Photo Friday – Baker, Chadbourne, Collins, & Cragg

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 014
By Don Taylor

This week, for Photo Friday, I researched the people in five photographs from the Linwood Dyer Collection. This collection includes hundreds of photos, documents, and genealogies of people who lived in Scarborough, South Portland, and Cape Elizabeth, Maine. I desire to research the images and reunite the photos with family members who may have never seen the photo. The originals in this collection are held by the Scarborough Historical Society.

David Keith Baker, c. 1942

The photo identifying information includes:

Photo of David Baker as a young man.
David Keith Baker, c. 1942
  • Handwritten on the Back is, “David Baker.”
  • With the photo were six newspaper clippings related to David Keith Baker.
  • Three clippings include photos of David at age 26, 40, and probably in his late 50s.

According to his obituary

  • David Keith Baker was a composer, pianist, and music teacher who lived in New York when he died in 1988.
  • He was the son of Richard Mason and Theodora Cooper Baker.
  • He graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School.
  • He served in the Navy during WW II.
  • His sister, Sally Baker McAllaster survived him.

Ancestry has three public trees that refer to David Keith Baker. Family Search has profile GXW7-5PX for David K Baker, son of Richard Mason & Theodora (Cooper) Baker. I uploaded his photo to his Family Search Memories.

Chadbourne woman, Sanford, Maine, circa 1895.

Photo of a woman sitting in a chair circa 1895
Cadbourne wome from Sanford, Maine.

The photo identifying information includes:

  • This cabinet card was taken at the F. C. Philpot Studio, Sanford, Maine.
  • Handwritten on the back is “Chadbourne.”

What I learned about this photo.

  • The 1900 US Census indicates there were 8 females enumerated in Sanford, York County.
    • Flora M Chadbourne, 40, wife of Bernard.
    • Mary H Chadbourne, 38, wife of George.
    • Ruth M. Chadbourne, 78, Mother of George.
    • Georgie Chadbourne, 51, divorced, mother of Nila.
    • Nila E Chadbourne, 18, Daughter of Georgie.
    • Gertrude Chadbourne, 24, Boarding with Joseph E Dovons.
    • Priscilla A Chadbourne, 25, (apparent) wife of Lester.
  • Ira A Chadbourne, 2, (apparent) daughter of Lester.

The 1893 Sanford Directory lists Fred C. Philpot as a photographer. He also appears in many Sanford Tribune newspaper articles.  

I believe that Ruth was too old to be the woman in this photo and that Ira was too young. However, depending on when this cabinet card was taken (1880-1910), it could be any of the other six women. I searched for photos of the six women by name and a Google Lens search for the photo and did not find a match to this photo.

I have not identified the individual in this photo sufficiently to upload to either Family Search or Dead Fred, so I only uploaded it to my Flickr Photostream.

Amy Collins, Caribou, ME, circa 1897.

The small photo (image size 2.25” x 2.25”) identifying information includes:

Photo of a woman, Amy Collins of Caribou, Maine.
Amy Collins of Caribou, Maine, ca. 1897.
  • The photographer was Flag & Plummer, 138 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME.
  • Handwritten on the back is, “Amy Collins, Caribou, ME.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • The 1900 US Census lists Amy Collins, age 33, living in Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, with her brother William and mother Mary Collins.
  • Maine Vital Records indicate that Amy Collins died on 22 Nov 1900 in Caribou.
  • Newspaper Search found:
    • 1895-09-26 – Aroostook Republican – Amy returned to Maine General Hospital.
    • 1896-07-16 – Aroostook Republican – Amy visiting from Portland.
    • 1896-07-30 – Aroostook Republican – Amy returned to Maine General Hospital.
    • 1897-09-02 – Aroostook Republican –Amy recently graduated from nurse’s training at MGH and returned to Portland.
    • 1897-09-09 0 Aroostook Republican – Amy visited friends in Limestone.
    • 1898-05-05 – Aroostook Republican – Amy visited Mrs. Geo H. Smith at Presque Isle.
    • 1898-05-26 – Aroostook Republican – Amy was the nurse in charge of Mr. Page’s care.
    • 1900-11-15 – Aroostook Republican – Amy is very ill with typhoid fever.

