs. Partridge	1899
Partridge	Partridge	1899
Ricker	Ricker family	1899
Ricker	Fanny Ricker	1899
Ridlon	F. Ridlon - they bought a pig from him in July	1899
Sawyer	Sawyer - owned a woodlot	1904
Sawyer	Mr. Sawyer	1904
Scribner	B. Scribner - perhaps Bradford Scribner (1845-1910) of Hollis and Waterboro	1899, 1900, 1903
Scribner	Mrs. Scribner	1904
Smith	C. Smith	1899
Smith	C. W. Smith; presumably Charles W. Smith	1899
Smith	Con Smith - perhaps storeowner Constine D. Smith (1851-1917)	1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904
Smith	H. Smith	1899
Smith	H. Smith timber lot	1899, 1900
Smith	Hod Smith or Had Smith - came to see John Foss while he was ill in May 1902	1900, 1902, 1903
Smith	L. D. Smith - possibly Lorenzo D. Smith - John got beef from him on February 26, 1902; and who killed his pig on April 14, 1902	1900
Smith	Laura Smith	1900
Smith	Len Smith or Lin Smith - perhaps Linwood A. Smith	1902
Smith	Melville Baxter Smith - his death noted in entry of September 10, 1899 and funeral noted in entry of September 13, 1899. Melville Baxter Smith (1845-1899), died at Hollis, Maine; son of Clement M. Smith and Phoebe Blake (Whitney) Smith and husband of Sarah Josephine Johnston	1902
Smith	Mrs. Smith - diarist John Foss hauled wood to her place	1902
Smith	Smith place	1904
Smith	Will Smith	1904
Staples	L. T. Staples or S. T. Staples - John bought steers from him. Perhaps Loring T. Staples of Parsonsfield	1902
Swett	Swett family - John and Isabelle Foss went to dinner at the Swetts' place	1900
Swett	George Swett; went with John Foss to look for oxen for sale	1899; 1904
Swett	Ida Swett - several possibilities	1903
Swett	Mrs. Swett	1903
Tarbox	Ed Tarbox - presumably Edward A. Tarbox, husband of Jennie B. (Hooper) Tarbox	1899
Tarbox	Diary mentions the September 25, 1899 reception of George Tarbox, presumably George Henry Tarbox (1856-1923) on the occasion of his marriage to second wife Marietta or Etta Davis on September 17, 1899	1899
Tarbox	Ed Tarbox - presumably Edward A. Tarbox, husband of Jennie B. (Hooper) Tarbox	1900
Tarbox	J. B. Tarbox - his barn suffered damage in a thunder shower on July 25, 1900. Perhaps James Blaisdell Tarbox	1900
Tarbox	"Mrs. J. B. Tarbox buried"; entry of January 29, 1907 (fitted into the 1904 diary	1904/1907
Taylor	Frank Taylor of Cornish or Limington, Maine- John Foss bought a pair of oxen from him	1904
Tompson/Thompson	"The Tompson house blowed tonight"; entry of Saturday, February 24, 1900	1900
Trafton	Trafton and Gough	1900
Tufts	Elmer Tufts - perhaps Elmer E. Tufts of Limerick, Maine	1899
Wakefield	Frank Wakefield - bought apples from the Foss farm on October 13, 1900	1900, 1903
Wakefield	J. E. Wakefield - perhaps South Hollis Postmaster John E. Wakefield	1903
Wakefield	T. Wakefield	1904
Warren	C. E. Warren - perhaps Charles E. Warren - and perhaps Charles Elmer Warren	1899, 1900
Warren	Elmer Warren - perhaps Charles Elmer Warren	1900
Warren	Frank Warren - John Foss fixed boots for Frank Warren. Frank may have been James Franklin Warren, husband of Loantha C. (Bennett) Warren	1902
Warren	Mrs. Warren - her house burned on March 15, 1899	1903
Warren	Warren place	1904
Watson	Ida Watson - entries note September 3, 1899 death and September 6, 1899 funeral. Ida (Deering) Watson (1860-1899), died at Waterboro, Maine. She was the daughter of Ezekiel Deering and Abby (Brooks) Deering and the wife of Roscoe Gilbert Watson	1899
Webber	W. Webber	1903
West	Elmer West - perhaps Elmer Frank West (1883-1951) of Waterboro, Maine
White	W. White	1902
Woodward	J. Woodward	1903
York	J. York	1904

1909 Diary of Carrie E. (Farnham) French (1845-1919) of Glenburn, Maine; wife of Abner Taylor French (1846-1926)

1909 diary of Carrie E. (Farnham) French (1845-1919) of Glenburn, Maine.

