1880s+ Autograph Album of Wallace Homer of Monson, Maine

1880s autograph album that was given to Wallace Homer of Monson, Maine, at Christmas in 1880.

This album was donated to the Monson Historical Society.  See all of the pages, in order, here.

See another post that features a religious book that belonged to a Mrs. Sarah Homer, possibly Wallace's mother Sarah Mussey (Mathews) Homer.

Another post features a CDV and tintype album of members of the Homer and Mathews families and others of Monson, Maine, and other towns in Piscataquis County, as well as photographs of people who moved away from Maine.

The album is approximately 7" x 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 86 of Wallace's relatives, friends, pastor and schoolmates.  Many of his relatives had dispersed to other parts of New England, the Midwest and West but apparently come back to Monson for occasional family visits and had a chance to sign pages in the album.

An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

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

Wallace Homer was born 29 December 1861 at Monson, Maine, the son of Edward Henry Hoar/Homer and Sarah Mussey (Mathews) Hoar/Homer, who were both born at Monson, Maine.

The 1870 Census of Monson gives Wallace's family's surname as Hoar.   The "History of Monson, Maine 1822 - 1972", compiled for Monson's Sesquicentennial commemoration, notes that Edward Henry Hoar and his brother James Rudolph Hoar (whose children Lula Homer and Charles Orlando Homer of Galion, Ohio, signed pages in Wallace's album) changed their surnames to Homer about 1874.  Duly, the 1880s Census of Monson gives Wallace's family's surname as Homer.

Wallace's paternal grandparents were William E. and Betsey (Goodell) Hoar.  His maternal grandparents were Elijah and Anna (Bennett) Mathews.  A few of the Homer clan and many of the Mathews clan signed pages in the album.  

The family lived at became known as Homer Hill.

I believe the S. M. Homer of Monson, Maine, who signed on December 27, 1885, was Wallace's mother Sarah Mussey (Mathews) Homer.

Wallace was listed as single in every Census that I found, but I may have missed something.  His niece, Dorothy Homer, born about 1906, daughter of Edward Mathews Homer and Ann Eliza (Pennington) Homer, was living with him at the time of the 1920 Census, and she continued living with him at the farm on Homer Hill, even after her 1925 marriage to Max C. Forbus.  Dorothy's mother had died before 1914, when Dorothy's father married again, to Myrtle Estelle Huff.  Dorothy signed a page in her uncle's album in 1914.  

Wallace Homer died at Monson, Maine, in 1952.  

If you have corrections and/or additions, or information on any of the signers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Signers in the album:  [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