Amy Collins of Caribou traveled considerably between Cumberland and Aroostook counties.

I have been unable to find any other Amy Collins in Maine during the late 1800s. As such, I believe this photo is of Amy Collins, born on 23 April 1867 to David and Mary (Hart) Collins.

Ancestry has nine public trees that refer to Amy Irene Collins and Family Search has profile LDLD-6SC for her.  I am not 100% certain that this photo is of this specific Amy Collins, so I uploaded this to Dead Fred.

Beatrice Cragg, circa 1910 (age 14?)

Photo of a young woman, Beatrice Cragg of Portland, Maine.
Beatrice Cragg, circa 1910 (age 14?)

The photo identifying information includes:

  • The photographer is “The Lamson Studio, Portland, Me.”
  • Handwritten on the back is “Beatrice Cragg, Portland, Maine.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • The 1910 US Census lists 14-year-old Beatrice B Cragg, daughter of John F & Isabel J Cragg. The household also includes John’s nephew, Louis H Cragg. They are the only two Craggs listed in the City Directories from 1910 to 1925.
  • Maine Birth Records indicate that Beatrice Baker Cragg was born on 7 August 1895 in Portland.

Ancestry has no public trees but does have one private tree that refers to Beatrice Baker Cragg. Family Search has profile GFSG-LJ2 for Beatrice. I uploaded this photo of Beatrice to her Family Search Memories.

Three women, Ina, Ginny, & Grace, aboard the “Dalmatia,” 1971.

Photo of three women at a dining table on a ship.
Ina, Ginny, & Grace aboard the Dalmatia – 1971

The photo identifying information includes:

  • Printed on the front is ms-Dalmatia.
  • Handwritten on the back is, “Ina, Ginny Grace – board ‘Dalmatia.’”
  • Also handwritten on the back, “Feb 1971.”

What I learned from researching this photo:

  • ShipIndex.org has 44 ship citations for Dalmatia. Most were built in the 1800s and were not in service in 1971.
  • The photo looks like three women, Ina, Ginny, & Grace in their 30s.

Without surnames, I am unable to identify any of them.

I only include the individual’s photo here. Please contact me using the comment form below for a higher quality (4060 × 2658) image.

Conclusion

  • I identified two individuals and uploaded their images to their Family Search Memories.
  • One photo was probably identified. But not being 100% certain I uploaded her photo to Dead Fred.
  • One photo is probably one of six different women. I uploaded her photo to my Flickr Photostream.
  • Finally, one photo has three unidentified women.

I would love to hear your reaction if any of these photos are of your family member. Especially if this photo is of a loved one for whom you hadn’t seen this photograph before.

Due to software limitations, the images uploaded to Family Search, Dead Fred, and Flickr have higher quality than those linked here.

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Photo Friday – Dyer, Libby, Pillsbury, & Talbot

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 13
By Don Taylor

This week, for Photo Friday, I tried to identify the people in five more photos from the Linwood Dyer Collection. This collection includes hundreds of photos, documents, and genealogies of people who lived in Scarborough, South Portland, and Cape Elizabeth, Maine. I desire to reunite the photos with family members who may have never seen the image. The originals in this collection are held by the Scarborough Historical Society.

Linwood Dyer, 1983

The photo identifying information includes:

A photo of Linwood Dyer, circa 1983, He has a "mutton chops" beard and quite long hair.
Linwood Dyer, circa 1983.
  • [No photographer or studio was noted.]
  • Lynwood [sic] Dyer – Director – Choreographer – Set Designer.
  • Gypsy – Portland Lyric Theatre – Feb 17-Mar 12, 1983.

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • When I first saw this photo, I was surprised. I’ve seen many photos of Linwood Dyer, but never of him sporting mutton chops. But yes, looking at his eyes and facial shape, it is definitely Linwood Dyer.