Carrie was the wife of Abner Taylor French (abt 1846-1926) and mother to several children, only three of whom survived childhood.  The family lived on Pushaw Road in Glenburn close to Pushaw Pond, in a house known in its day as the Taylor Stand, presumably named for the family of Abner's mother, Ann Sophia (Taylor) French.

Although not discussed in the diary, Abner served Glenburn as a selectman and school supervisor.

Note the initials C. E. F. on the first end paper.

The entries are set into an 1873 diary that Carrie drafted into service for 1909.  She changed the days of the week to fit the 1909 calendar.

The diary, which measures approximately 4-3/4" by 3", contains a calendar, general information pages, Memoranda and Cash Account sections, in addition to the diary pages, which cover three days per page.

An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of people mentioned in the diary appear late on in this post.  If you have information on the French family or any of the other people mentioned in the diary, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Carrie described the weather daily and noted chores, both household and farm, as well as meetings, visits, a birth, a Golden Wedding reception and deaths and burials.  She stayed mostly in Glenburn, with occasional visits to Bangor and Old Town.

It took a while for me to unlock Carrie's identity, since she didn't spell out her name and location at the beginning, and I had no idea of the locale of the diary until I had transcribed far enough into it.



To start, I made the assumption that the diary came from Maine, and, if a dead end, I'd expand my search.  As I transcribed, I came across the many times that Carrie's husband made trips to B - could it be Bangor, Maine?

The first real clue was the burial of a Mrs. Goodin on January 27, 1909.  It wasn't until I checked Goodwin rather than Goodin, that I found a record of the death of Angeline (Leighton) Goodwin on January 25, 1909 at Glenburn, Maine.  Once I'd identified Glenburn, which, nicely enough, abuts Bangor, Maine, I could check other people, mentioned only with their first names, to cement Glenburn as the diarist's home.

Upon checking for an Abner living in Glenburn in 1909, I found Abner Taylor French, whose wife, appropriately enough, had the initials C. E. F. - Carrie E. French.  Living in or near the French household in addition to Carrie and Abner (usually called A), and mentioned many times in the diary by first names:

• Carrie's sister Annie Maria (Farnham) Palmer (1839-1916), widow of Edwin K. Palmer (1842-1885)
• Carrie's daughter Martha Beulah French (1870-1946), "Mattie" or M, who was off on nursing jobs at times.  Mattie would eventually marry John Wesley Sanford (1858-1940), whose first wife, Lizzie Ann (Vague) Sanford, died in March 1909, an event mentioned in the diary.
• Carrie's son Charles F. French (1872-1947), "Charlie", then living at Beverly, Massachusetts, but who made occasional visits home
• Carrie's son Harold Francis French (1881-1961), usually called H, who lived nearby and helped on the dairy farm. Harold was married at the time to Geneva Maude (Richardson) French; they had divorced by 1914, when Maude married Charles Clarence Collicutt at Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1914.  Harold married Ina Adelia Parks at Glenburn, Maine, in 1920.  Interestingly, Ina and her mother, Addie (Farris) Parks, were mentioned in the diary.

After a reader told me where the home of Abner Taylor French and Carrie E. (Farnham) French was located, I took a photograph, shown below.

The house is located across from the intersection of Pushaw Road and French's Point Road.  It's set back a bit from Pushaw Road.

