To celebrate Mother's Day, The New England Historic Genealogical Society has created a special exhibit honoring the mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers of staff members.
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Margaret Kirby (1857 - 1921) Margaret married Edward Cahill, an Irish immigrant. They lived in Jersey City, New Jersey and Hoboken and she bore ten children, one of whom, Cora Marie, born in 1889, went on to marry artist/ad man Maurice Collette. They had four children, one of whom, Mary Jane, married Thomas R. Wilcox and they had three sons. |
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Una Smith Sturgis This is a photo of Sam Sturgis' grandmother Una. Sam is Coordinator of Database Development. |
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Celina Lavallée This is a photo of Michael Leclerc's great-great grandmother Celina. Michael is the Director of Special Projects. He also publishes the Societies eNews Newsletter. |
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Photo is of Lynn Betlock's grandmother Erna Vernig. Lynn is the Managing Editor of New England Ancestors magazine. |
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Helen Armenia Everest (c1832-1878) The first two photos are of Helen Armenia Everest, Julie Otto's great-great grandmother's sister. In the first photo she is sitting with her daughter Kittie Tallmadge Rice (1862 - 1922) Eugenia Rachel Everest (1839-1928) The third photo is of Eugenia, Julie Otto's great-great grandmother, wife of George Follett |
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Anna (Dager) Maguire 1907 - 1986 This is a photo of Jean Maguire's grandmother Anna at her wedding in 1933. Jean is the Technical Services and Serials Librarian. |
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Giovanna (Cassiani) Deluca b. 1887 Photo is of Judy Lucey's maternal grandmother Giovanna. She was born in Sulmona, Abruzzo Italy. Catherine (O'Keefe) O'Brien b. 1891 Photo is of Judy's paternal grandmother Catherine. She was born in Great Barrisway, Newfoundland. |
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Margaret Jane (Clark) Lambert (1899-1976) Photo is of David Allen Lambert's grandmother Margaret Jane (Clark) Lambert. David is the Society's Online Genealogist. |
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Roxanna (Lyon) Child (1823-1896) Photo is of Christopher Child's great-great-great-grandmother, Roxannaof Woodstock, Connecticut Born at Woodstock, 13 Nov. 1823 and died there 21 April 1896, daughter of Moses and Tryphena (Kendall) Lyon. She married at Woodstock 11 March 1845, Asa Thurston Child (1820-1859). |
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Florence Melissa (Curtis) Dearborn, 1893-1939 Florence is David Dearborn's father's mother. She was born in Salem but lived most of her life in Andover. Rebecca Esther (Banton) Dearborn, 1822-1893 David's great grandmother lived in Penobscot County, Maine. Alice Marion (Rea) Dearborn, 1864-1948 David's great grandmother lived in Andover, MA. |
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