• Sarah F. Barber of Monson, Maine, signed on September 6, 1887
• L. F. Bartlett, signed at Monson, Maine, on July 11, 1887
• W. A. Bray, signed at Monson, Maine, on March 15, 1883; intricate sketch of bird
• S. Alice Bull of Waterbury, Connecticut; shared a page with other people; "In memory of Pleasant house, August 25, 1899"
• Mrs. Hattie Bunker of Monson, Maine, signed on March 13, 1897 [or 1877]
• Tyler C. Burpee of Sheffield, New Brunswick, signed on March 4, 1881
• Laura L. Butler of Somerville, Massachusetts; shared a page with other people; "In memory of Pleasant house, August 25, 1899"
• Mary E. Butler of Monson, Maine
• M. M. Carter of Lowell, Massachusetts, signed on April 2, 1881
• Annie Carter of Lowell, Massachusetts, signed on August 10, 1885; Wallace's cousin
• Maud Cass, signed at Ludington, Michigan, on August 9, 1886
• Nellie A. Cushman of Kewanee, Illinois
• J. P. Daleen, signed at Monson, Maine, on September 2, 1872
• Charles Davison, signed at Greenville, Maine, on February 12, 1883.  His wife Laura (Tenney) Davison signed the right facing page.
• Laura T. Davison, signed at Greenville, Maine, on February 12, 1883.  She was Laura (Tenney) Davison, whose husband Charles Davison signed the left facing page.
• Emily F. Davison
• Lizzie M. Davison, signed at Greenville, Maine, on February 12, 1883
• Carrie E. Day of Mazeppa, Minnesota, signed at Monson, Maine, on September 27, 1885
• Harriett F. Drury of Brooklyn, New York.  She was Harriette F. (Lawton) Drury; shared a page with other people, including her daughter Helen L. Drury.  "In memory of Pleasant house, August 25, 1899"
• Helen L. Drury of Brooklyn, New York; shared a page with other people, including her mother Harriette F. (Lawton) Drury; "In memory of Pleasant house, August 25, 1899"
• Clara Eakin of Portland, Oregon, signed on September 18, 1890
• J. A. Eakin of Eugene, Oregon, signed at Monson, Maine, on September 18, 1890
• Mrs. G. W. Edes, signed at Monson, Maine, on January 8, 1882.  Presumably Betsey Jane (Lord) Edes, wife of George Washington Edes who signed the right facing page.
• G. W. Edes of Monson, Maine, signed on January 8, 1882.  He was George Washington Edes, whose wife, Betsey Jane (Lord) Edes, signed the left facing page.
• William Essensa of Sourisford, Manitoba, signed on December 10, 1887
• John R. Flint of Monson, Maine, signed at Monson Academy on January 12, 1882.  "Snow blowing like fun"
• Lindley H. Folsom of Monson, Maine, signed on January 13, 1882  "your companion in fox hunting"
• Emma I. Gerrish, signed at Monson, Maine, on October 16, 1881
• Frank Gerrish, signed on October 22, 1881
• E. F. Gerrish, signed on October 15, 1881
• J. Eugene Goodell, signed on August 20, 1887
• Jennie M. Goodell of Monson, Maine, signed on August 20, 1887
• Mabel J. Goodell of Monson, Maine, signed on August 20, 1887 and again on May 26, 1897
• Hattie S. Goodell of Spencer, Iowa, signed at Monson, Maine, on August 20, 1887
• Mary L. Graffam of Andover, Massachusetts, signed at Monson, Maine, on August 20, 1887
• Winona E. Graffam of Andover, Massachusetts, signed at Monson, Maine, on August 20, 1887
• Louisa B. Hawes, signed at Monson, Maine, on March 11, 1881.  Presumably the wife of Rev. J. B. Hawes, who signed the right facing page.
• J. B. Hawes, signed at Monson, Maine, on March 10, 1881; Wallace's pastor.  The Louisa B. Hawes who signed the left facing page was perhaps his wife.
• Fred A. Heal of Monson, Maine, signed on February 18, 1881
• Emily Heintzelman, signed September 15, 1891, at 1912 H. St., Washington, D.C.
• W. Homer of Monson, Maine, December 25, 1880; album owner.  Wallace Homer, who received the album at Christmas in 1880
• Lulie Homer, signed at Monson, Maine, on August 22, 1881.  She was Lula Homer, daughter of Wallace's paternal uncle James Rudolph Homer, brother of Wallace's father, Henry E. Homer.  James, his wife Jane E. (Neff) Homer, son Charles and daughter Lula lived in Galion, Ohio.
• Charles O. Homer of Galion, Ohio, signed on July 15, 1885.  He was Charles Orlando Homer, Wallace's cousin, son of Wallace's paternal uncle James Rudolph Homer and his wife Jane E. (Neff) Homer.
• S. M. Homer of Monson, Maine, signed on December 27, 1885.  S. M. Homer may have been Sarah Mussey (Mathews) Homer, Wallace's mother.
• Dorothy Homer, signed on November 15, 1914.  She was Wallace's niece, daughter of Wallace's brother Edward Mathews Homer and Ann Eliza (Pennington) Homer.  Dorothy was enumerated with her Uncle Wallace in the 1920 Census and all the way through to the at least the 1940 Census, after her 1925 marriage to Max C. Forbus
• Dearborn J. Jackson of Monson, Maine, signed on October 15, 1915.   "Birthday Nov. 29, Born 1899"
• Lizzie E. Jenkins of Monson, Maine, signed on May 20, 1889
• Wayland H. Jones of Monson, Maine, signed on January 12, 1882.  He was born 9 October 1866 at Parkman, Maine, son of Frank and Susan (True) Jones.
• Effie M. Jones, signed at Monson, Maine, on June 2, 1884; Wallace's schoolmate
• George F. Jones of Monson, Maine, signed on January 12, 1885; not positive of middle initial
• Annie B. Knight of Hudson, South Dakota, signed on September 24, 1897
• Arthur C. Knight of Monson, Maine, signed on February 18, 1881
• Dora K. Knight, signed at Monson, Maine. on February 20, 1881