Surnames in the Diary

	? [16]	G	Goodin or Goodwin [2]	P	Palmer
A	Adams ? [2]	H	H ?		Parker
	Allen [2 or 3]		Hart		Parker ?
B	Ballard		Hasey		Parks [2]
	Boyington		Haslam		Pegg [2]
	Brown		Hayes		Pierce
	Bryant		Hunt [2]		Pratt
C	Clapp	L	Leighton	R	Richardson
	Cookson		Loomis	S	Sanford [3]
D	Dolan	M	M ?		Speed
	Dudley		Mansfield [2]		Staples
	Dunton		Marston	T	Taylor ?
	Dunton ?		McCarty ?		Thurston
E	Eaton		Milliken		Toole
F	Farnham ?		Morrell	V	Vickery [2]
	Farris		Mower	W	Willey
	French [7]	O	Olen or Allen		Wilson ?
					Wright [2]

Among the Events noted in the Diary:

• "Harold breaks the Sabbath hauling ice." - Sunday, January 3, 1909
• "Annie burned her hand this morn...Maud came running to tell us H had cut his foot. A went down to L and telephone for Dr. Milliken." - January 13, 1909
• "breaking out the roads" - January 1909
• 22 at the Sewing Circle at Mrs. Charles Willey's - January 22, 1909
• "Ned and Florence had a baby born the 21" - January 23, 1909
• "It is now very good sleighing." - January 25, 1909
• "Mrs. Goodin was buried yesterday." - entry of January 28, 1909.  Not Goodin, but Goodwin - Angeline (Leighton) Goodwin, who had died on January 25, 1909
•  "Mrs. Marston is quite sick with the Grippe." - entry of February 7, 1909
• "Sun sat North of the barn tonight."... "Mattie went to Milford today." - entry of February 12, 1909
• "Pleasant and warm like April. It is 54 above at 4:30. Abner went to B today. Did not wear anything on his hands until he got up to Mr. Boyington's." - entry of February 13, 1909
• "Mattie came home from Newtonville, been gone 17 weeks." - entry of February 25, 1909.  Mattie was a home care nurse, it appears.
• "H went to Orono. It is Field Day" - entry of March 9, 1909
• "Planted my tomatoes today." - entry of March 11, 1909 - seedlings started inside
• "Mr. Allen died this morning." - entry of March 21, 1909.  John H. Allen. The death date on the FindaGrave memorial is apparently in error, unless the date changing on the diary, printed for 1873, confused Carrie.  The entry of March 24, 1909 notes Mr. Allen's funeral.
• "Mrs. J. Sanford died this morning." - entry of March 25, 1909.  Her burial was noted in the entry of March 27, 1909. Lizzie Ann (Vague) Sanford, wife of John Wesley Sanford.  In 1913, Carrie's daughter Mattie would marry widower John Wesley Sanford.
• "March came in like a lamb and will go out like a lion." - entry of March 30, 1909
• "Mattie came home from Newport last Friday; her patient died." - entry of April 7, 1909
• "Went down to the Leightons to their Golden Wedding Reception, very bad traveling." - entry of April 19, 1909.  Presumably Elbridge J. Leighton (1838-1926) and Abigail Janette (Eastman) Leighton (1840-1921)
• "Ice went out yesterday or today." - entry of April 20, 1909
• "Phil carries the scholars this term." - entry of April 25, 1909
• Reports come in of a big snow and electrical storm all over the Western country and loss of life and damage to property." - entry of May 1, 1909
• "Mattie went to Dr. Bryant's for a few days." - entry of May 2, 1909
• "Charles birthday" - entry of May 4, 1909. Carrie's son Charles F. French (abt 1872-1947)
• "Turned the cows out today." - entry of May 16, 1909
• "Bion Goodin came today to do the plastering and make the hearth..." - entry of May 20, 1909
• "Abner planted the garden today. Pas, carrots, beets, parsnips, turnips." - entry of May 31, 1909
• "Abner set tomatoes today." - entry of June 3, 1909
• "Harold planted potatoes today." - entry of June 4, 1909
• "A fine day, just like summer, warm enough to sit on the piazza." - entry of June 6, 1909
• "Very smoky from forest fires. Need rain very much." - entry of June 12, 1909
• "Mrs. Toole raised her barn today." - entry of June 23, 1909
• "Mrs. Toole came up for the summer today." entry of July 3, 1909
• "... in the evening we went down to the vestry to a strawberry festival and entertainment." - entry of July 9, 1909
• "Henry is very sick and know [sic no] hopes of his recovery." - entry of July 24, 1909
• "Henry has been taped and is relieved temporarily." - entry of July 27, 1909
• "Abner and Harold went to the fair and said it was a failure and wished they had their money back." - entry of August 24, 1909
• "Hauled in the first load of grain today." - entry of August 25, 1909
• "The ground white with frost." - entry of August 31, 1909
• "Charles went back to Beverly today." - entry of September 6, 1909
• "Went down to Vickerys' and organized the U.N. W. A. Club" - entry of September 8, 1909
• "Pullets layed their first egg today." - entry of September 9, 1909
• "Went over to Old Town to visit Hannah." - entry of September 21, 1909
• "Did not go to Kenduskeag to the Pomona." - entry of September 25, 1909. Pomona Grange
• "Went down to Nettie Dunton's to the U.N. W. A. Club." - entry of October 6, 1909
• "Commenced to dig potatoes today." - entry of October 9, 1909
• "...finished digging potatoes today; had 869 bushels." - entry of October 13, 1909
• "Mattie and Abner went to the Grange Fair." - entry of October 27, 1909
• "A fine day but very frosty and cold. It looks as if winter was very near." - entry of November 1, 1909
• "Went down to Addie Parker's to the U.N. W. A. Club" - entry of November 3, 1909
• "Charles hurt his finger today and will come Monday." - entry of November 5, 1909
• "Mattie went down to Marie Adams. Harry is going to be operated for Appendicitis tomorrow." - entry of November 30, 1909
• "Went up to Emley Vickery's to the U.N.W.C. Came home in a snow storm." - entry of December 1, 1909 - Emily Vickery (
• "Charles went back to Beverly today. His finger does not seem to be improving very rapidly." - entry of December 5, 1909
• "Annie is sick and Dr. Mansfield came out to see her." - entry of December 6, 1909
• "Abner has gone to the State Grange at the City Hall." - entry of December 321, 1909
• "Not enough snow for sleighing." - entry of December 26, 1909
• "Went up to Mrs. Morrell's to the U.N.W.C." - entry of December 28, 1909

