Photographs of the Seeley, Mulholland and Dudley Families of Perry, Maine, and Eastport, Maine

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Photographs related to the Mulholland, Seeley and Dudley families of Perry, Maine, and Eastport, Maine.

I believe the real photo postcard, shown above and below, was sent from Margaret (Mulholland) Seeley (1849-1915), wife of Salathiel Davis Seeley (1845-1922) to her aunt, Mrs. Hannah Mulholland of Perry, Maine.

Another photograph shows a woman of a similar countenance, not identified except through the name of Frank Seeley of Perry, Maine. This may have been a cabinet photograph of Margaret (Mulholland) Seeley with her son's name on the reverse -  Frank Frederick Seeley (1875-1955).

A similar cabinet photograph with the name Frank Seeley on the reverse may have been Frank's father - and Margaret's husband - Salathiel Davis Seeley (1845-1922).

The following photograph of a winsome young girl was found with the three mentioned above. I believe she was Addie Villa Dudley (1903-1994), daughter of Herbert Dudley and Alphenia (Waltman) Dudley (1887-1966). Alphenia would marry the above-mentioned Frank Frederick Seeley (1875-1955) in 1913. I believe Addie would marry several times.

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Carte de Visite, purportedly of Susan (Perkins) Ricker Apt, "Geo. Perkins' sister; by a Boston studio; Native of Perry, Maine

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Carte de Visite/CDV of an older woman identified in a more contemporary hand on the reverse as Susan Apt, the sister of George Perkins.  The image was taken at a studio at 140 Court Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

The identification appears very similar to the handwriting of Rachel Virginia (Golding) Pottle (1915-2013).

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections requested:

There was a Susan Perkins (abt 1848-1906) with a brother George E. Perkins (abt 1855-1937), natives of Perry, Maine, and this woman did indeed marry, for her second husband, a John W. Apt (abt 1857-1927).  Her first husband was Benjamin Ricker (1844-1873).

However, this CDV seems to me to be of a woman born a generation earlier.  I'm interested to hear what readers think.  Was she the Susan Perkins described above or was she perhaps misidentified?

1824 Letter Attesting to Outcome of Vote for County Treasurer: George S. Smith, Peter Goulding, Nathaniel Stoddar(d), Timothy Stickney

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1824, Perry Maine: Selectmen Peter Goulding and Nathaniel Stoddar and Town Clerk Timothy Stickney attest to the result of the qualified town inhabitants' vote on September 13, 1824 to elect County Treasurer.  24 votes for George S. Smith.

The count was postmarked at Eastport, Maine and directed to the Justice(s) of the Court of Assessors of Washington County, presumably at the county seat in Machias, Maine.

• Peter Goulding (abt 1785-1839), Selectman of Town of Perry, Maine; also Maine's agent to the Passamaquoddy Tribe; more information here 
• Nathaniel Stoddar - Selectman of Town of Perry, Maine; Nathaniel Stoddar(d) (1758-1828); more information here
• Timothy Stickney (1776-1851); more information here
• George S. Smith, Candidate for Treasurer of Washington County, Maine - presumably George Samuel Smith (1787-1853); more information here

At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Perry qualified to vote for County Treasurer holden in said town on Monday the 13th of said month they give in the votes which were ___ [viewed ?]  by the Selectmen & counted by them in accord thereof made by the town clerk & declared in open town meeting & were as follows

For George S. Smith Twenty four 

Attested by Peter Goulding and Nathan Stoddar, Selectmen of Perry, and Timothy Stickney, Town Clerk

If you have corrections to the information above, please leave a comment so the facts may be corrected, for the benefit of other researchers.

Although the map below shows the land route between Perry and Machias, the more likely route was from Perry, Maine, to the nearby port of Eastport, Maine, and then by sea to Machias.

Photograph of Elderly Mary E. (Moore) Shaw (1823-1900) of Steuben, Maine

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Identified by a Washington County, Maine, genealogist as Mary E. (Moore) Shaw (1823-1900) of Steuben, Maine.

Mary was the daughter of Robert Moore (1762-1853) and his second wife Abiah Deane (Hall) Waite Moore (1787-1867) and the widow of Francis Robert Gould Shaw (1818-1846), who was lost at sea while master of a bark sailing to Barbados.  