• Hattie L. Mansell of Monson, Maine, signed on June 11, 1881.  Middle initial looks like L.  She might have been Harriet (Levenseller) Mansell, wife of Allen Mansell.
• G. A. Mathews.  Likely George Allen Mathews, younger brother of Wallace's mother Sarah M. (Mathews) Homer.  He was born at Monson, Maine, on 4 February 1845, son of Elijah and Anna (Bennett) Mathews.  He married Ann Jane Morrill Nutting on 30 July 1866 at Monson.  (Elijah and Ann had an earlier George Allen Mathews who died at about age 3.)
• Sara B. Mathews, signed at Lowell, Massachusetts; Wallace's cousin, Sarah B. Mathews, daughter of Wallace's maternal uncle George Allen Mathews and Ann Jane Morrill (Nutting) Mathews.  Sarah signed again on the page, at an older age: Sarah B. Mathews, Auburndale, Massachusetts, June 12, 1896.  Colby '96"
• Roy Mathews of Lowell, Massachusetts.  Also signed the page at a later age as Roy Mathews, Monson, Maine, April 29, 1886.  Wallace's cousin, son of his maternal uncle George Allen Mathews and Ann Jane Morrill (Nutting) Mathews.
• Howard Mathews of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, 1901-1915, October 17.  Howard Homer Mathews, born 17 October 1901 at Weston, Massachusetts, son of Wallace's maternal cousin Leroy Mathews and wife Hattie (Morse) Mathews.  He apparently wrote this in 1915 (he lived far longer).  Howard was the grandson of Wallace's maternal uncle George Allen  Mathews and wife Ann Jane Morrill (Nutting) Mathews.  Howard's brother George M. Mathews also signed a page in the album.
• J. B. Mathews, signed at Monson, Maine, on January 30, 1881.  He was Wallace's maternal uncle, Jonathan Bennett Mathews, older brother of Sarah (Mathews) Homer.  He had married Sophia Lucinda Shailer in 1860 and was living at Portland, Maine, with his wife and four children at the time of the 1880 Census.  His oldest child, son Shailer Mathews, was out of the household by 1880.
• Aunt Annie, signed at Monson, Maine, on October 11, 1881.  Perhaps Ann Jane Morrill (Nutting) Mathews, wife of Wallace's maternal uncle George Allen Mathews.
• Tavie W. Mathews of Monson, Maine, signed on April 29, 1886.  She was Octavia W. Mathews, daughter of Wallace's maternal uncle George Allen Mathews and Ann Jane Morrill (Nutting) Mathews
• Margaret Mathews, signed on August 4, 1915, Baltimore, Maryland
• Shailer Mathews of Portland, Maine, signed on January 29, 1881; Wallace's cousin, who was the son of Wallace's maternal uncle, Jonathan Bennett Mathews and Sophia Lucinda (Shailer) Mathews.
• Harry H. Mathews of Portland, Maine; Wallace's cousin Henry Homer Mathews, son of Wallace's maternal uncle Jonathan Bennett Mathews and Sophia Lucinda (Shailer) Mathews
• Eddie B. Mathews of Portland, Maine, signed on August 24, 1881; Wallace's cousin Edward B. Mathews, son of Wallace's maternal uncle Jonathan Bennett Mathews and Sophia Lucinda (Shailer) Mathews
• George M. Mathews of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, signed on August 3, 1912.  He was the son of Wallace's maternal cousin Leroy Mathews and wife Hattie (Morse) Mathews, and grandson of Wallace's maternal uncle George Allen  Mathews and wife Ann Jane Morrill (Nutting) Mathews.  George's brother Howard Homer Mathews also signed a page.
• Edgar J. Matthews of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, signed on January 9, 1892
• Julia F. McDaniel, signed September 1, 1881 [or September 7, 1887 - her "1"s and "7"s are very alike.  "Web-foot cousin"
• W. J. McDaniel of Portland, Oregon, signed on September 1, 1881; Wallace's cousin
• Jennie S. Merrill of Parkman, Maine, signed on November 30, 1884
• Maggie Monroe [not sure of surname], possibly of Canada, signed at Monson, Maine, on January 4, 1881
• Bell Monroe, signed at Monson, Maine, on February 14, 1881
• Lucy E. Morrill of Monson, Maine, signed at Monson Academy on January 12, 1882
• Benjamin M. Philbrick, signed August 4, 1915, Evanston, Illinois, birthday Aug 24.
• Shailer Shaw Philbrick, Grace Mathews Philbrick and Herbert Shaw Philbrick.   Herbert Shaw Philbrick and Grace Elizabeth (Mathews) were married in 1904.  Shailer Shaw Philbrick was their son.  Grace was the daughter of Wallace's maternal uncle Jonathan Bennett Mathews and his wife Sophia Lucinda (Shailer) Mathews.
• May A. Pollard, signed at Monson, Maine, in July 1881
• Clinton K. Sampson, signed on March 3, 1897
• Louisa Sampson, signed on March 2, 1897; she sketched a sailing ship
• George M. Sanborn of Boston, Massachusetts, signed at Monson, Maine, on May 15, 1882
• Barnas S. Shailer of New Gloucester, Maine, West Pownal Post Office.  He was Barnas Sears Shailer, brother of Sophia Lucinda Shailer, wife of Wallace's maternal uncle, Jonathan Bennett Mathews.
• Hattie H. Shailer of New Gloucester, Maine.  She was Hattie Hale (Sawyer), daughter of Jefferson and Lydia (Crosby) Sawyer and wife of Barnas Sears Shailer, brother of Sophia Lucinda (Shailer) Mathews, wife of Jonathan Bennett Matthews, who was a brother to Wallace's mother Sarah M. (Mathews) Homer.
• H. C. Smith, signed on February 3, 1881
• S. W. Smith, signed at Monson, Maine, on February 1881
• Sarah Cecilia Sower of Philadelphia; shared a page with other people; "In memory of Pleasant house, August 25, 1899"
• Henry A. Warriner of Monson, Maine, signed on April 5, 1881
• Carrie E. Warriner, signed on April 5, 1881
• Nellie M. Wing, signed on January 12, 1882

