1909 Photograph of Margaret and Aunt Harriet; Perth, New Brunswick studio

[Note: I'm very grateful for the extensive research done by Thomas, who suggests the women may be sisters Margaret Roberts and Harriet Roberts, daughters of Charles and Jane (Cyr) Roberts of Perth, New Brunswick.  See Thomas' reasoning below, in italics.]

August 27, 1909 photograph of two women identified as Margaret and Aunt Harriett; the photograph was taken by the studio of Campbell and Son of Perth, New Brunswick, Canada.

There's a notation in pencil that reads "With Maggie's love".   Someone apparently added the identification in pen at a later date.

Below, Thomas presents a plausible scenario:


These are possibly Harriet and Margaret Roberts. My reasoning is that, in the photo, one woman appears to be about age 30, the other is younger, perhaps 5-10 years. So I looked in the 1891 census of Victoria Co., NB for a Harriet b. ca. 1879. Harriet Roberts (ca. 1877) was one in Perth Parish, and she had a sister, Margaret (ca. 1888); or about 10 years younger. 

They were children of Charles (ca. 1843) and Jane (ca. 1853) Roberts. Charles was born in New Brunswick but his parents were from Quebec, and he was Roman Catholic. This makes me think the surname is the French, Robert, not Roberts. Jane was born in New Brunswick, as were her parents. Other children were Lucy A. (19), Emily (10), Harry (8), William (6), Elisabeth (5), Charles (4) and Theresa (1)

In Perth Parish in 1901 they are still Roberts, so my theory about their surname may be incorrect. Harriet L. Roberts was born 8 Apr 1877, and Maggie A. Roberts was born 25 May 1888.

Charles and Jane Roberts are still in Perth Parish in 1911, but neither Harriet nor Maggie are with them. Maggie's birth record exists, but fails to state her given names. She was born Perth 27 May 1888 (which is pretty good agreement with the 1901 census, considering) and her parents were Charles and Jane (Cyr) Roberts. So, at least Jane is Acadian. A second birth record gives Maggie as Margaret Edith Roberts. Margaret (Margarette) married in Victoria County, New Brunswick, 9 Jun 1909 to James D. McLaughlin.

Charles and Jane Roberts died in 1912 and 1913. Their death records suggest both were born in Madawaska Co.


Thank you, Thomas!  If readers have alternative suggestions as to the identities of Margaret and Aunt Harriet, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Thanks!   

Perth-Andover is a town near the border with Aroostook County, Maine.  Families have moved back and forth over the border through the generations.

Perth, New Brunswick: zoom out to see the Maine border to the west


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1917 RPPC mailed from Gothenburg, Nebraska to William A. Wylie at West Glover, Vermont

Real photo postcard of three men, likely related and likely from the Gothenburg, Nebraska area, mailed by Neil in 1917.  The card was addressed to Uncle William A. Wylie at West Glover, Vermont.

From online research, hopefully correct:

William A. Wylie was born 17 October 1855 in Vermont, the son of Scottish immigrants John and Martha (McNeilage) Wylie.

His paternal grandfather was William Wylie.  The maiden name of his paternal grandmother may have been Wolminnie.  William's maternal grandparents were Archibald and Margaret (Mitchell) McNeilage of Scotland.

On 4 October 1881 at Glover, Vermont, William A. Wylie married Elizabeth Jane McWhirter.  She was born 22 February 1861 at Norwich, Ohio, daughter of Robert M. and Margaret (Taylor) McWhirter.  I would love to know the circumstances of their meeting.

The postcard was signed by a Neil [if I'm reading his name correctly] who considers William A. Wylie an uncle, whether real or honorific.  I took a quick look and didn't find a Neil right off, but the Wylie and McWhirter families were large.  

From reading between the lines, it appears that William had earlier made a visit to Neil's family's farm in the Gothenburg, Nebraska area, or the three men had made a visit to Vermont.

Transcript:  

My Dear Uncle, 
Do you think you would recognize this bunch if you saw them?

We are having a little snow again today.  Have been having it so nice for a few weeks.  

We finished husking corn again____ week.  We needed you here _____ again.
                Neil

If you have a theory as to the identities of the men pictured, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

West Glover, Vermont:


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c1900 Photograph of Elizabeth Leeds Tewksbury of Winthrop, Massachusetts

c. 1900 photograph of a woman identified on reverse as Elizabeth L. Tewksbury.  The marking of the photographer is very faint, but I believe he was Frank Barrett of Winthrop, Massachusetts.

I think this is a photograph of Elizabeth Leeds Tewksbury of Winthrop, Massachusetts, whose father, John Winthrop Tewksbury, ran the Point Shirley Salt Works, after his father-in-law's death.  

From online research, hopefully correct:

Elizabeth Leeds Tewksbury was born in 1833 in Massachusetts, the daughter of John Winthrop Tewksbury and Abigail (Sturgis) Tewksbury, Masschusetts natives.

Elizabeth's paternal grandparents were Andrew and Mary Polly (Williams) Tewksbury.  Her maternal grandparents were Samuel and Lucretia (Jennings) Sturgis.

I don't think Elizabeth Leeds Tewksbury ever married, and I'm not sure she ever worked outside the home, except perhaps in the family business and farm at Cottage Hill on the Neck in Winthrop, Massachusetts.

