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| Samuel Sewall Greeley (1824-1916) |
According to the back of the photo, this is my second great grandfather at about 85 years old sitting at the fireside of the home of his daughter's parents-in-law: Henry Clay Copeland (1832-1912) and Sarah (Lowell) Copeland (1833-1916), who lived on Main Street in Calais, Maine.
Following shows how I descend from my maternal grandfather's grandparents:
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Ethel May Greeley m. Lowell Copeland
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Lowell Townsend Copeland
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My mother
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Me
Awesome photograph! He looks so comfy there. And the details in the photo are amazing too - the rocking chair in the foreground, the candelabra on the fireplace, and the tiny chair next to the fireplace opposite your 2nd great-grandfather. Very cool!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photo! You can really get a sense of what the room was like. I'm also curious about who wrote the note of the back. The wobbly writing--and the crossed out date--suggest that someone was trying really hard to accurately label it after much time had passed.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both of you. I love the detail of this photo. It makes me wish I knew him! I must remember to ask my mother to try to identify the handwriting on the back of the photo. It's possibly my grandfather's handwriting.
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I'm writhing with jealousy that you have so many photos of your ancestors! Very cool photo too... for that candelabra above the fireplace kind of looks like a menorah, heh (I've been attempting to kind out about my paternal grandfather's family, so I'm in a "Jewish" mode, heh).
ReplyDeleteI have Greeleys in my family tree too, btw... descended from Andrew Greeley (1617-1697), who married Mary Moyse-- I suspect you are too. Their daughter Mary married Ephraim Winsley (the name would change to Winslow around the turn of the 18th century).
Karen, yes that candelabra does look like a menorah. (My other blog is about my husband's Jewish roots.) And yes, Andrew Greeley (1617-1697) is my 8th great grandfather.
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