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1870s Autograph Album of Charles E. Clark of Wells, Maine

1870s autograph album of Charles E. Clark of Wells, Maine.

The album is approximately 6-3/4" x 4" and contains the sentiments of 102 of Charles' relatives, friends and schoolmates at Franklin Academy at Dover, New Hampshire.  An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

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

Charles E. Clark was born about June 1859 at Wells, Maine, the son of Andrew Cole Clark and his second wife Rhoda (Staples) Clark.  Andrew Cole Clark signed a page as  Andrew Cole Clark on April 4, 1875.  Rhoda (Staples) Clark signed on the same day, but in a different part of the album.

Andrew Cole Clark's first wife was Esther Fidelia (Chapman), with whom Andrew had son George Albert Clark who became a physician at Portland, Maine.  George signed a page in his half-brother Charles' album, as G. A. Clark, M.D., at Wells, Maine, on June 18, 1877.

From 1913 Obituary Record of the Graduates of Bowdoin College and the Medical College of Maine:

 Following the tradition of naming a daughter from a man's subsequent marriage after a deceased previous wife, Andrew Cole Clark and Rhoda (Chapman) Clark named their daughter Fidelia J. Clark.  She signed a page in Charles' album as Delia on April 3, 1875.

On 21 February 1883 at Waltham, Massachusetts, Charles E. Clark married Alice S. Blackstone, daughter of William Collins Blackstone and Miranda (Fox) Blackstone.  Charles and Alice farmed at Wells, Maine; they had at least one child, a son Frank, born about 1885.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the signers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Thanks!

A few of the pages had a notation penciled in later that indicated the signer was dead.  Among them was the page signed by Nellie O. Bragdon of Wells, Maine, who signed a page on September 16, 1878.

One signer, A. Lizzie Hubbard of Boston, Massachusetts, signed a page on August 7 "Centennial", so presumably 1876 and pasted on a little photograph.

Another signer was L. A. Hilling, who I assume to have been Lizzie A. Hilling, the daughter of painter John Hilling, whose family lived at Wells, Maine, during the time the inscriptions in the album were acquired.  He painted images of the Old South Church of Bath, Maine, one before a devastating fire, or at least before it was apparent, one during and another when the fire was farther along.

