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| "Deceased." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Deceased." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Handwritten list of deceased people. This also provided the dates for some of the deaths. | ||
| "Operations (With their Dates.)" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Operations (With their Dates.)" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Handwritten notes about the operations of the Marr family. This includes Family Medical History, for example "Age of Father at death 60yr. cause Endocarditis. Age of Mother at death 98yr. Cause Congestive Heart. Age of Sisters at Death - cause Elizabeth 14 Appendectomy, Mary 53 Cancer." This also includes a list of her current illnesses or disabilities, treatment being received, prothesis being used, and past medical history. | |
| "Great Cranberry Island (Marr Property.)" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Great Cranberry Island (Marr Property.)" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A map of the Marr Property on Great Cranberry Island. This shows Cranberry Cove, Spruce Haven, Rockledge, Pebble Cove, Western Way, Roberts/Long Point. This also shows Seal Harbor, Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Manset, Seawall, and Bass Harbor. Lastly, there is a drawing of GCI and LCI, marking the Marr Property on GCI. | ||
| "Doris Preble Marr McSorley.'' Death announcement.Added is the obituary for Doris McSorley. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Doris Preble Marr McSorley.'' Death announcement.Added is the obituary for Doris McSorley. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A death announcement for Doris Marr McSorley to be printed in the newspaper. This death announcement is very common for a obituary and it talks about her marriage, education, and about the people she is survived by. | |
| Certificate of Birth for Louise Hampton Marr Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Certificate of Birth for Louise Hampton Marr Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Certificate of Birth for Louise Hampton Marr. She was born May 16th, 1910 to Wade H. Marr and Frances Spurling. | |
| "Notes from Old Letters." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Notes from Old Letters." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A Handwritten note about the deaths in the family. This note is labeled 'Notes from Old Letter." This might have been written by Doris Marr McSorley. The notes say " Grannie Spurling 1935 NOV. Shock for years the broke her hip." and "Dad Aug 30 1944 Heart Endocarditis." | ||
| "Sacred Affection." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Sacred Affection." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A little note for William Preble that says "Sacred Affection." This note has no sender address, so there is no way to know who sent this to William. Preble died in 1905, so the card must have been sent before then. | |
| Fiftieth Anniversary of the Livermore Falls Trust Company booklet with a letter hidden inside. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Fiftieth Anniversary of the Livermore Falls Trust Company booklet with a letter hidden inside. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fiftieth Anniversary of the Livermore Fall Trust Company. This booklet has a hidden letter inside of it for a man names Clayton. This letter may have been written by Louis McSorley. This letter is basically catching Clayton on the life of the author who wrote the letter. It doesn't seem as though the letter was ever sent, or even finished. | ||
| Handwritten genealogy for Francis Spurling Marr. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Handwritten genealogy for Francis Spurling Marr. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: This handwritten genealogy about Francis Marr starts with her birth in 1885 in Portland Maine. It goes on to say she is the daughter of Benjamin Harvey and Frances Preble Spurling. It says she was educated in Boothbay Harbor School and attended Farmington State normal school. She taught in Boothbay harbor school. she got married to Wade Marr in September of 1907. | ||
| "Certificate of Endowed Care" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Certificate of Endowed Care" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Certificate of Endowed Care for C. Wilson Chamberlin. This certificate states that Chamberlin and his wife Mary Marr Chamberlin have exclusive burial rights at Gulf Pines Memorial Park. | |
| William Preble Grocery Receipt for Nettie Stanley. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  William Preble Grocery Receipt for Nettie Stanley. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A grocery store receipt for Nettie Stanley. Some items featured on this list are cans of milk, can of peaches, and coffee. The bill of about $50 was paid on July 29th, 1904. |
| William P. Preble to Nettie Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  William P. Preble to Nettie Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Grocery store receipt for N. Stanley. Some bought items are eggs, sugar and lemons. The payment for all of these items was received on July 29th, 1904. |
| Letter to Ben Spruling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter to Ben Spruling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter from J.E Welles to Ben Spurling. This letter is regarding the fishing industry. Welles mentions how it is hard to find fisherman to work out in Athens (Georgia). He then talks about deciding to not make his boat a power boat, but keep it how it is because it is greatly equipped for business. Lastly, he mentions about how if Ben wanted to come join him in the Gulf, he would figure something out, due to the lack of fisherman willing to work. [show more] |
