Cabinet Photographs of Willard Nelson Sawyer and Wife May E. (Sawtelle) Sawyer of New Hampshire and Winchendon, Massachusetts

Cabinet photographs of New Hampshire natives Willard Nelson Sawyer and wife Mary Eleanor (Sawtelle) Sawyer, "May", of Winchendon, Massachusetts.

The photographs were taken at the Allen studio in Winchendon, Massachusetts

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions welcome!

Willard Nelson Sawyer was born in 1864 in Alstead, New Hampshire, son of David Webster Sawyer and Marinda [or Miranda] Abigail (Kidder) Sawyer. On 4 June 1887 in East Jaffrey, New Hampshire, Willard, then working as a machinist, married Mary E. Sawtelle, "May". May was born in Greenville, New Hampshire, the daughter of Lyman K. Sawtelle and Mary (Whitehead) Sawtelle.

Not long after their marriage, the couple and their first of two daughters moved to Winchendon, Massachusetts, where Willard continued his work as a machinist. May died in 1942; Willard had predeceased her, but I haven't found a record of his death.

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1874 Two CDVs by a Milford, Massachusetts Studio: Miss Martha M. Ring of Milford; Miss Annie Slade of Bristol, Rhode Island

Two CDVs taken in 1874 by the Willis studio of 100 Main Street, Milford, Massachusetts. The two young women appear related, but may have just been friends.

Above and just below, the CDV of Miss Martha M. Ring of Milford, Massachusetts; taken in June 1874.  I believe she was the Martha M. Ring born about 1852, daughter of Winthrop H. Ring and Lydia R. (Johnson) Ring, who would marry Civil War veteran George R. Bakemen. This Martha died in 1920.

Above and below, the CDV of Miss Annie Slade of Bristol, Rhode Island; taken on June 24, 1874.  Annie may have been the daughter of John R. Slade and his first wife Harriet (Paine) Slade.

These women were both teachers, I believe. Martha attended Bridgewater Normal School, and Annie may have attended Rhode Island Normal School.

If you have information on either of these women, especially if you can tie them together, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Photograph of "The Copperthorn Girls", by a Boston, Massachusetts Studio; Copithorn Sisters with Married Names Patterson, Marsters & Donovan

Photograph of 3 sisters identified on the reverse as "The Copperthorn Girls".

Their surname was Copithorn, although some records show Copperthorn. They were the daughters of Richard Copithorn and Rebecca (Sweetman) Copithorn.

• Eliza Copithorn, "Lizzie", born in 1867 at Somerville, Massachusetts; married James Pattison [not Patterson] at Burlington, Massachusetts, in 1898
• Margaret Copithorn, "Maggie", born in 1871 at Charlestown, Massachusetts; married Frank Knowlton Marsters at Somerville, Massachusetts, in 1906
• Jane, "Jennie", Copithorn, born in 1872 at Charlestown, Massachusetts; married William Wilton Donovan at Somerville, Massachusetts, in 1909

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1902 Photograph of a Stately Country House, Presumably at Longmeadow, Massachusetts

June 21, 1902 photograph of a stately country house, either in Longmeadow, presumably Longmeadow, Massachusetts, or called "Longmeadow".

If you recognize this house, hopefully still standing, in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, or have another idea as to its location, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Cabinet photograph of Young Ralph Wayne Forristall (1888-1960), Son of Frank M. Forristall & Julia May (Clapp) Forristall of Alstead, New Hampshire

Cabinet photograph of Ralph Wayne Forristall (1888-1964) of Alstead, New Hampshire, in the summer of 1891, shortly before he turned three years of age on October 14. The photograph was taken at the Swift studio in nearby Bellows Falls, Vermont.

Ralph was the son of Frank M. Forristall and his first wife Julia May (Clapp). Frank subsequently married Mary Stella Cater; their wedding photograph is featured in another post.

Yet another post features students in the District 6 school, including Ralph's two full siblings, Florence M. Forristall and Leslie P. Forristall.

On April 15, 1916 at Rockingham, Vermont, Ralph Wayne Forristall married Emma Elizabeth Coleman, daughter of Chester F. Coleman and Laura A. (Jones) Coleman. Ralph moved to the Vermont farm of his wife's family after his marriage. He died in 1964 at Bellows Falls, Vermont.

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Four c. 1905 Gem Size Photographs of Residents of Plymouth, Massachusetts: Hager, Denehy, Otley

Four circa 1905 gem size photographs, all in the same presentation and presumably from the same studio, of people from Plymouth, Massachusetts.

The people in the photographs:

• Sarah Hager - shown above, with reverse below
• Sarah's son Ernest Hager
• Anne Denehy
• Connie Otley 

Sarah Anne (Stott) Hager (1873-1960) of Plymouth, Massachusetts; born in Mystic, Connecticut, daughter of John Stott [also seen as James and Joseph in other records] and Isabelle (Medowell) Stott, who came to the U.S. from England and Ireland respectively. Sarah married Gustave Adolph Hager (1865-1946).

Ernest Adolph Hager (1896-1961), son of Gustav Adolph Hager and Sarah Anne (Stott) Hager. Ernest married Esther Louise Krueger in 1925.

Anne Denehy - possibly the Anne Denehy shown as having married at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1919. Several families with variant spellings of Denehy lived in the Plymouth area.

Connie Otley - perhaps Constance Elizabeth (Otley) Britton Phoenix (1894-1956).  Daughter of Edwin - or Edward - J. Otley and Elizabeth (Watson) Otley. Constance married Frederick Hiram Britton in 1915. Later married Mr. Phoenix.

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CDVs of the Lindsey, Gleason and Randall Families of the Athol, Massachusetts Area

Several photographs of the Lindsey, Gleason and Randall families of the Athol, Massachusetts, area.  The oldest person in the photograph is Martha Atkins (Rich) Lindsey (1827-1904), wife of Charles Lindsey (1827-1885) and matriarch in the collection.

Martha was born 8 June 1827 at Phillipston, Massachusetts, daughter of Benjamin Rich and Abigail (Day) Rich and married Charles Lindsey about 1848.

Note: at least one record shows the surname as Linzee.

Also in the collection:

• CDV of Ella J. (Lindsey) Gleason (abt 1851-1923), born in Dana, Massachusetts, daughter of Charles Lindsey and Martha Atkins (Rich) Lindsey; married Francis W. Gleason, "Frank", on 3 November 1876 at Athol, Massachusetts
• CDV of Francis W. Gleason (1851-1924), born in 1853, son of Alexander and Sarah Gleason; married Ella J. Lindsey on 3 November 1876 at Athol, Massachusetts
• two CDVs of Mary Alice (Lindsey) Randall (1856-1914), born 10 March 1856 in Dana, Massachusetts, daughter of Charles Lindsey and Martha Atkins (Rich) Lindsey; married George Walter Randall on 12 September 1880 at Athol, Massachusetts; she died in 1914 at Athol, Massachusetts.
• CDV of George Walter Randall, born 28 April 1851 at Petersham, Massachusetts, son of David Randall and Abigail Randall; married Mary Alice Lindsey on 12 September 1880 at Athol, Massachusetts.
• CDV of a baby identified as David Lindsey Randall (1882-1981), born 8 December 1882 at Athol, Massachusetts, son of George Walter Randall and Mary Alice (Lindsey) Randall; he died in 1981 in Kansas.
• CDV of an unidentified young woman who shares a resemblance to Martha's daughters and may actually be one of them or a relative

If you have information on the Lindsey, Gleason or Randall families, please leave a comment or contact me directly.