People mentioned in the Diary, aphabetically; some many times

• Mary and Hattie
• Sam
• Willard
• Mary, presumably living at Bangor, Maine
• Nettie - perhaps Nettie Allen, wife of Jeremiah Allen
• Josefer - Josephine ? - Mattie went to care for her on May 8, 1909
• Addie - came up to do work for Carrie's daughter, Mattie Beulah French, 
• "Mary and Hattie came up with Annie on the 3-5 car this P.M."
• Henry
• Walter and Hon [?]
• Sam and Clare
• Hannah in Old Town
• Hiram - had a boat to take on the pond - Pushaw Pond?
• C. B. T. or C. B. Y; mentioned in Memoranda section
• Elizabeth; mentioned in Memoranda section
• Patrick and May; mentioned in Memoranda section
• Cynthia -- presumably Cynthia Pickering (Taylor) Adams (1844-1943), widow of William Henry Adams and sister of Laura Curtis (Taylor) French (1856-1944), widow of Abner's brother William Hammond French
• Marie Adams
• Allen family
• "Mr. Allen died this morning" - entry of March 21, 1909 - John H. Allen, born about 1838; died at Glenburn, Maine, on March 21, 1909; his funeral noted in entry of March 24, 1909
• Ballard; mentioned in Memoranda section
• Mr. Boyington
• Mrs. Brown on Broadway, presumably Bangor, Maine; Carrie's daughter Mattie Beulah French is staying with her, probably because Mrs. Brown needs nursing care.
• Dr. Bryant - Mattie has gone to work for him for a few days in May 1909
• Miss Clapp
• Mr. and Mrs. ? Cookson; mentioned in Memoranda section
• Ellen Dolan; mentioned in Memoranda section
• Dudley family, presumably neighbors
• Dunton Family
• Orrin, possibly Orrin Dunton
• Eaton place - a farm or establishment where the French family bought grain 
• "Leta & Marie came up on the 4-5 car and will stay until Tuesday"; perhaps Leta Irene Farnham (1891-1911), daughter of Henry C. Farnham and Laura (Hodgkins) Farnham
• Mrs. Farris - perhaps the mother of Addie (Farris) Parks, whose daughter Ida Adelia Parks (1878-1966) would become the second wife of Carrie's son Harold Francis French (1881-1961)
• Abner Taylor French (1846-1926), "Ab" or "A" of Glenburn, Maine; husband of diarist Carrie E. (Farnham) French (1845-1919); he and Carrie and son Harold operated a cow farm.  Read more about Abner and his ancestors here.
• Carrie E. (Farnham) French (1845-1919) of Glenburn, Maine, the diarist; wife of Abner Taylor French (1846-1926)
• Charles F. French (1872-1947), then living in Beverly, Massachusetts, but visited home several times; birthday noted on May 4, 1909. Son of Abner Taylor French (1846-1926) and Carrie E. (Farnham) French (1845-1919)
• Geneva Maude (Richardson) French, "Maude", first wife of Harold Francis French (1881-1961); they divorced and she later married Charles Clarence Collicutt at Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1914.
• Harold Francis French (1881-1961), "H", of Glenburn, Maine; son of Abner Taylor French (1846-1926) and diarist Carrie E. (Farnham) French (1845-1919) and husband of Geneva Maude (Richardson) French at the time of the diary, 1909; they would part sometime before 1914 when Maude remarried.  Harold later married Ina Adelia Parks.
• Helen French 
• Martha Beulah French (1870-1946); "Mattie" or "M", daughter of Abner Taylor French (1846-1926) and diarist Carrie E. (Farnham) French (1845-1919); Mattie would marry John Wesley Sanford (1858-1940) in 1913.