If losing her husband wasn't tragic enough, Mary also suffered the loss of her only child, son Robert Shaw (1845-1853) at the age of about 8, just a few years later.

As if losing her husband and only child weren't enough, Mary also outlived her parents, her sibling Charles Moore (-1849) and her older half siblings, Louisa (Moore) Ingalls (1788-1870) and Samuel Moore (1781-1880).  Loss of that magnitude is hard to fathom.

If you have information to share on the Moore and Shaw families of Downeast Maine, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Cabinet Photograph of a Young Man; taken at the McKay studio in Calais, Maine

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Cabinet photograph of an unidentified young man; taken at the McKay studio of Calais, Maine; nothing on the reverse.

The young man may have been a resident of eastern Washington County or Charlotte County, New Brunswick.

If you recognize him from your family photographs and/or research, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

1909 Postcard Commemorating George Washington's Birthday, from Caroline B. Cox, a Calais, Maine, native then in Pennsylvania, to Miss Hattie Wharf in Calais, Maine

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1909 postcard from Caroline B. Cox, a Calais, Maine, native, then living in Easton, Pennsylvania, to Miss Hattie Wharf in Calais, Maine. 

The picture side is a tribute to the birthday of President George Washington.

Caroline B. Cox - Caroline Isabel (Boardman) Cox (1873-1945), a Calais, Maine, native, who would marry Herbert Bailey Cox in 1907 at Calais, Maine.  He became assistant to the president of the Empire Steel & Iron Company of Pennsylvania.  They later moved to New Jersey and then to Winchester, Massachusetts.

Hattie Wharf - presumably Harriet Louise Wharff (1873-1941), daughter of Thomas E. Wharff and Maria N. (Dyer) Wharff of Calais, Maine.  Hattie would marry George R. Gardner in 1922 at Calais, Maine.

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1939 Program for Sunday, February 26, 1939 at the First Congregational Church in Calais, Maine; Thomas J. W. Cornish, Minister

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Program for the worship service of Sunday, February 26, 1939 at the First Congregational Church in Calais, Maine.  Thomas J. W. Cornish (1892-1966), Minister.

This was a precarious time.  By September 1939, Canada - just across the St. Croix River from Calais - would enter World War II.

The church building in use in 1939 would burn completely in 1992; a new structure was built.

1936 Postcard Showing Site of Tidal Power Project - from Ellen in Eastport, Maine, to Miss Madeline Conlon at Hotel Wellesley in Wellesley, Massachusetts

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Postcard postmarked 1936 at Eastport, Maine, from Ellen to "Blondie", Miss Madelyn Conlon at Hotel Wellesley on Grove Street in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Ellen mentions "Fran", who is presumably also in Wellesley.

The picture side shows the site of the proposed $100,000,000 tidal power project in Passamaquoddy and Cobscook Bays, around Eastport.

Blondie,

Are you still at the grind or has Fran mapped out a new life for you by now. Let's hear all about everything. Kinda miss the fun we had - though everything is grand here. Remember me to everyone & drop me a line when you have a chance.

Ellen

If you have a theory as to the identities of Ellen, Fran or Miss Madelyn Conlon or if you have information to share on them, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

1893 Letter from John N. Young in Calais, Maine, to D. M. Gardner; re: Estate of B. Young

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December 11, 1893 letter from John N. Young in Calais, Maine, to D. M. Gardner, regarding the estate of B. Young.

Nothing written on reverse, but the paper scrap used for the letter was a form from the Custom-House, Collector's Office at Eastport, Maine.

Transcription:

Calais Dec 11.93

D. M. Gardner

Please pay Estate of B. Young twenty dollars for pasturage due me and charge same to me.

John N. Young

• John N. Young - presumably John Nelson Young (1842-1912)
• D. M. Gardner - perhaps Daniel Morgan Gardner (1834-1897)
• B. Young - possibly Benjamin Young (1813-1892)

If you have corrections and/or information to share on any of these men, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Small Notebook Given Out by J. & A. Murray of Calais, Maine; Dress Goods

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Small notebook given out as a favor by J. & A. Murray of Calais, Maine.  Importers of Cloaks, Dress Goods, Shawls and Fancy Goods; Umbrellas Re-covered and Repaired.

