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Description
Aubrey Lee Ferguson (July 22, 1887 - Oct. 27, 1918), son of J. N. and Jennie Ferguson, was a graduate of Ricker Classical Institute and an accomplished pianist. He toured the country and published some popular songs.
A native of Mapleton, he continued to work and live in the area as a businessman and manager of the "Family Theatre."
After being rejected by the U. S. Army, in 1917 he joined Canada's 236th Overseas Battalion, "The New Brunswick Kilties."
He died in England of influenza in 1918.
About This Item
- Title: Aubrey Lee Ferguson, Mapleton, ca. 1917
- Creation Date: circa 1917
- Subject Date: circa 1917
- Location: Mapleton, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Dimensions: 13 cm x 8 cm
- Object Type: Image
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- 236th Overseas Battalion
- Army
- Family Theatre
- influenza
- New Brunswick Kilties
- Ricker Classical Institute
- theater
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Haystack Historical SocietyPO Box 306, Mapleton, ME 04757
(207) 764-6085
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