• Angeline (Leighton) Goodwin - not Goodin, as spelled in an entry of January 28, 1909 noting that she was buried on January 27, 1909
• Bion Goodin - presumably Bion Bradley Goodwin (1863-1948) of Hudson, Maine
• Dr. H. - presumably Dr. Walter L. Hunt
• Hart; mentioned in Memoranda section
• Mrs. Hasey
• Howard Haslam - presumably the Howard Haslam who married Agnes Budge at Bangor, Maine, in 1915
• Ellen Hayes [?]; mentioned in Memoranda section
• Dr. Hunt - perhaps Dr. Walter L. Hunt
• The Hunts - presumably Dr. and Mrs. Walter L. Hunt
• Elbridge J. Leighton (1838-1926) and Abigail Janette (Eastman) Leighton (1840-1921) - the Golden Wedding Reception, noted in entry of April 19, 1909 was probably for them.
• Loomis; mentioned in Memoranda section
• Dr. M. - perhaps Dr. Harris J. Milliken or Dr. Mansfield
• Miss Mansfield
• Dr. Mansfield
• Mrs. Marston
• Manda McCarty ?
• Dr. Milliken - perhaps Dr. Harris J. Milliken (1877-1933)
• Mrs. Morrell
• Mower Family
• Olen home - perhaps Allen
• Annie Maria (Farnham) Palmer ( (1839-1916), widow of Edwin K. Palmer (1842-1885) and older sister of diarist Carrie E. (Farnham) French (1845-1919)
• Addie Parker
• Phil; neighbor who frequently helps the French family on their dairy farm; noted in entry of April 25, 1909 that he "carries the scholars this term". Perhaps Philip S. Parker
• Addie Parks - presumably Addie (Farris) Parks, mother of Ina Adelia Parks, who married Carrie's son Harold Francis French in 1920.
• Ina Adelia Parks (1978-1966) - became the second wife of Carrie's son Harold Francis French (1881-1961) in 1920.
• Fannie Pegg; mentioned in Memoranda section
• Mrs. Pegg; mentioned in Memoranda section
• Pierce; mentioned in Memoranda section
• Frank Pratt - he finished whitewashing - presumably the ceilings - on May 15, 1909
• Vivian Richardson (1885-1971), sister of Geneva Maude (Richardson) French, wife of Harold F. French and future wife of Edgar C. Reed (1883-1854); "Vivian came up to Maud's today."
• Lizzie A. (Vague) Sanford (1863-1909), wife of John Wesley Sanford (1858-1940), who would subsequently marry Carrie's daughter Mattie Beulah French in 1913.  "Mrs. J. Sanford died this morning" - entry of March 25, 1909. Lizzie's burial was noted in the entry of March 27, 1909. "Mrs. J. Sanford died this morning" 
• John Sanford; perhaps John Wesley Sanford (1858-1940) of Glenburn; his first wife died in 1909 and he would subsequently marry Martha Beulah French (1870-1946), "Mattie"
• Mary Sanford
• Speed Family
• Staples Family
• Laura - possibly Laura Curtis French, widow of William Hammond French, brother of Abner Taylor French
• Marie Thurston
• Mrs. Toole; mentioned several times, including "Mrs. Toole raised her barn today", entry of June 23, 1909
• Ellen Vickery, presumably Ellen Marie Vickery (1836-1915), daughter of Stephen Thayer Vickery and Betsey W. (Gibbs) Vickery
• Vickery Family - perhaps the family of Edward William Vickery (1842-1922); his sister Ellen Marie Vickery (1836-1915) was living with him.
• Mrs. Charles Willey, hostess of sewing circle
• Ned and Florence had a baby, born January 21, 1909 - perhaps Charline Sarah Wilson, daughter of Edwin S. Wilson and Florence Mertie (Jameson) Wilson
• Mr. Wright - Harold helped dig his potatoes
• George Wright [?]; mentioned in Memoranda section