Family Search has profile G8D8-BBK for Linwood. I uploaded this photo to his Family Search Memories.

Lucy Libby, circa 1900.

The photo identifying information includes:

  • The photographer is H.M. Smith, Portland, ME.
  • Handwritten on the back it says, “Mrs. Lucy Libby, Portland, Maine.
Photo of a woman, probably in her 60s, named Lucy Libby.
Lucy Libby, circa 1900.

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • The 1890 Portland City directory lists two “Mrs. Lucy E. Libbys”.
    • One’s home is on Congress, beyond Broad, Stroudwater.
    • The other lived at a boarding house at 104 Oak.
    • However, it does not list H.M. Smith as a photographer.
  • The 1900 Portland City Directory lists Howard M. Smith as a photographer. It also lists the two Lucy E Libbys.
    • Lucy E., widow of Amos, h. 1532 Congress
    • Lucy E., widow of Edmund P., h. 17½ Forest av.
  • The 1900 US Census lists
    • Lucy E Libby living at 1532 Congress with her brother-in-law, Lewis Skillin. His wife is Hattie. Lucy is 63 years old.
    • Lucy E Libby living at 17½ Green Street. She is 66 years old, widowed, and living with her is her 46-year-old son, Augustus.
    • Lucy A Libby, wife of Samuel Libby, living at 5 Prospect Street. She is 66 years old.
    • Another Lucy E Libby, age 22 is boarding at 108 Federal. She is married and her apparent husband is Walter H Libby.
  • Other findings:
    • Find a Grave lists, Lucy Ellen (Trickey) Libby (1836-1917), whose husband was Corp Amos Libby (1834-1861) and whose sister was Harriet “Hattie” Trickey Skillin.
    • US Marriage records indicate that Lucy E Winslow married Edmund P Libby on 3 July 1853.
    • Lucy Ann Hunnewell married Samuel Libby on 21 November 1860. The couple lived at 5 Prospect Street in Portland in 1900. Both she and Samuel died in 1902. Both are buried in Scarborough, Maine.

I believe this photo is of either Lucy (Trickey) Libby or Lucy (Winslow) Libby taken some time about 1900, although it is possible it is a photo of Lucy (Hunnewell) Libby. Without seeing any comparison photos of Lucy I cannot determine which Lucy Libby this is a photo of. I uploaded this photo to Dead Fred. Hopefully, a family member of either Lucy Libby will be able to confirm a positive identification of the woman in this photo.

Unknown Man.

The photo identifying information includes:

  • The front says McKenney, 12 Market Sqr. Portland.
  • The card is about 2.5” x 4.0,” with rounded corners at the bottom, suggesting it is a carte-de-visits from about the 1870s.
Photo of a young man, probably in his 20s that has not been identified.

What I learned while researching this photograph.

  • The 1880 Census lists Albert M McKenney, a photographer, residing at 12 Market Square. He is 60 and his 39-year-old wife is Louisa J. The 1881 Portland City Directory indicates A.M. McKenney’s studio and residence were both at 12 Market Square.
  • Albert was 60 in 1880, indicating he was born about 1820. The man in this photo appears to be younger than 46, so I am quite sure this is not Albert McKenney. Rather this is just the manner Albert indicated his studio’s name and location.

If you know this person’s identification and would like a higher-quality image than the web-sized image here, let me know using the comment form below.

(Probably) John Pillsbury of Boston, MA

The photo identifying information includes:

  • The photographer is Conly, 465 Washington St., Boston
  • Handwritten on the back is “John? Pillsbury”

What I learned when researching this photo:

Photo of a man in his 30s or 40s.
(Probably) John Pillsbury of Boston, MA
  • The 1880 US Census indicates there were two John Pillsbury’s living in Boston.
    • John C. Pillsbury was born about 1856.
    • John D. Pillsbury was born about 1851.
  • A John H. Pillsbury also lived in Boston; he died in 1869 at the age of 35.

This photo could easily be any one of the three John Pillsbury mentioned above. Also, the name written on the back has a question mark by “John” suggesting the person making the identification wasn’t certain of the identification.

