Many of these pictures are from the Gilbert family homestead, thought lost forever and recently rediscovered.
Dudley COLEMAN (1805 – 1865) was Alex’s 4th Great Grandfather, one of 32 in this generation of the Shaw line.
Dudley Coleman was born 17 Nov 1805 in Vassalboro Maine. His parents were Joseph COLEMAN and Mary CROSS. Dudley married Cynthia Maria RICHARSON 29 Oct 1829 in China, Kennebec, Maine. Dudley died 25 Sep 1865
Cynthia Maria Richardson was born 18 May 1811 in Vassalboro, Maine and died 9 Mar 1899 at the residence of her daughter Susannah Hathaway in Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota and is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater.
Children of Dudley and Cynthia:
8. Elvira, 7. Charles, 6. Eliza and sitting 1. Cynthia Maria Coleman
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Coleman Children August 1906
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1908 — 9. Seth Coleman standing, 4. Roxanna Coleman Lovejoy, 6. Eliza Coleman, 8. Elvira Gilbert, on step, Belle and Eleanor lill Sholes, Emma Coleman and Etta
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Dudley Coleman Children Aug 16, 1906: Standing 9. Seth & Emma, Sitting 8. Elvira, 4. Roxanna
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1. Cynthia Maria Eastman Coleman (1830 – 1897) m. 1 Dec 1857 Augusta, Maine to Daniel Foster
2. Guilford Dudley COLEMAN (See his page)
3. Susannah Richardson Coleman(1834 – 1916) m. 23 Jun 1852 Vassalboro to Calvin Hathaway
Children of Susannah and Calvin:
iv. Effie and v. Addie Hathaway in Stillwater, MN
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i. Elbridge C. Hathaway (1853 – bef. 1860)
ii. Alice H. Hathaway (1854 – 1856)
iii. Willis Hiram Hathaway (1859-1929) m. Mary Josephine Woods.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hathaway
Photo Courtesy of Margaret Gilbert PetersonWillis’ daughter Carrie Belle Hathaway 3 years — birth Feb 21 1897 Stillwater, MN
Photo Courtesy of Margaret Gilbert PetersonWillis’ son Franklin “Frank” Woods Hathaway b. 26 Sep 1899 in Minnesota
Photo Courtesy of Margaret Gilbert Petersoniv. Elizabeth B. ” Effie” Hathaway (1863-1917); m. 6 Jan 1890 Stillwater, Minnesota to John Burnham Northey
Effie Hathaway age 19 years May21, 1882
Photo Courtesy of Margaret Gilbert Petersonv. Adalide “Addie” Eastman Hathaway (1866-1921) Adalide didn’t married and lived her whole life in Stillwater.
Hathaway Stillwater, MN
Photo Courtesy of Margaret Gilbert Petersonvi. Harry Lincoln Hathaway (1869-1935) m.7 Nov 1893 Minnesota to Emma Herrn
vii. Calvin Hathaway (1871-bef. 1880)
viii. Annie Shakespere Hathaway (1874-1882)
4. Roxanna “Roxie” Parmenter Coleman (1835 – 1926) m1. 20 Apr 1854 to Augustus Plummer; m2. 5 Sep 1863 Kennebec, Maine to Charles R. Church; m3. 22 Aug 1869 to Marcellus Lovejoy
5. Judith Coleman (1836 – 1898) m. bef. 1863 to Milton Lapham
6. Eliza Ann Coleman (1837 – aft. 1930) m. 1858 Edward Lang
Eliza Coleman Lang
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Eliza Ann Coleman Lang
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Eliza Ann Coleman Lang
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Eliza Coleman Lang Studio at 513 Congress St
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Eliza Ann Coleman Lang in her 90’s
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Eliza Coleman Lang, her daughter Belle Lang Cropley, and her granddaughter Lill Dunham Shales
Children of Eliza and Edward
i. Rosetta Hotten Lang (1859-aft. 1920) m1. 14 Nov 1877 to John F. Dunham; m2. Oscar Franklin Skillings; m3. 20 Mar 1920 in Westbrook, Main to her cousin Seth Elison Gilbert
ii. Edward M. Lang (1865-1932) ; m. 1888 to Ella M. Freeman
Edward Lang Jr
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iii. Charles Elden Lang (1872-1961) m. 12 Sep 1894 to Ruth E. Merrill
Ed and Charley Lang
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C E Lang age 20 1892
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iv. George Burnnham Lang (1873-1970) m. 3 Jun 1896 to Fannie Foster Cobb
George and Fanny Lang
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v.Eliza Belle Lang (1876-aft. 1960) m. 16 Sep 1896 Alton Irving Cropley
Belle Lang Cropley
Photo Courtesy of Margaret Gilbert PetersonBelle Lang Cropley
Photo Courtesy of Margaret Gilbert PetersonBelle Lang Cropley
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7. Charles Richardson Coleman (1841 – 1911) m1. 25 Nov 1865 Vassalboro to Mary E. Gardiner; m2. 12 Jun 1904 Vassalboro to Augusta “Abbie” Stewart
Charles Richardson Coleman
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Charles R Coleman 57 years taken Dec 21, 1897
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A Poem Charles R Colman wrote to celebrate his ninetieth birthday
Children of Charles and Mary
i. Effie Hathaway Coleman (1866 – 1937) m. 8 Jan 1887 in Augusta Maine to Duncan Christopher Walker
Effie Walker and children: left to right Nellie Edna Walker, Ralph Waldo Walker and Elsie May Walker May 12, 1917 Newton, Mass.