c1870s Reward of Merit Given by Teacher Edmund Bicknell to Almeda Greer - Belmont, Maine

Reward of Merit presented by teacher Edmund Bicknell to student Almeda Greer, presumably in the late 1860s or early 1870s. People of these names were found living in Belmont, Maine.

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

Edmund Bicknell was born July 23, 1846 at Belmont, Maine, the son of James Bicknell and Alvera (Pitcher) Bicknell. In 1874, Edmund married Susanna Bennett Dyer; by the time of the 1880 Census, they had moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts, where they would remain. Edmund was associated with the clothing firm Bicknell Brothers at Lawrence.

Edmund, who died in 1913, and Susanna, who died in 1933, are buried in the Bellevue Cemetery at Lawrence, Massachusetts. Edmund's FindaGrave memorial notes that he was born in 1848, but the discrepancy might arise from a misreading of the date on his monument. The memorial contains the image of a brief funeral notice, which mentions that Edmund Bicknell was "one of the most prominent citizens of Lawrence". Edmund and Susanna had three sons, but, sadly, two died young, and their first born, Ralph Edmund Bicknell, died in young adulthood.

Ralph had apparently been an accomplished photographer, and Edmund, to honor his son and presumably to assuage his grief, brought many of Ralph's photographs to light, from Ralph's Scrapbook, Illustrated by His Own Camera and Collection of Photographs. 

Almeda A. Greer was born about 1854, presumably at Belmont, Maine, the daughter of Daniel Greer and Mary C. (Shirley) Greer. Almeda, who never married, lived with her parents and then her brother Daniel and presumably helped out on the farm and in the household. She died in 1939 and is buried with family in the Hillside Cemetery at Belmont Corner, Maine.

What I particularly love about this reward of merit is that it shines a bit of light on Almeda, for whom records are sparse.