List of the album's signers:  [Given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

• Abbie
• J. Shapley Allen of Gonic, New Hampshire, signed on November 1, 1877.  Gonic is a suburb of Rochester, New Hampshire
• Fred M. Ambrose of Byfield, Massachusetts, signed at Wells, Maine, on December 19, 1877
• Cora A. Andrews of Wells Depot, Maine
• Ella Baker of Biddeford, Maine, signed on August 18, 1876.  Penciled notation: "Dead"
• First name hard to read, but I think it's Ethan C. Baker of Biddeford, Maine
• Mrs. Hannah Bond of Lewiston, Maine, signed on August 14 [no date written]
• Tennie H. Bond of Lewiston, Maine, signed at No. 2 Riverside Street, on August 14, 1876.  Not sure of first name.
• Ada M. Bowman, signed at Franklin Academy on October 31, 1877
• Nellie O. Bragdon of Wells, Maine, signed on September 16, 1878.  Pencilled note: "dead"
• A. Charles Bragdon of Wells,  Maine, signed on February 14, 1878
• Herbert D. Caverly of Dover, New Hampshire, signed at Franklin Academy on April 4, 1877
• Ida A. Chesley of Barnstead, New Hampshire
• Charles E. Clark of Wells, Maine; album owner
• Delia, signed April 3, 1875; Charles' sister Fidelia J. Clark
• Rhoda S. Clark, signed on April 4, 1875; Charles' mother Rhoda (Staples) Clark, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Littlefie
• A. C. Clark, signed on April 4, 1875.  Andrew C. Clark, Charles' father.
• M. Addie Clark of Wells, Maine, signed on October 25, 1875
• Nellie Clark of Wells Depot, Maine, signed on April 30, 1878
• G. A. Clark, M.D., signed at Wells, Maine, on June 18, 1877; Charles half brother Dr. George Albert Clark, who practiced medicine at Portland, Maine
• Elmer J. Cole of Newton Centre, Massachusetts, signed on February 1, 1878
• O. A. Cole of Newton Centre, Massachusetts, signed on August 13, 1875
• Herman F. Decatur of Dover, New Hampshire, signed on April 4, 1877
• Mrs. M. J. Dill of Deering, Stroudwater, Maine [now Portland, Maine], signed on August 14, 1876.  Possibly Mary Jane (Hatch) Dill, wife of Cyprus L. Dill.
• Frank E. Doe of Durham, New Hampshire, signed on April 6, 1877
• John T. Donovan of Alton Bay, New Hampshire, signed on April  3, 1877
• DeWitt C. Durgin, signed at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, on October 4, 1876
• Cora Eaton; shared a page with Mabel Moore; signed March 29, 1881
• Rachel V. Ford of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, signed on February 5, 1878.  Rachel V. (Seymour) Ford, wife of Hiram H. Ford.
• Hattie M. Frazier of Dover, New Hampshire, signed at Franklin Academy
• K. E. Furber of Dover, New Hampshire, signed on May 23, 1877
• Eddie L. Furber of Wolfeborough, New Hampshire, signed on September 30, 1876
• Eliza R. Furber of [?] Cottage, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, signed on September 26, 1876
• Nettie S. Getchell of Wells Depot, Maine, signed on May 1, 1878
• M. Annette Goodwin of "The World", signed on February 7, 1878
• Jennie Hatch of Wells Depot, Maine, signed on April 28, 1878
• Walter G. Hatch
• Eddie J. Hatch of Wells Depot, Maine
• Lydia J. Hatch of Wells Depot, Maine, signed on May 15, 1875
• H. Fannie Hatch of Wells, Maine, signed on April 17, 1875
• Ella J. Hatch of Wells Depot, Maine, signed on April 28, 1875
• Susie F. Hill, signed on November 30, 1876
• L. A. Hilling of Wells, Maine, signed on September 5, 1877.  Presumably Lizzie A. Hilling, daughter of artist John Hilling and Nancy J. (Hayes) Hilling.  The family moved from Wells, Maine, to Bath, Maine.  In 1902 at Boston, Massachusetts, Lizzie married George E. Smith, who was born at Somersworth, New Hampshire.
• H. W. Hobbs of Wells, Maine, signed on October 26, 1877
• A. Lizzie Hubbard of Boston, Massachusetts, signed on August 7, "Centennial", so presumably 1876.  She pasted a small photograph of herself on the page and signed the initials B.H.D [not sure of D], perhaps a school.
• Fred Hurd of Dover, New Hampshire, signed on "77-4-10"
• George I. Jenness of Dover, New Hampshire, signed on APril 4, 1877; Charles' schoolmate
• Almie J. Kelsey of Nottingham, New Hampshire, signed on October 31, 1877.  Possibly Alma J. Kelsey
• Lewis E. Keyes, Jr.
• E. Adelaide Libby of Wells, Maine, signed on October 23, 1875
• Charles Lindsey, Jr. of Wells, Maine, signed on April 29, 1878
• Henry O. Littlefield of Wells Village, Maine, signed on October 25, 1875
• George Littlefield of Wells, Maine; middle initial possibly W
• A. H. Littlefield of Wells, Maine, signed in November 1876; initials could be H. H.
• Thatcher E. Littlefield of Wells Depot, Maine
• Arthur H. Littlefield of Wells, Maine, signed on November 23, 1876
• Ethel A. Littlefield of Wells, Maine, signed on October 10, 1878
• Emma Lord of Wells, Maine
• Joseph H. Lord of Wells Depot, Maine, signed on May 5, 1878
• Annie W. Lord of Biddeford, Maine, signed at Wells, Maine, on August 8, 1877
• Alice F. McClary, "the Vermonter", signed on August 27, 1877.  Presumably Alice Flora McClary, born about 1857 at Peacham, Vermont, daughter of Ira L. and Mary (Staples) McClary; future wife of Sidney A. Stevens
• Jasper R. McDaniel of Durham, New Hampshire, signed on September 17, 1877
• Vienna I. McDaniel of Durham, New Hampshire, signed on September 20, 1877.  Vienna Ione McDaniel
• S. J. McDuffie, signed at Dover, New Hampshire, on April 5 [no year written]
• Edward C. Miller of Kennebunkport, Maine
• Mabel Moore; shared a page with Cora Eaton; signed March 29, 1881
• Fannie M. Newell of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, signed on October 20, 1876
• James R. Newell of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, signed on October 29, 1876.  He spelled it Wolfboro'.
• M. Abbie Nute of Madbury, New Hampshire
• George W. Osborne of Rochester, New Hampshire, signed on September 11, 1877
• Paul A. Pathe of Dover, New Hampshire, signed at Franklin Academy on September 10, 1877.
• Sarah A. Pike of Dover, New Hampshire
• James A. Piper of Dover, New Hampshire, signed on September 11, 1877 at Franklin Academy
• Abbie A. Pope of Wells, Maine, signed on October 27, 1875
• Etta Rankin, signed at Wells, Maine, on November 28, 1876
• C. C. Richardson of Alton, New Hampshire  Penciled notation: "dead"
• Willie Roberts of Dover, New Hampshire, signed on April 6, 1877
• M. P. Robinson, signed on June 18, 1877.  Pencilled notation: "dead"
• Daniel Rollins, signed on 6 April 1877
• Extremely faint, but appears to be Charles H. Sanderson of Cheshire County, West ?, New Hampshire.  Not sure about given name and not sure of the "West" - could be part of a longer word.  Perhaps the Charles H. Sanderson, born about 1858, who was a druggist clerk in the 1880 Census of Rochester, New Hampshire
• Frank M. Smith of Rochester, New Hampshire
• Frederic E. Smith of Dover, New Hampshire, signed on September 10, 1877 at Franklin Academy
• Annie Staples of Dedham, Massachusetts, signed on July 28, 1876
• Emma Staples of Dedham, Massachusetts
• Ida M. Staples of Dedham, Massachusetts, signed at Oakdale on August 11, 1876
• Frank Stevens of Dover, New Hampshire, signed on September 24, 1877 at Franklin Academy
• Lilie E. Stevens of Dover, New Hampshire, signed on October 22, 1877
• Addie C. Stevens of Wells Depot, Maine, signed on November 29, 1878
• Hobbs Storer of Wells Branch, Maine, signed on May 5, 1875.  Presumably Isaac Hobbs Storer, born 11 March 1858 at Wells, Maine, son of Isaac Littlefield Storer and Elizabeth (Hobbs) Storer.
• Samuel W. Tetherly of Wolfborough, New Hampshire.  His wife, Almira B. (Tuttle) Tetherly, signed the right facing page.
• Myra B. Tetherly, signed at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, on October 18, 1876.  Almira B. (Tuttle) Tetherly; her husband Samuel W. Tetherly signed the left facing page.
• Willis E. Tetherly of Wolfeborough, New Hampshire, son of signer Samuel W. Tetherly, signed in September 1876.  Willis drew a locomotive and railcar.
• M. E. Tobey of Boston, Massachusetts, signed on September 4, 1877
• H. F. Towle of Epsom, New Hampshire, signed at Wells, Maine,  on October 26, 1875; Charles' teacher.  Presumably Harry Freeman Towle, born at Epsom, New Hampshire; educator in New England and New York
• Cynthia E. Wells, signed at Wells Beach, Maine, on February 5, 1878
• Sadie E. Wells of Wells, Maine, signed on December 11, 1877
• Jennie Wendell
• Addie G. Wendell of Dover, New Hampshire
• Olando R. Wiggins of East Barrington, New Hampshire, Green Hill.  Son of George and Sophia Wiggins
• Joseph A. York, signed at Wells, Maine, on April 24, 1878
• J. Lang Young, signed at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, on October 5, 1876
• Edward L. Young of Madbury, New Hampshire, signed on April 4, 1877
• Walter H. Young of Madbury, New Hampshire