I have not identified the individual in this photo sufficiently to upload to either Family Search or Dead Fred, so I only include the individual’s photo here. If you are interested in a higher-quality image, please let me know through the comments below.

George Bird Talbot, circa 1890.

Photo of a young child, about 1 years old.
George Talbot, c. 1890.

The photo identifying information includes:

  • The photographer is Partridge.
  • Handwritten on the back is “George Talbot.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • William Partridge had a photography business in Boston by 1878, left for a few years then returned to Boston and had his studio there from 1886 to 1914.
  • I have researched George Talbot previously. (See George Bird Talbot in my “Morse (née Milliken) & Talbot” post.

I am quite certain this photo is of George Bird Talbot (1889-1973) taken when he was about one (c. 1890). I uploaded this photo to his Family Search Memories.

Conclusion

  • I identified two of the five individuals. They have Family Search profiles, so I uploaded their images to their Family Search Memories.
  • One is likely one of three different Lucy’s. I uploaded her image to Dead Fred.
  • One is possibly one of two different John Pillsbury’s.
  • Finally, I was unable to identify one individual. He remains unknown.

I’d love to hear your reaction if any of these photos are of your family member. Especially if this photo is of a loved one for whom you hadn’t seen this photograph before.

Due to software limitations, the images uploaded to Family Search and Dead Fred have a higher quality image than those linked here.

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Ancestor Sketch – John Huber – Take 2

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Don Taylor

Howell-Darling Project
Darling-Huber Line
52 Ancestors
By Don Taylor

#014 – John Huber (1880-1948) – Swiss Immigrant

I was beginning to review the life of my wife’s 2nd great-grandfather, Jakob Huber when I discovered that the information regarding his son, John Huber, was corrupted in my database. I decided before I continued with Jakob, that I should fix the sources I have for John. I wrote about John nearly 10 years ago, so I decided to also look for new facts and rewrite my Ancestor Sketch for John.

Introduction

Photo of John Huber cropped from his wedding photo - 1905
John Huber – 1905

John Huber was born on 09 Sep 1880 in Windlach, Zürich, Switzerland (the first child of Jakob Huber and Katharina Stuhlinger). He had four siblings, namely: Ernie, Hermann, Frieda, and Alfr (Alfred?). On 02 Mar 1905, he married Bertha Barbara Trümpy, (daughter of Bernhard Trümpi and Bertha Koch) in New Glarus, Green, Wisconsin. He died on 05 Oct 1948 in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan.

John immigrated when he was about 20 years old and settled in New Glarus, Wisconsin, where he married. He and his new wife migrated to Alabama for six years and then moved to James Township, Saginaw County, Michigan.

John Huber is found in my Howell-Darling-2024 Ancestry public trees[1] and is Family Search profile LKBJ-1ZR.

List of Grandparents

Birth

John Huber was born on 9 September 1880 in Windlach, Zürich, Switzerland, the first child of Jakob and Katharina (Stuhlinger) Huber. He had four (known) younger siblings, Ernie, Hermann, Frieda, and Alfred.

Immigration

John came to America in 1901. Family oral history said he left his family in Switzerland “in a huff” leaving behind his inheritance in the Swiss farm. He settled in New Glarus, Green County, Wisconsin, a Swiss Colony that existed there since the mid-1840s.

Marriage

Photo showing Gebert Huber, Anna Altman, Johann Huber and Bertha Trumpi.
Wedding photo – John & Bertha (Trümpi) Huber, 1905.

John married Bertha Barbara Trümpy, an immigrant from Glarus Canton, Switzerland, on 2 March 1905, probably at the Swiss Church in New Glarus in an ecclesiastical ceremony by Rev. A. Roth. Their wedding photo also shows Gebert Huber (probable best man) and Anna Altman (probable maid of honor). The 1905 Census indicates that John and Bertha were lived in nearby Primrose, Wisconsin.