J. and A. Murray operated from about 1886 to 1925. The Murray brothers were natives of Glasgow, Scotland, who came to St. Stephen, New Brunswick, across the St. Croix River from Calais, Maine.  They were:

• James Murray (1855-1924)
• Alexander Purdie Murray (1858-1941)

The name Edna appears on the first page of handwriting. The item came with others from eastern Washington County, Maine, including some items that belonged to Edna Davis of Robbinston, Maine - but there's no guarantee that this notebook belonged to Edna's family.

Other possible names include: 

• Will Nash - interestingly, there was a William I. Nash (1849-1921) in nearby Robbinston, Maine
• ? Johnson - possibly Malk Johnson - who may have been Malcolm Johnson (1841-1918) of Calais, Maine
• W? Holland - Winny, Wm., ?
• E? Gove - Earn, Ern, Em?

If you can tease out other possibilities for any of these names or if you have information to share, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

1922 Commencement Program of Shead Memorial High School in Eastport, Maine

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1922 commencement program of Shead Memorial High School of Eastport, Maine.

Mentioned below:

• Allen G. Chaffey, President - Allen Gilman Chaffey (1903-1977)
• David R. Rutherford, Vice President - David Ronald Rutherford (1902-1992)
• Eugenie E. Adams, Secretary - Eugenie Elmyra Adams (1903-1940)  
• Ethel M. Savage, Treasurer - Ethel May Savage - possibly Ethel Savage (-1981)

Mentioned below, right:

• Doris Stuart, Salutatory - - perhaps Doris Stuart (1904-1984)
• Harry Victor Gilson, Essay - Harry Victor Gilson (1904-1992)
• Richard Baltzly, History - possibly John Richard Baltzly (1906-1983)
• Sara Agnes Butler, Essay - Sara Agnes Butler (1902-1963)
• Allen Gilman Chaffey, Prophecy - Allen Gilman Chaffey (1903-1977)
• Helen Josephine Matthews, Essay - Helen Josephine Matthews (1903-1987)
• David Ronald Rutherford, Gifts - David Ronald Rutherford (1904-1992)
• Edward Russell Stoddard, Valedictory - Edward Russell Stoddard (1905-1996)
• E. M. Beale, Superintendent - Eunice (Mower) Beale (1883-1970), wife of William C. Beale

Class Roll

• Eugenie Elmyra Adams (1903-1940) - married Roscoe M. Pike in 1924
• Richard Baltzly - possibly John Richard Baltzly (1906-1983)
• Carrie Bayliss (1905-1971) - married Heber Gerald Brooks in 1928
• Anna Mary Beale (1903-1991) - married Mr. Dullnig
• Arline Virginia Bennett (1902-1999) - married Pierce A. White in 1925
• William Reid Bibber, Jr. (1903-1953)
• Sara Agnes Butler (1902-1963) - married William Todd Murchie in 1923 and Willard Edgar Hilton in 1938
• Roland Francis Capen (1902-1989)
• Allen Gilman Chaffey (1903-1977)
• Albert Wellington Danks (1902-1977)
• Mary Jeannette Currie (1903-1995) - married Dean Adelbert Ellithorpe in 1926 and John Gorman Dearborn in 1969
• Hazel May Dudley (1903-1990) - married Frederick Gordon Byther in 1930
• Herbert Vincent Ellingwood (1903-1986)
• Catherine Isabel Emery (abt 1901-unk) - married Richard M. Firth in 1925
• Alexander Anderson Finch (1902-1959)
• Mary Greta Furlong (1902-1987) - married Neil J. Mahoney
• Harry Victor Gilson (1904-1992)
• Frances Rolfe Gove (1904-2001) - married Fred Wren in 1922
• Arthur Carl Hadley - presumably this Arthur C. Hadley (1903-1981)
• John Paul Hogan (1904-1981)
• Pauline Claire Hurley (1903-1982)
• Horace Jonah Kemp (1903-1966)
• Joseph Edgar Kendle - perhaps sometimes seen as Kendall
• Nadine Alys Leighton (1903-1953) - married Arthur Eugene Lawrence 
• Margaret Frances Lamond (1903-2002) - married Gerald Houston Atwood
• Helen Josephine Matthews (1903-1987) - married Percy Ernest Huntley in 1923
• Mary Elizabeth MacFaul - perhaps Mary Elizabeth McFaul (1905-1971)
• Lillian Portia MacNichol (1902-1986) - married Carl Hibbard
• Mary Kathleen MacNichol (1903-1981) - married James Edward Orrell
• Walter Aloysius Nadeau  (1904-1979)
• Donald Reginald Rice (1904-1979)
• David Ronald Rutherford (1904-1992)
• Ethel May Savage - possibly Ethel Savage (-1981)
• Hazel Linwood Shaw (1904-1886) - married Raye Holman Spear
• Ralph Bernard Smith (1902-1926)
• Doris Stuart - perhaps Doris Stuart (1904-1984)
• Edward Russell Stoddard (1905-1996)
• Lester Darius Turner (1902-1985)