If you have any corrections or insights regarding the Tewksbury family of Winthrop, Massachusetts, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Winthrop, Massachusetts:


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Vintage Blotter from Campaign of Adelbert R. Sargent for Hancock County, Maine, Treasurer

Vintage memento blotter, perhaps from the 1960s, from the campaign of Adelbert Roger Sargent, for the office of Hancock County, Maine, Treasurer.

From online research, hopefully correct:

Adelbert Roger Sargent was born 10 May 1913 at Ellsworth, Maine, the son of Ralph Leslie Sargent and wife Nora Louise (Fletcher) Sargent, born in Gouldsboro, Maine, and Plantation #8, Maine, respectively.

Adelbert married at least twice: 1) Virginia Alice Carlisle, daughter of Myron Ruthvin Carlisle and Bessie A. (Cunningham) Carlisle; 2) Isabelle Helene Blaney, daughter of Robert N. and Harriet (Lakin) Blaney.

In the 1960s, and perhaps earlier, Adelbert Roger Sargent was the caretaker of some camps at Harrington Lake, located in Piscataquis County near the Debsconeag Lakes.   He was also involved in his brother Raymond's construction company, which was repairing a dam at Chamberlain Lake for the Bangor Hydro-Electric Company.

On 28 October 1966, he and Raymond made several stops on lakes in the area.   They were attempting a landing at Harrington Lake, when the plane went under, and the Sargent brothers were killed.  One person, Donald Grindle, survived.

If you have any corrections or insights regarding the Sargent, Carlisle or Blaney families, please leave a comment.

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Map of Harrington Lake, in Piscataquis County, Maine:

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Late 1800s/early 1900s photo of Dr. Frank Wilson Clarke of Lincoln County, Maine

Cabinet photo of a young man identified on reverse as Dr. Frank W. Clarke, taken by the Z. B. Osgood studio of Main Street, Damariscotta, Maine.

Frank looks young in the photograph; perhaps he had not yet received his medical degree.  

Frank Wilson Clarke was born 3 April 1874 at Nobleboro, Maine, the son of James Wilson Clarke and Laura E. (Oliver) Clarke, who were also born at Nobleboro.

His paternal grandparents were James and Maria Louisa (Jones) Clarke.  His maternal grandparents were James T. and Catherine (Bornheimer) Oliver.

Frank was a graduate of the 1905 Medical Class at Bowdoin College.

On 5 July 1898, at Belmont, Massachusetts, Frank Wilson Clarke married Martha Victoria Kay of Pennsylvania.  She was born in 1872 at Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, daughter of Joseph D. and Eleanor S. Sharples, English immigrants to Pennsylvania.

Dr. Clarke and wife Martha, "Mattie", moved to Bristol, Maine, where they raised a family of three daughters.  Dr. Clarke died suddenly in 1925.  I found a reference online where his surviving family blamed his death on the harsh Maine weather and subsequently moved to Rhode Island.

If you have any corrections or insights regarding the Clarke and Kay families, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  


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1907 Photo of Harold Dennis Hanna of East Sullivan, Maine; inscribed to his future wife Leona Blanche Orcutt

Bittersweet photograph of Harold D. Hanna of East Sullivan, Maine, dated 22 December 1907.  

"Sweet" because it was inscribed to his future wife, Leona Blanche Orcutt.  "Bitter" because Harold died at age 31 of lobar pneumonia as a result of influenza in 1918, possibly a case of Spanish Flu.

From online research, hopefully correct:

Harold Dennis Hanna was born 3 July 1887 at Sullivan, Maine, son of William Robertson Hanna and wife Maria (Sargent) Hanna, Sullivan, Maine natives.

His paternal grandparents were Gibson L. and Betsey (Ash) Hanna.  His maternal grandparents were Dudley and Sarah J. (Hammond) Sargent.

On 23 January 1909 at North Sullivan, Maine, Harold married Leona Blanche Orcutt, to whom he inscribed the photograph above.  She was born 27 December 1892 at Sullivan, Maine, daughter of Frederick Leaman Orcutt and wife Adelaide Villa (Noyes) Orcutt, born in Franklin, Maine, and Cutler, Maine, respectively.

Her paternal grandparents were Leaman S. and Hannah V. (Billings) Orcutt.  Her maternal grandparents were Edward and Mary Augusta (Wood) Noyes.

Harold Dennis Hanna died on 9 October 1918 at East Sullivan, Maine.  In 1926, his widow Leona married George A. Robertson, a native of Scotland.

If you have any corrections or insights regarding any of the information provided here, please leave a comment or contact me directly.


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1909 Card from the Bartlett Family Reunion at East Windsor, Connecticut

Card Memento, approximately 6-1/4" x 3-1/2", from the July 5, 1909 reunion of the Bartlett Family at East Windsor, Connecticut. The card is blank on the reverse, except for contemporary pricing in pencil.

The card details lineage starting with Robert Bartlett, through Samuel Bartlett, through Samuel Bartlett, through Captain Jonathan Bartlett.

• Robert Bartlett, born in England; in Cambridge in 1632; in Hartford in 1639; in Northampton in 1656; killed in 1676.
• Samuel Bartlett, born at Cambridge; died at Northampton in 1711
• Samuel Bartlett, born at Northampton in 1677; in Bolton in 1725; died in 1746
• Captain Jonathan Bartlett, born at Northampton in 1716; in Bolton in 1725; in East Windsor in 1737; died in 1799.

The card shows the Bartlett Code of Arms and a Motto: They Have Done; Let Us Do

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