Wells, Maine


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1880s Autograph Album of Sarah A. Swift of Sidney, Maine

1880s autograph album that I believe belonged to Sarah A. Swift of Sidney, Maine, daughter of Enoch and Sally (Bacon) Swift.

It's possible that the album belonged to another Sarah A. Swift of this large family.

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

Sarah Ann Swift was born 7 March 1836.   I don't believe she ever married.  She was working as a housekeeper at Lewiston, Maine, at the time of the 1900 Census.  She died 19 April 1919 at Lewiston, Maine and is buried with her parents at the Reynolds Cemetery at Sidney, Maine.

The album is approximately 7-1/4" x 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of over 50 of Sarah's relatives and friends in Maine and Massachusetts.  An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

The album contains some pages of beautiful scenery, such as the illustration of Mount Washington below.  It's unlikely to be the Mount Washington in New Hampshire that I climbed as a kid.

The mountain below is more likely to be Mount Washington or one of the other Presidential Mountains in New Hampshire.

See the rest of the images of scenery at the end of this post.

The people below specified a relationship with Sarah, but there were many others.

1. Flora L. Swift; signed at Sidney, Maine; cousin
2. Lizzie E. Swift; signed at Sidney, Maine; cousin
3. Lillian E. Swift; signed at Sidney, Maine; niece
4. Lucy C. Milliken, New Bedford, Massachusetts; cousin
5. Lucia Ann (Bacon) Milliken, New Bedford, Massachusetts; aunt
6. Clara A. Swift; signed at Sidney, Maine; cousin
7. Mame Berry; signed at Winthrop, Maine; cousin
8. Laura A. Barr; signed at Winthrop, Maime; cousin
9. Norris; signed at West Sidney, Maine; cousin; presumably Norris Swift
10. John H. Swift; cousin; John Henry Swift of West Sidney, Maine

Sarah A. Swift's mother, Sarah Sally Bacon, was a sister to Lucia Ann (Bacon) Milliken.  Lucia, her husband Edward and several of their children and other members of their family signed pages.  Lucia signed a page on October 15, 1883.

Edward Milliken, Lucia's husband, signed a page at New Bedford, Massachusetts, on October 12, 1883.   He was born at Farmington, Maine, on 1 April 1815 and married Lucia Ann (Bacon) at Winthrop, Maine, on 27 November 1837.  Read more about Edward Milliken, blacksmith, lawyer, merchant, grocer and Massachusetts representative, and his descendants here.

Some Milliken family photographs shared by a reader.

Lucy C. (Milliken) Burt

Lucy C. (Milliken) Burt and Beatrice

Henry Burt and Beatrice

Left, Albert Milliken; right, Charles Milliken.  Both were killed in the Civil War.

Left,Edward Norris Milliken; right, Harriet Jane Milliken

Edward Norris Milliken, 1907

List of signers:  [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

• Norris; signed at West Sidney, Maine, on September 3, 1880; Sarah's cousin.  Possibly Norris Swift
• E. Dora Ames of Welchville, Maine, signed on April 3, 1886
• Lucy Avery of Plymouth, Maine, signed at Lewiston, Maine, on February 28, 1883
• Laura A. Barr, signed at Sidney, Maine, on September 8, 1880; Sarah's cousin
• Allie L. Beal of Avon, Maine, signed at Lewiston, Maine, on August 5, 1883
• Mame Berry, signed at Winthrop, Maine, on September 23, 1880; Sarah's cousin
• Mrs. S. L. Bonney of Winthrop, Maine.  She was Ida Alice (Wakefield) Bonney; her husband Samuel Lewis Bonney signed the right facing page.  Judging from the page, she went by the name Ida
• S. L. Bonney of Winthrop, Maine.  He was Samuel Lewis Bonney, whose wife, Ida Alice (Wakefield) Bonney, signed the left facing page.  His brother Fred W. Bonney also signed a page.
• Fred W. Bonney of Winthrop, Maine, signed at Turner, Maine, on April 18, 1880.  Fred Wallace Bonney was the brother of signer Samuel Lewis Bonney.
• Lottie Bonney, signed at Turner, Maine, on July 12, 1881; middle initial could be T or F or ?
• Josie J. Chapman of New Sharon, Maine, signed on February 18, 1883
• Angie C. Chapman of New Sharon, Maine, signed on February 11, 1883
• Mary J. Clark, signed at Turner, Maine, on June 15, 1880
• Hard to decipher but possibly Carrie Cross or Corrie Crass, or variant, of Lewiston, Maine
• Helen Crowell of Lincoln, Maine
• Addie E. Dawes of Welchville, Maine, signed on April 13, 1886
• Frankie Emerson of Lincoln, Maine, signed at Turner, Maine, on June 5, 1881
• Ina D. Farrington of Welchville, Maine, signed at Oxford, Maine, on April 15, 1886
• Thomas C. Faulkner, signed at Turner, Maine, on July 19, 1881
• Belle Foster of Winthrop, Maine, signed on June 9, 1880
• Emma Hinkley of Guildhall, Vermont, signed on July 20, 1880.
• Susan Hutchins of Augusta, Maine; can't decipher her middle initial, perhaps F.
• A. Hutchins, signed at Augusta, Maine, on September 12, 1880
• Mary C. Kempton of Turner, Maine, signed on July 31, 1880.  She was Mary C. (Mitchell) Kempton, wife of druggist Carlos E. Kempton, who signed the right facing page.
• C. E. Kempton, signed at Turner, Maine, on July 27, 1880.  He was druggist Carlos E. Kempton, husband of Mary C. (Mitchell) Kempton, who signed the left facing page.
• Dora M. Littlefield of Turner, Maine, signed on June 3, 1881
• Elenora S. Manson of Turner, Maine, signed on July 24, 1881
• Lizzie W. Milliken of Portland, Maine, signed on October 16, 1883
• Ellen D. Milliken of New Bedford, Massachusetts.  Ellen (Darling) Milliken was the wife of signer Eben Coolbroth Milliken, who signed the right facing page.
• E. C. Milliken of New Bedford, Massachusetts.  Eben Coolbroth Milliken, whose wife, Ellen (Darling) Milliken, signed the left facing page.  His parents Edward and Lucia Ann (Bacon) and brothers Edward Wallace Milliken, Frank A. Milliken and Lewis Elmer Milliken also signed.
• Harriet J. (Chase) Milliken of New Bedford, Massachusetts, signed in October 1883.  Harriet Jane (Chase) Milliken was born 18 March 1843 at New Bedford, Massachusetts, daughter of Joseph Tripp Chase and Hannah (Hawes) Chase.  Harriet's husband, Edward Russell Milliken, signed the right facing page.  Their daughter Lucy C. Milliken also signed a page.
• Edward R. Milliken, signed at New Bedford, Massachusetts, on October 10, 1883.  Edward Russell Milliken was born 23 July 1841 at Windsor, Maine, son of signers Edward and Lucia (Bacon) Milliken.  His wife Harriet Jane (Chase) Milliken signed the left facing page.  Their daughter, Lucy C. Milliken, also signed a page. His brothers Eben Coolbroth Milliken, Frank A. Milliken and Lewis Elmer Milliken also signed pages.

