Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum
Description
John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, used a sheet of lined paper to record the birth and death dates and exact ages at death of his four children who predeceased him.
The calculations around the page are his figures on the number of years and, in one case, months, and days each of the children lived.
The text reads: Annie from July 1 1855 to Aug 30 1889 is 34 years; Elmer Ellsworth from May 25 1860 to Oct 15 1870 is 10 years; Frank Martin Born July 6th 1862 died a babe; Mabelle Martin from May 15 1866 to March 25 1899 is 33 years li 32 years 10 mos 10 days.
Martin and his wife, Clara Cary Martin, (1836-1902) were survived by two children, Ada (1851-1923) and John Martin Jr. (1857-1929)
About This Item
- Title: John Martin note on children's deaths, Bangor, ca. 1899
- Creator: John Martin
- Creation Date: circa 1899
- Subject Date: circa 1899
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 17.6 cm x 17.9 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1972; 1997.16.4; loose
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Bangor (Me.)--History
- Daughters--Maine--Bangor
- Diaries
- Family members--Maine--Bangor
- Martin, John, 1823-1904
- Mount Hope Cemetery (Bangor, Me.)
- Scrapbooks
- Sons--Maine--Bangor
People
- Martin, Ada
- Martin, Annie
- Martin, Clara Cary
- Martin, Elmer Ellsworth
- Martin, Frank
- Martin, John
- Martin, Mabelle
- Martin, Jr. , John
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