Sources

• United States Federal Censuses
• Massachusetts Death Records, 1841-1915 - gives both birth and death dates for Edmund Bicknell
• Maine Marriages, 1771-1907 - marriage of Edmund Bicknell and Susannah Bennett Dyer on November 30, 1874 at Searsmont, Maine
• FindaGrave.com
• Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990  - birth and death dates for Almeda Greer and her brother Daniel A. Greer (1858-1941)

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

1928 Notice of Meeting of National Society United States Daughters of 1812; Connecticut Chapter

National Society United States Daughters of 1812, State of Connecticut, Headquarters New Haven.  Mrs. Ogden W. White, First Vice President.

Note: The National Society United States Daughters of 1812, still in existence today, is the group which pushed for acceptance of the "Star Spangled Banner" as the National Anthem of the United States.  The national office in Washington, D.C. features the 1812 Memorial Library and a Museum.

From the card:

The Summer Meeting will be held Wednesday, June 13th, 1928, at Boxwood Manor, Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Luncheon at 1 P.M.; tickets $1.50.  Members may bring guests
Meeting at 2 P.M,, followed by visits to gardens, "Christopher Wren" church, library.

Hostesses of the day:
Mrs. Louis P. Allyn
Mrs. Charles W. Morley
Mrs. Wallace A. Phillips
Mrs. Albert Haley
Mrs. Samuel Z. Chesebro
Mrs. LeR. McI. Ludwig

Kindly acknowledge with check to Mrs. Clarence O. Lister, 910 Stratford Ave, Bridgeport, Connecticut, by June 8th.

Shore Line Trolley leaves in front of New Haven Railroad Station at 9:30 A.M., E.S. T., and every hour afterward, connecting at Clinton with Bus which passes the Boxwood Manor.

Women mentioned:

• Mrs. Ogden W. White - presumably Edna May (Battersby) White (1885-1962), wife of Ogden Watson White (1877-1930)
• Mrs. Louis P. Allyn - presumably Emily Fenner (Maxson) Allyn (1855-1943), wife of Louis P. Allyn (1852-1938)
• Mrs. Charles W. Morley - perhaps Eliza Jane Warren (Peck) Morley (1856-1938), wife of Charles Wesley Morley (1850-1895)
• Mrs. Wallace A. Phillips - perhaps Abby L. (Babcock) Phillips (1865-1939), wife of Wallace A. Phillips (1858-1936)
• Mrs. Albert Haley - possibly Catherine (Haley) Haley (1849-1929), wife of Albert Haley (1845-1901) or  Kate M. (Mitchell) Haley (1871-1949), wife of Albert A. Haley (1870-1938)
• Mrs. Samuel Z. Chesbro - presumably Lucy (Haley) Chesebro (1877-1953), second wife of Samuel Z. Chesebro. Lucy was the daughter of Catherine (Haley) Haley and Albert Haley mentioned above.
• Mrs. LeR. McI. Ludwig - presumably Bessie (Hancox) Ludwig (1855-1930), second wife of LeRoy McIntyre Ludwig (1848-1905)
• Mrs. Clarence O. Lister - presumably Lela Verne Nichols (1890-1981), wife of Clarence Osborn Lister (1895-1971)

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

1904-1912 Journal of Minutes of Meetings of the Willing Workers of Pacific Union Church at Westport, Massachusetts

Journal containing minutes of meetings from 1904 to 1912 of the Willing Workers society of the Pacific Union Church at Westport, Massachusetts.

Emily Frank Sisson (1886-1953) was the president throughout the years described.  Tucked in the journal is an acknowledgement card sent to Emily and the Willing Workers - who presumably sent flowers to the funeral service of Charlotte Lena (Sisson) Burt, "Lottie", who died in December, 1911. Lottie was the wife of Dr. Edward W. Burt and the daughter of Mrs. Ann E. (Wing) Sisson.

The journal starts with the founding constitution and continues on with minutes of meetings.  It's remarkable how important organizations such as this were to the upkeep of the church and the life of the community.

Also tucked in the album is a letterhead for the Westport Fair, which was drafted for use as notes for The Willing Workers meeting of October 7, 1912.