In 1908, they had their first child, Florence Wilma Huber. Sometime in 1808 or 1809, John and Bertha moved to Elberta and Josephine, Alabama. Their son, Clarence Eduard Huber was born on 24 December 1909 in Alabama.

Farming in Alabama was hot, much hotter than they imagined. Also, Bertha didn’t care for the many bugs they encountered. According to family legend, John became a hobo, “riding the rails” for some time. After a bit, he came back to Bertha and said Michigan was the place they would move to. They moved to Michigan sometime between 1916 and 1918.

Censuses

Photo of John Huber, circa 1940s.
John Huber, circa 1940s.

The 1920 Census found John owned his mortgaged home. He was a farmer, married to Bertha, and had two children at home, Florence and Clarence.

The 1930 Census found John living on St. Charles Road with his wife and son Clarence. (Florence married Robert Harry Darling in 1929.) John was a poultry farmer and owned his farm.

The 1940 Census found John still on the farm in James Township, Saginaw County, Michigan.

Military Service – WW I

The 38-year-old John registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Saginaw County, Michigan. His physical description is that he was of medium height, slender, with brown hair and blue eyes. It also says he had lost one eye. He did not serve.

Military Service – WW II

On 27 April 1942, the 62-year-old registered for the draft in Saginaw County, Michigan. His physical description was 5’ 8½”, weight 136 lbs., black hair, hazel eyes, and a badly burned right hand. Again, he did not serve.

Death/Burial, etc.

Funeral Card of John Huber (1880-1948).

John died at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan, from “a lingering illness” (Myocarditis). His funeral was at Gugel’s Funeral Home and was officiated by Rev. Fred Davis. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw, Michigan.

Events by Location

  • Switzerland, Zürich, Windlach                        1880 – Birth
  • Alabama, Baldwin, Elberta and Josephine   1910 to 1918
  • Michigan, Saginaw, James Township            1918-1948
  • Michigan, Saginaw, Saginaw                           1948 – Death
  • Wisconsin, Dane, Primrose                             1905
  • Wisconsin, Green, New Glarus                       1905 – Marriage
  • Wisconsin, Green, York                                    1905

Actions / Follow-up

  1. Do a Deep Dive into John Huber’s immigration.
  2. Find the property record for their purchase of the farm in Alabama.
  3. Find the property record for their purchase of the farm in Michigan.
  4. Learn about the lives of his four siblings.
  5. Rev A. Roth performed the “ecclesiastical” wedding ceremony for John & Bertha. Who was he?
  6. Gebert Huber was apparently John’s best man at his wedding in New Glarus, Wisconsin. Investigate and determine the relationship between the two men.