• Lucy C. Milliken of New Bedford, Massachusetts, signed on October 10, 1883; daughter of signers Edward Russell Milliken and Harriet Jane (Chase) Milliken.
• E. Milliken, signed at New Bedford, Massachusetts, on October 12, 1883.  Based on the fact that the handwriting appears to be that learned in an earlier era, I believe that this page was inscribed by Edward Milliken, born 1815 at Farmington, Maine, father of signers Eben Coolbroth Milliken and Edward Russell Milliken.
• L. A. Milliken, signed October 15, 1882.  Possibly Lucia Ann (Bacon) Milliken, born 10 September 1812 at Winthrop, Maine,  daughter of Jabez and Sally (Kimball) Bacon and wife of signer Edward Milliken. Lucia lived until 1906.
• Frank A. Milliken of New Bedford, Massachusetts, signed on October 15, 1883.  Son of signers Edward and Lucia Ann (Bacon) Milliken and brother to signers Eben Coolbroth Milliken, Edward Russell Milliken and Lewis Elmer Milliken.  His wife Mary C. (Allen) Milliken signed the right facing page.
• Mary A. Milliken of New Bedford, Massachusetts, signed on October 15, 1883.  She was Mary C. (Allen) Milliken, wife of Frank A. Milliken, who signed the left facing page.
• L. E. Milliken of New Bedford, Massachusetts, signed on October 15, 1883.  Perhaps Lewis Elmer Milliken, son of signers Edward and Lucia Ann (Bacon) Milliken and brother of signers Eben Coolbroth Milliken, Edward Russell Milliken and Frank A. Milliken.
• Mrs. Carrie E. Philbrick of Turner, Maine, signed on July 2, 1881
• Mary A. Reynolds of Sidney, Maine, signed at Lewiston, Maine, on March 25, 1883
• Mary E. Smith of Lewiston, Maine, signed on March 4, 1883
• H. E. Stowe, signed at Dover, Maine, on August 8, 1880.  Hartwell E. Stowe (1838-1908), father of signer Cora B. Stowe.  His wife Julia A. (Merrill) Stowe also signed a page.
• Cora B. Stowe, signed at Dover, Maine, on August 8, 1880.  Daughter of signers Hartwell E. Stowe and Julia A. (Merrill) Stowe.
• Julia A. Stowe of Dover, Maine.  She was Julia A. (Merrill) Stowe, wife of signer Hartwell E. Stowe and mother of signer Cora B. Stowe.
• Sarah A. Swift; album owner
• Flora L. Swift, signed at Sidney, Maine, on September 3, 1880; Sarah's cousin
• Lizzie E. Swift, signed at Sidney, Maine, in September 1880
• Lillian E. Swift, signed at Sidney, Maine, on September 10, 1880; Sarah's niece
• Clara A. Swift, signed at Sidney, Maine, on August 31, 1880
• Laura Swift, signed at Sidney, Maine, on September 10, 1880
• John H. Swift; Sarah's cousin.  He was John Henry Swift, whose wife Victoria (Wadleigh) Swift "Olia", signed the right facing page.
• Olia V. Swift of West Sidney, Maine.  She was Victoria (Wadleigh) Swift, "Olia", wife of John Henry Swift, who signed the left facing page.
• Clara E. Swift, signed at West Sidney, Maine, on September 3, 1880
• Abbie H. Thayer of Welchville, Maine, signed on April 13, 1883

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 Chestnut Street Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 Montmorency Falls, near Quebec City

 Residence of Washington Irving on the Hudson

 Charlotte Light House, Rochester, New York

 The Coal Region, near Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania

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1880s Autograph Album with Signers from Biddeford, Maine, and Kennebunk, Maine

1880s autograph album with signers from Biddeford, Maine, and Kennebunk, Maine.

The first signed page in the album is that of Bertha M. Burnham of Biddeford, Maine, but I don't know if she was the album owner or not.  Whoever it was loved Victorian scraps, particularly those of butterflies.  Bertha signed her page at Biddeford, Maine, on December 24, 1884.

Bertha's brother, Owen W. Burnham, also signed a page in the album at Biddeford, Maine, on December 30, 1884.  

Bertha and Owen were the children of Andrew Haskell Burnham and Angeline B. (Hutchins) Burnham.  I believe the Andrew H. Burnham who signed a page at Biddeford, Maine, on December 30, 1884, was the father of Bertha and Owen, Andrew Haskell Burnham.

The album is approximately 7" x 4" and contains over 30 pages of sentiments, including a page with the sentiments of multiple people.  An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

The page signed by multiple people appears to have been a musicial or religious event, I'm assuming at Biddeford or Kennebunk.  Signers include: 1) Etta M. Hopping of Paw Paw, Michigan; 2) Professor W. J. Harrington of Chicago, Illinois; 3) G. R. Sturgis of Detroit, Michigan; 4 & 5) Professor and Mrs. George of Chicago; 6) Miss Ella Maloney of Watkins, New York.

Another signer was the album owner's parson, Rev. T. P. Adams.

Among the people from the Redlon family who signed were Benjamin Emery Redlon and his wife Jerusha Atwood (Clevely) Bedlon of Kennebunk.