If you have information to share on any of the people listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

List of people Mentioned; some many times over

A

• Rev. William P. Ames - the Society voted to purchase a wedding present for him

B

• Miss Arline H. Borden
• Miss Viola M. Briggs
• Miss Alice M. Brightman
• Etta Brightman; presumably the Etta Brightman who would marry William Albert Kirby
• Edna M. Brophy; presumably the Miss Minnie E. Brophy, who was elected vice-president of the Willing Workers at their first meeting in 1904
• Miss Stella Brophy
• Mr. Brownell of Fall River to furnish ice cream
• Dr. E. W. Burt - Dr. Edward Walter Burt (1875-1951)
• Hattie L. Burt
• Lottie S. Burt - Charlotte Lena (Sisson) Burt (1878-1911), "Lottie", wife of Dr. Edward Walter Burt (1875-1951)

D

• Mr. Theodore Davis
• Miss Josephine L. Downie

G

• Miss Elizabeth R. Gifford
• Gladys B. Gifford
• Mrs. Harold B. Gifford

H

• Miss Clara W. Hicks 

K

• Miss Amy Kirby
• Mrs. Etta Kirby; presumably Etta (Brightman) Kirby
• Mrs. W. Albert Kirby; presumably Etta (Brightman) Kirby, wife of William Albert Kirby

L

• Miss Margaret Lawrence

M

• Mrs. Milicksen
• Miss Mudge

P

• C. O. Parker
• Mr. Parker - to be given $10 for repairs on the vestry
• Mr. and Mrs. Parker to supply talent for a benefit for the parsonage
• Mary B. Porter 

R

• Mr. Read

S

• Mr. Sherman
• Miss Lillian B. Sherman
• Miss Mildred Sherman
• Mr. Shorrock
• Carolyn A. W. Shorrock - Carolyn A. (Whalen) Shorrock, wife of Richard James Shorrock
• Luella Shorrock
• Mrs. Richard J. Shorrock - Caroline A. (Whalen) Shorrock, wife of Richard James Shorrock
• Mrs. Ann E. Sisson - Mrs. Ann Elizabeth (Wing) Sisson
• Miss Emily F. Sisson of Westport, Maine; president of the Willing Workers
• Miss Mary Smeaton; elected secretary of the Willing Workers at their first meeting in 1904
• Miss Daisy J. Smith
• Miss Viola Snell

T

• Miss Addie B. Tripp
• Mr. Cyrus Tripp
• Miss Helen W. Tripp
• Miss Maude Tripp
• Miss Myra W. Tripp
• Miss Grace E. Turner

W

• Miss Marguerite A. Wing

c1914-1930s Photograph Album of the Family of Malcolm Vartan Malcom of Boston, Massachusetts, and their Saltwater Farm "Malward" on Sawyer Island at Boothbay, Maine

c1914-1930s album containing 22 photographs that belonged to the family of Malcolm Vartan Malcom and Georgine Lucie (Cuendet) Malcom of Boston, Massachusetts, with photographs of family members and their salt water farm on Sawyer Island in Boothbay, Maine.

Malcolm Vartan Malcom was a champion of Armenian immigrants in the United States and authored The Armenians in America, published in 1919.

People depicted in the album:

• Malcolm Vartan Malcom (Malconian) (1883-1967), a native of Turkey; Harvard University alumnus; attorney at Boston, Massachusetts.
• Georgine Lucie (Cuendet) Malcom (1885-1931), a native of Switzerland
• Edward Vartan Malcom (1914-2005), son of Malcolm Vartan Malcom and Georgine Lucie (Cuendet) Malcom 
• Pa and Ma Farnum - perhaps spelled as Farnham.  Perhaps Alden Blossom Farnham and Mildred (Brewer) Farnham
• Gertrude; possibly Gertrude (Lewis) Farnham, wife of Ernest Clayton Farnham

Places mentioned:

• Boothbay, Maine
• Edgewater
• Sawyer Island

Because I don't own the copyright to these photographs, I'm not sharing them here.  If you would be interested in seeing them offline, please contact me.

If you have information to share on the Malcom and Farnum or Farnham families, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Please be careful about commenting on people who may be living or recently deceased, thanks.