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Effie Coleman Walker taller women
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Ralph Waldo Walker (1895 – 1935)
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Mr. and Mrs. (the former Rosa Marie Shurll) Ralph Walker — Boston July 1924
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ii Lillian May Coleman (1869 -1946) m. 21 Sep 1889 to Charles F. Connor
Lillian Coleman Connor
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Lillian and Charles F Connor and their daughter Aline – June 1906
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Charles, Aline and Lillian Connor June 14, 1913
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iii. George Weston Coleman (1876 -1923)
George Weston Coleman 21 yr 1 mo 29 days taken Dec 21 1897
George Coleman, Mr Whitney, Stella Perry — At Camp Meeting July 1913
iv. Harvey Alexander Coleman (1879 – 1880)
8. Elvira Brown (Alvira, Vi) Coleman (1845 – 1930) m. 25 Nov 1865 Vassalboro to William Wallace Gilbert
i. Infant son Gilbert
ii. Flora M. Gilbert (1866 – 1867)
iii. Edward Leslie Gilbert (1868 – 1939) m. 2 Aug 1899 to Carrie Viola Johnson
Edward Leslie Gilbert
iv. Seth Elison Gilbert (1869 – 1939) m. 5 Dec 1892 to Elizabeth (Lizzie) M. Jones
Seth Ellison Gilbert
v. Jesse Stevens Gilbert (1872 – 1940) m. 15 Dec 1897 to Estella Blanche Sherman
Jesse Stevens Gilbert
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Left to Right Estella (1879 – 1931), Claire (1900 – 1987), Doris (1902 – 2001) and Jesse Gilbert before 1909 when Perry was born
Gilbert kids: Perry (1909 – 1978), Ivan (1920 – ), Claire, Alice (1918 – 2001), Doris in Vassalboro.
Gilbert Siblings: Perry, Ivan, Claire, Doris, Alice
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9. Seth Richardson Coleman (1847 – 1936) m. 2 Jun 1871 Cedar, MN to Emma Theresa Miars
Seth Coleman
Seth R and Emma Miars Coleman
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Jul 4 1907 — Picture of Seth R with Cow and Minneapolis friends by Old Mississippi River
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Seth and Emma Coleman
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Seth R Coleman 4 of July taken with horse and Minneapolis friends
Seth R Coleman May 18 1909 age 80 years
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Seth R Coleman Dec 14 1911 (See postcard description)
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Seth R Coleman Postcard – No Whiskers!
Seth and Emma Coleman from a postcard
1922 Seth R Coleman and intended grandaughter Champlain taken in Minnesota Jul 4
Children of Seth and Emma
i. Lula May Coleman (1873 – 1952) m. 19 Jan 1893 to James Edward Henry
ii. Hale Sylvester Coleman (1875 – 1955) m1. Isabella Armstrong; m2. Edith Hagen; m3. Mary Houtte\
iii. Vernon Pratt Coleman (1888 -1946) m. 16 Aug 1922 Minnesota to Alice Christine Gagnelius
Seth and Vernon Coleman
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10. Eleanor Coleman (1850 – 1861)
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