Sources

  • 1910 Census, Various, Alabama, Baldwin, Elberta & Josephine, ED 13, Sheet 6A, Line 18 – John Huber, Head. “United States Census, 1910”, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK3V-1WJ : Sun Mar 10 23:12:24 UTC 2024), Entry for John Huber and Bertha Huber, 1910.
  • 1920 Census, Various, Michigan, Saginaw, James Township, ED 164, Sheet 4B, Line 57 – John Huber, Head. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ73-B91.
  • 1930 Census, Various, Michigan, Saginaw, James Township, ED 73-18, Sheet 7A, Line 3, John Huber, Head. Accessed 12 April 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7MM-LFZ.
  • 1940 Census (A), Ancestry, 1940 – Michigan, Saginaw, James Township – Place: James, Saginaw, Michigan; Roll: T627_1811; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 73-18. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=85074302&indiv=try.
  • Find a Grave, John Huber – Memorial #128729761. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128729761/john-huber: accessed April 17, 2024), memorial page for John Huber (9 Sep 1880–5 Oct 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 128729761, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Don Taylor (contributor 47627546).
  • Funeral Card, John Huber )1880-1948). Personal Collection – Digitized 21 Apr 2015.
  • Geo. A. Ogle & Co., Standard atlas of Saginaw County, Michigan, (1916), Internet Archive, James Township – Image 50 of 144. https://archive.org/details/2743484.0001.001.umich.edu/page/50/mode/2up?q=James.
  • Lutheran (Alabama), Baptism Certificate, Clarence Eduard Huber – 26 Mar 1910. Lutheran (Alabama), Baptism Certificate, Ancestry Family Trees.
  • Michigan, Dept of Public Health, Death Certificate, John Huber (1880-1948). Collections Homepage› State Government Records› Michigan Department of Health› Disease Control, Records and› Death Records›1948›Saginaw County› A-M› Huber› 005240492_01100.
  • Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry, John Haber (1880-1948). Accessed 24 April 2024.
  • Saginaw Cemetery Management Search (City of Saginaw), Internet, Huber, John – (No Image) Lot O-116-S464. Cemetery Occupant Name:  Huber, John – Date of Death: 10/5/1948 | Date of Burial: 10/7/1948 | Age: 62. https://bsaonline.com/.
  • Saginaw News, Genealogy Bank, 1948-08-09, Page 17 – Pvt. Clarence Huber.
  • Saginaw News, Genealogy Bank, 1948-10-05, Page 19, Huber, John.
  • Saginaw News, Genealogy Bank, 1968-03-23, Page A10 – Obituaries – Huber, Mrs. Bertha B.
  • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry, John Huber – 9 Sep 1880.
  • U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry, John Huber – 9 Sep 1880. Accessed 24 Apr 2024.
  • Wisconsin Marriage Records; Johana Huber and Bertha Trunpe [Trümpi], 02 Mar 1905.
  • Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Jacob Huber – Primrose, Dane, Wisconsin. Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Census, 1905. Microfilm, 44 reels. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin.

Endnotes

[1] Ancestry Public Trees – This number changes. It is the number of trees on the day I was writing this sketch.
[2] Speculation – I have not researched this person yet to confirm any relationship or facts regarding this individual.

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Scarborough Newspapers

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Don Taylor
Photo of stacks of newspapers - via Pixabay.

I often need to research events and people in Scarborough, Maine. Historically, most Scarborough news is published by Portland papers. I have found the following sources to be useful:

Free Services

  • Advantage Preservation (via the Scarborough Public Library) has issues of the Scarborough Leader 1995 through 2022 (27,538 pages) and the Current (2001-2016). Neither are all-inclusive.
  • Chronicling America (Library of Congress) has 22 Newspapers in its collections. Nine of them are Portland papers from 1798 to 1921.
  • Digital Maine has several Portland papers and Scarborough Leader from 1995-2018. 

Paid Services:

The Portland Public Library Digital Commons has an index to abstracts of several papers and they can provide images to library members.

The Ancestor Hunt is always a good source to find Maine Historical newspapers online. It is an excellent place to find what might be available.

Biddeford & Saco

Occasionally, Scarborough News is reported in the Biddeford newspapers also. The same sources can also be resources to find Scarborough News.

If you know another source for newspapers regarding Scarborough, Portland, Saco, or Biddeford, let me know through the comments section below.

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Photo Friday – Morse (née Milliken) & Talbot

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Don Taylor

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 012
By Don Taylor

This week, for Photo Friday, I identified five people in photos from the Linwood Dyer Collection. This collection includes hundreds of photos, documents, and genealogies of people who lived in Scarborough, Biddeford, South Portland, and Cape Elizabeth, Maine. I analyze the images to reunite the photos with family members who may have never seen the image. The originals in this collection are held by the Scarborough Historical Society.

Calista (Milliken) and Phyllis Morse, August 1909.

The photo identifying information includes:

Photo of Calista (Milliken) and Phyllis Morse, August 1909.
Calista (Milliken) and Phyllis Morse, August 1909.
  • The photographer was Brandt Studio, Biddeford, ME
  • Handwritten on the back in pen is “Phyllis age 5 mos. Aug 7, 1909.”
  • In another hand, written in pencil is “Kitty Morse.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • If Phyllis was age 5 months on August 7, she would have been born on March 7, 1909.
  • A quick search at Family Search found Phyllis Frances Morse, born 7 March 1909 in Biddeford, Maine. She was the 5th child of Frank Edward and Calista (Milliken) Morse.

