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Category: Genealogy
2 Jun 1880 CENSUS: Haskell Family
Maine, Androscoggin, East Livermore. According to the 1880 Census, Rose M. Haskell, 1, was living with her parents , Charles T. Haskell, 35, and Josie F., 29, at the farm of her paternal grandparents, (Charles M. (59) & Abigail (58) Haskell) in East Livermore, Maine. Rose’s brothers and sisters in 1880 were: Ada May, 7;…
17 Jun 1880 CENSUS Emery Orson Lane
Maine, Kennebec, Winthrop Village, LANE Family According to the 1880 Census, Emery Orson, 22, was a boarder in the home of Daniel and Mary Gale of Winthrop. He was employed as a farm laborer. If Emery Orson was 22 in 1880, then his birth year would be 1858. This is different than the information from…
Between 1874 and 1885 Emery Orson Lane
RESIDENCE: LOWELL, MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS “When a young man, he went to Lowell, Mass., where with two sisters, he lived in a boarding house owned by — Hacket, an aunt. He became a journeyman carpenter, but in winter he worked in a hat factory, or at building caskets.” SOURCE: Lane, Frank C. & Lane, Roger.N., Ancestry…
1874 Emery Orson Lane
EMERY ORSON IN SCHOOL Emery Orson Lane was “Educated at Kent’s Hill.” SOURCE: Lane, F.C. & Lane, R.N., Ancestry and Descendants of James Lane of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1966, pp 32-33. He is listed as a “Gentleman Student” on page 10 of the Fifty-third Annual Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary,…
18 Jun 1870 CENSUS Emery Orson Lane
Maine, Kennebec, Readfield, LANE Family According to the 18 Jun 1870 CENSUS, the family remained in Readfield, Maine. George M. Lane, 40, is listed as a farmer with real estate valued at $2,000 and personal effects valued at $790. His wife, Ellen M., 34, was “keeping house.” Their children in 1870 included: Mary E., 14,…
6 DEC 1860: BIRTH OF EMERY ORSON LANE
Emery Orson Lane was born in Readfield, Kennebec, Maine on 6 Dec 1860 to George Milton Lane and Ellen Maddocks Lane. He was the third child, and the firstborn son. “Born 8 Dec 1860 (he said 6 Dec) at Readfield.” SOURCE: Lane, Frank C. & Lane, Roger N., Ancestry & Descendents of James Lane of…
Tidbits of Interest
“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.” Thich Nhat Hanh An interesting article: “Emotional Genealogy” Clark or Clarke…
22 Dec 1975 DEATH OF MOSES ALVIN CLARK
Maine, Franklin, Farmington. Moses Alvin Clark lived in the Franklin Manor Nursing Home for the last years of his life. According to Death Certificate #7510132, he died 22 Dec 1975, and was buried 24 Dec 1975 at Lakeview Cemetery in Wilton, Maine. He was 95 years old. SOURCE 1: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index,…
11 May 1940 CENSUS Moses Alvin Clark
Maine, Franklin, Wilton, Walker Hill Road. In 1940, Moses was 59. He valued his farm at $3,500. He stated that he had completed 8 grades of school. The family had lived in the “same house” in 1935. Clara, 57, also stated that she had completed 8 grades of school, and that she was working on…
6 May 1930 CENSUS Moses Alvin Clark
Maine, Franklin, Wilton Town, Walker Hill Road. By 1930, Moses was 49, owned his farm without mortgage, and owned a thriving dairy farm operation. Clara May, 47, worked as a housekeeper, probably keeping the books for the business as well as raising and canning the family’s food. The census indicates that she had no occupation…