| A letter to Capt. Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  A letter to Capt. Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter from J.E Welles to Captain Ben Spurling. In this letter he writes about the effect that the "war" is having on the fishing industry. This war being the Spanish American war. He seems to have a pretty negative outlook on the war, and believes it will have plenty of negative consequences. Lastly, he catches Ben up on his children, and about his future travels to Athens were his garden there is doing well. |
| Death announcement for Ida Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Death announcement for Ida Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: An obituary for Ida Spurling. This article says "Ida M. Spurling, 95, died April 5, 1994, at a Mount Desert Island health-care facility. She was born Sept. 20, 1998, in Jonesport, the daughter of James and Esther (Bagley) Bagley. She was a 1918 graduate of Jonesport High School. Ida is survived by her beloved husband of 54 years, Harry Spurling of Southwest Harbor and Islesford: Tow daughters and one son-in-law, Marion Dawes of Southwest Harbor and Isabelle and Welch Forbis of Spring Hill, Fla.; five granddaughters, seven great grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by two sisters, Edna Alley and Ethel Bagley; and one brother, Lloyd Bagley. Graveside funeral services will be held 10a.m Friday at Sand Beach Cemetery, Islesford. Friends who wish may make gifts in Ida's memory to the Neighborhood House, Isleford, in care of Karen Fernald, Islesford. The ferry leaves Northeast Harbor at 9:10 a.m Friday. Arrangements By Fernald Funeral Chapel, Mount Desert." [show more] | |
| Marr- Louise H. Marr Certificate of Birth. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Marr- Louise H. Marr Certificate of Birth. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Birth certificate for Louise Marr. She was born on May 16th, 1910 in Westbrook Main. She was born to Wade Marr and Frances Spurling. |
| Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter from Louise Marr about the estate of a man named Bill Chamberlin. She compares this to the managing of her sisters estate, and says "nothing the courts and lawyers do is done in a hurry." She then goes into farther detail with the pieces of property and how they will manage this. She ends the letter with a quote from the lawyers, and then adds her availability for the summer to manage this estate. | ||
| Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter from Louise Marr about the estate of a man named Bill Chamberlin. She compares this to the managing of her sisters estate, and says "nothing the courts and lawyers do is done in a hurry." She then goes into farther detail with the pieces of property and how they will manage this. She ends the letter with a quote from the lawyers, and then adds her availability for the summer to manage this estate. | ||
| Note about Ernie and Abbie's death day. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Note about Ernie and Abbie's death day. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A hand written note about the death of a man named Ernie and a woman named Abbie. This note says Ernie G died June 29th at 34 years old. its also says that Abbie died on April 15th, 1878 at 3 years and 11 months old. The author of this note is unknown. | ||
| Spurling - Benjamin Spurling Received Pay Note Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Spurling - Benjamin Spurling Received Pay Note Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Capt. Benjamin Spurling to Edwin L. Hodgdon Sr. to Labor Planting Garden. Edwin worked 19 hours and earned $.25 an hour. There was a received pay discount of $.75 and so he earned a total of $4. |
| Stanley - Nathan S Stanley Account for the Schooner Lizzie Maud. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Stanley - Nathan S Stanley Account for the Schooner Lizzie Maud. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: An account receipt for Nathan Stanley on the schooner Lizzie Maud. This slip shows a payment of $3000 for 1/16th of the schooner, insurance, assessments, and a check of balance! | |
| Allen - Lincoln Allen account on the schooner Lizzie Maud Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Allen - Lincoln Allen account on the schooner Lizzie Maud Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Lincoln Allen's account on the schooner Lizzie Maud. This slip shows a payment for insurance, cash paid by check, and other boat related payments. The Lizzie Maud was a schooner that travelled around the Cranberry Isles, the Lizzie Maud wrecked in 1904 and the shipwreck is frequently visited. | |
| Bills on Ben Spurling's House. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Bills on Ben Spurling's House. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A receipt for the work done on Ben Spurling's home. Some examples of the work he had done was shingles, painting, papering. He also had to pay for labor worked. This note also mentions that he ways $2.50 in rent per month, and that the rent is due in nine months. This item is not signed or dated, but Ben Spurling was alive during the late 1800's so the date can be assumed to be around that time. | ||
| Letter to a friend. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter to a friend. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter to Fannie Spurling from her friend named Addie . This letter is mostly just Addie catching Fannie up on the latest news. Addie tells Fannie about about weddings, her mother, and also asks about Fannies summer. She signs it "Love to all, Addie" | ||
| Receipt For Rent Money. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt For Rent Money. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A receipt for received rent money from Ben Spurling. This note says " Rec'd from B.H Spurling fifty dollars for rent of house in full to May 1st, 1886." The name of the person who signed the paper cannot be read. |