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1905/1906 Program of Women's Christian Temperance Union, at Willard Union in Calais, Maine

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1905/1906 program for the Women's Christian Temperance Union, W.C.T.U., at Willard Union in Calais, Maine.  

Willard Union was presumably named in honor of Frances Elizabeth Willard (1839-1938), educator and temperance reformer.

One piece of cardstock folded once into final dimension of approximately 6-1/4" by 3-1/2".  Handwriting appears on all panes.

Officers:

• Mrs. E. M. Vose, President
• Mrs. C. B. Collins, Corresponding Secretary
• Mrs. Thomas Boyd, Recording Secretary - perhaps Margaret (Cockburn) Boyd (1844-1919), second wife of Thomas Boyd (1841-1914)
• Mrs. J. D. Bates, Treasurer
• Mrs. Atkinson, Vice President
• Mrs. McKeller, Vice President
• Mrs. Dutch, Vice President
• Mrs. Condell, Vice President
• Mrs. Randall, Vice President

Names above:

• Mrs. W. S. McKellar
• Mrs. William Woods
• Miss Winifred Vose (1879-1976), would marry Everett Richardson (1879-1969) in 1911
• Mrs. W. J. Fowler
• Mrs. Emily Dutch - presumably Emily P. (Cleaves) Dutch (1846-1909), wife of Winslow S. Dutch
• Mrs. C. B. Rounds
• Mrs. E. M. Vose, twice mentioned
• Mrs. F. N. Davis, mentioned twice
• Mrs. A. H. Eaton, mentioned twice
• Mrs. G. H. McAndrews
• Mrs. Ashley St. Clair - presumably Mary Louise (Hanson) St. Clair (1854-1928), second wife of Ashley St. Clair (1847-1929)
• Mrs. G. W. Lord
• Mrs. W. H. Nichols, mentioned twice
• Mrs. Henry Young
• Mrs. M. Armstrong
• Mrs. J. B. Allen - presumably Emily F. (Boardman) Lowell (abt 1833-1918)
• Mrs. Randall
• Mrs. E. C. Young
• Mrs. D. A. Swain
• Mrs. G. H. Condell - perhaps Barbara (Morrison) Condell, wife of George H. Condell
• Mrs. Cassie Anderson - Catherine Elizabeth (Belmore) Anderson (1850-1910), widow of Arthur Fessenden Anderson
• Mrs. C. B. Collins
• Mrs. William Henry - perhaps Louise Mauch (Hill) Henry (1873-1934), wife of William Alexander Henry (1876-1957)

Names above:

• Mrs. William Small - perhaps Eva Jane (Linscott) Small (abt 1852/1853-1935), wife of William Melvin Small (1849-1931)
• Mrs. S. D. Morrell
• Mrs. William Woods - perhaps Mary (Porter) Woods (abt 1823-1911), widow of William Woods
• Mrs. J. D. Bates, mentioned twice
• Mrs. Moses Young, mentioned twice - possibly Almira (?) Young (abt 1947-aft 1920)
• Mrs. W. H. Allen
• Mrs. G. H. McAndrews
• Mrs. Ashley St. Clair - presumably Mary Louise (Hanson) St. Clair (1854-1928), second wife of Ashley St. Clair (1847-1929)
• Mrs. W. S. McKellar
• Mrs. E. A. Hallowell
• Mrs. Thomas Boyd - perhaps Margaret (Cockburn) Boyd (1844-1919), second wife of Thomas Boyd (1841-1914)
• Mrs. Emily Dutch
• Mrs. C. B. Collins

If you can identify any of the women mentioned, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.