List of signers:  [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

• Bertha 
• T. P. Adams; pastor
• Fred W. Adams, signed at Kennebunk, Maine, on April 19, 1885
• Eliza Burke of Kennebunk, Maine, signed on March 18, 1886
• Bertha M. Burnham of Biddeford, Maine, signed on December 24, 1884.  Daughter of Andrew Haskell Burnham and Angelina B. (Hutchins) Burnham and sister of signer Owen W. Burnham
• Owen W. Burnham of Biddeford, Maine, signed on December 30, 1884. He was Owen Wilbur Burnham, born 1 December 1867, son of Haskell Andrew and Angelina B. (Hutchins) Burnham.
• Andrew H. Burnham of Biddeford, Maine, signed on December 30, 1884.  Andrew Haskell Burnham, born 19 January 1844 in Massachusetts, son of Andrew Haskell Burnham and Catherine (Crediford) Burnham.  The younger Andrew married Angeline B. Hutchins.  They were the parents of signers Bertha M. Burnham and Owen W. Burnham.
• Mary A. Cousens of Kennebunk, Maine, signed on March 16, 1885
• E. J. Cram of Biddeford, Maine.  Possibly Edwin James Cram, born 17 Oct 1846 at Parsonsfield, Maine, son of Nathan Bailey Cram and Elizabeth (Tarbox) Cram; court recorder at Biddeford; married Sarah Cleaves Lord
• Eva L. Emery of Biddeford, Maine, signed on December 30, 1884
• Jennie S. Ferguson of Kennebunk, Maine, signed on March 3, 1885.  Born 20 December 1875, daughter of John H. and Hattie W. (Holmes) Ferguson; married Granville Oliver Berry in 1900
• Lyman Furbish of Kennebunk, Maine.  He was born about 1864, son of Franklin and Mary Furbish. He married Mary S. Canney in 1889.
• Professor and Mrs. George of Chicago, Illinois
• Professor W. H. Harrington of Chicago, Illinois; shared the page with several other people
• Etta M. Hopping of Paw Paw, Michigan; shared the page with several other people
• Charlotte Hutchins of Biddeford, Maine, signed on January 3, 1885.  Possibly the Charlotte Hutchins who was born about 1844, daughter of Owen and Nancy Hutchins and sister of signer Emma Hutchins
• Emma Hutchins of Biddeford, Maine, signed on January 3, 1885.  Possibly the Emma Hutchins who born about 1859, daughter of Owen and Nancy Hutchins and sister of signer Charlotte Hutchins.
• Chester Johnson of Kennebunk, Maine, signed on March 19, 1886.  Perhaps the Chester Johnson who was born about 1876, son of Jonathan and Delia Johnson of Kennebunk
• Miss Ella Maloney of Watkins, New York
• C. M. Plummer, signed in 1887.  Charles M. Plummer, whose new wife, Alice Elizabeth (Moore) Plummer, signed the right facing page on February 18, 1887.  They had married on February 5, 1887 at Kennebunk.
• Alice E. Plummer of Kennebunk, Maine, signed on February 18, 1887.  She was Alice Elizabeth (Moore) Plummer, who had just married Charles M. Plummer, who signed the left facing page, on February 5, 1887.
• Willie H. Redlon of Kennebunk, Maine, signed on March 13, 1885.  Possibly William Howard Redlon, son of William A. Redlon and Abbie E. (Frost) Redlon.
• A. Fennie Redlon of Wells Branch, Maine
• Benjamin E. Redlon, signed at Kennebunk, Maine, on March 18, 1885.  Presumably Benjamin Emery Redlon, born 2 June 1820, son of Isaac Hancock Redlon and Mercy (Emery) Redlon.  Married Jerusha Atwood Clevely (who also signed a page); grandfather of signers Willie H. Redlon and A. Fannie Redlon
• Mrs. Jerusha A. Redlon.  She was Jerusha Atwood (Cleverly), wife of signer Benjamin Emery Redlon, who also signed a page.
• Frank Ross of Kennebunk, Maine, signed on December 30, 1886
• Sidney Ross of Kennebunk, Maine, signed on March 17, 1885
• Walter H. Small of Wells, Maine, signed on February 8, 1885.  Walter H. Small, born at Limington, Maine, on 3 June 1850, son of James Madison Small and Susan Foss (Parker) Small.  Walter's wife, Emily F. Getchell Small, signed the right facing page.
• Emma G. Small of Wells, Maine; Emma F. Getchell Small, wife of signer Walter H. Small, who signed the left facing page.
• O. H. Stevens, signed on April 25, 1885.  He was Onsville Harvey Stevens, born 1 Feb 1831 at Kennebunkport, Maine, son of Amos and Hannah (Knox) Stevens.  His second wife, Olive (Downing) Stevens, whom he married in 1870, signed the right facing page.
• Olive D. Stevens, signed on April 25, 1885.  She was Olive (Downing) Stevens, second wife of Onsville Harvey Stevens, who signed the left facing page.
• G. R. Sturgis of Detroit, Michigan; shared the page with several other people
• Hattie E. Tripp of Kennebunk, Maine, signed on March 13, 1885.  Presumably the Hattie E. Tripp who was born 27 March 1864, the daughter of John W. and Sarah (Ross) Tripp.  Hattie would marry George A. Libby.
• Ira Wells of Kennebunk, Maine, signed on March 15, 1885.  Likely Ira Hiram Wells, born about 1875 in New Hampshire, son of William and Cynthia E. Wells; brother of signers Willie Wells and Lizzie Wells.
• Mrs. C. W. Wells, signed at Kennebunk, Maine, on March 15, 1885
• Willie Wells of Kennebunk, Maine, signed on March 15, 1885; brother of signers Ira Wells and Lizzie Wells
• Lizzie R. Wells of Kennebunk, Maine, signed on March 15, 1885; sister of signers Ira Wells and Willie Wells

Biddeford [A] and Kennebunk, Maine [B]

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