I am confident the child in this photo is Phyllis Frances Morse, taken in Biddeford when Phyllis was 5 months old. “Kitty” is sometimes a nickname for Calista, so I believe Phyllis’ mother, Calista is the adult in this photo. I uploaded the photo to Family Search and tagged both Calista and Phyllis.

Katherine Evelyn Morse, Sept. 1903 (age 5 months)

Photo of Katherine Evelyn Morse, Sept. 1903 (age 5 months)
Katherine Evelyn Morse, Sept. 1903 (age 5 months)

The photo identifying information includes:

  • The photographic studio was “Philbrick – Biddeford, ME.”
  • Handwritten on the back is “Catherine Evelyn Morse – Age 5 Mos – Sept 23, 1903.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • Katherine Evelyn Morse was born on 22 April 1903 in Saco, Maine. She was the fourth child of Frank Edward and Calista (Milliken) Morse.

I am confident this photo is of Katherine, taken in September 1903. I uploaded this photo of her to her Family Search Memories.

Ruth Edna Morse – August 1898 (Age 5 mos.)

The photo identifying information includes:

Photo of Ruth Edna Morse – August 1898 (Age 5 mos.).
Ruth Edna Morse – August 1898 (Age 5 mos.)
  • The photographer was Philbrick, Biddeford, ME
  • Written on the back is “Ruth Edna Morse – Age 5 Mos. Aug 28/98.”
  • “To Aunt Laura.”

Why I believe this photo to be of Ruth Edna Morse.

  • Family Search quickly found Ruth E Morse living in Saco, Maine. Her parents were Frank Edward and Calista (Milliken) Morse. Ruth was born on 28 March 1898, which corroborates the August 28, 1898, date.

Frank Morse had a sister, Laura Georgieanna (Morse) Milliken. (Calista did not have a sibling named Laura.)

I am confident this photo is of Ruth Edna Morse taken in August 1898. I uploaded it to her Family Search Memories.

George Bird Talbot, circa 1895.

Photo of George Bird Talbot, circa 1895.
George Bird Talbot, circa 1895.

The photo identifying information includes:

  • The photographer is Conly, 465 Washington St. Boston.
  • Handwritten on the back it says, “George Talbot – son of Emma Morse Talbot.

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • My search of Family Search for a George Talbot whose mother was Emma Morse found two results that are likely the same person.
  • Emma Boyden Morse is a sister of Frank Edward Morse whose photos I’ve found previously so having a photo of her child in the same collection is likely.
  • A review of Ancestry trees for George Bird Talbot found 8 public trees, none indicate that George Bird had a twin.
  • A review of Ancestry trees for Walter George Talbot found none born on 17 Oct 1889. So, I believe the Family Search entry for Walter is in error.

I am quite certain this photo is of George Bird Talbot (1889-1973) taken when he was about six years old (c. 1895). I uploaded this photo to his Family Search Memories.

George Bird Talbot, c. 1907.

A photo of George Bird Talbot, c. 1907.
George Bird Talbot, c. 1907.

The photo identifying information includes:

  • The photographer is “Philbrick [Studio], Biddeford, ME.”
  • Handwritten on the back is “George Talbot (Norwood, Mass).”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • Family Search identifies George Bird Talbot, born 17 Oct 1889 in Massachusetts. He appears in the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 Censuses living in Norwood, Mass.
  • The young man in the photo appears to be about 18 years old, suggesting the photo was taken about 1907. According to Biddeford History, Newland Philbrick operated a photographic studio in Biddeford in 1907.

I am quite sure this photo is of George Bird Talbot, circa 1907. I uploaded this photo to his Family Search Memories.

Conclusion

I identified all six individuals. All have Family Search profiles, so I uploaded their images to their Family Search Memories. Due to software limitations, the images uploaded to Family Search have higher quality than the images here.

I would love to hear your reaction if any of these photos are of your family member. Especially if this photo is of a loved one for whom you hadn’t seen this photograph before.

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