1922 Putnam Family Reunion
Putnam Family Reunion, Houlton, ME approximately 1922
Putnam Family Reunion, Houlton, ME approximately 1922-Numbered
It is a photo of a Putnam family reunion that took place in the early 1920's based on the age of some of the people in the photo. Someone, possibly Amos or Cora, has written who everyone was on the back. There are some discrepancies in the first row, but this is genealogical gold. I'll list who everyone is below and comment on how I am related to the ones I know.
Front Right to Left
Ruth Hannigan
1. Ruth Hannigan
My 3rd cousin, once removed. Daughter of Frederick Olanzo and Clara Hannigan. She would have been about 13 in the photo.
Clara Hannigan
2. Clara Hannigan
Wife of Frederick Olanzo Hannigan, my 2rd cousin twice removed. Her estimated age in the photo is 38.
Cora Putnam
My Great Grandmother. She would have been about age 50.
Madge and Amos Weldon Putnam
4. Madge Putnam
Wife of my Great Uncle Frank Houlton Putnam, age 31.
5. Amos Weldon Putnam
Son of Frank Houlton Putnam and Madge Putnam, age 1.
Margaret Putnam
6. Margaret Putnam
My Great Aunt, was married in 1924 so this photo was taken before that. She was about 27 in the photo.
Joyce May Putnam
7. Joyce May Putnam
Daughter of Frank Houlton Putnam and Madge Putnam. Joyce died in 1926 at the age of 5 and this is the only photo I've seen of her. Here she was about 2.
Bella Putnam
8. Bella Putnam (Mrs. Mel)
Wife of Mellen D. Putnam, my 1st cousin, 4 times removed. She would have been about 57 in the photo.
Gertrude Putnam
9. Gertrude Putnam (Mrs. Harry)
Wife of Harry L. Putnam, my 1st cousin, 3 times removed. She would have been about 58 in the photo.
Jennie Putnam
10. Jennie Putnam (Mrs. Tom)
Wife of Thomas Packard Putnam, my 1st cousin, 3 times removed, I believe Tom died before this photo was taken. She would have been about 59 in the photo.
Annie Barnes
11. Annie Barnes
Wife of Charles Putnam Barnes, my 1st cousin, 3 times removed. Her estimated age would have been 51.
Friend of Jennie Putnam and Annie Barnes
11A. Friend of Jennie Putnam and Annie Barnes
Doesn't seem to be a relative
Charles Barnes?
12. Child, Charles Barnes?
I do not think this was Charles as he died in 1917, five years before this photo was likely taken. It is more likely his brother Francis "Frank" Barnes. He is the son of Charles Putnam Barnes and Annie Barnes and would have been my second cousin, twice removed. He would have been about 8 years old at the time of this photo.
Margaret Barnes
13. Child, Margaret Barnes
Daughter of Charles Putnam Barnes and Annie Barnes and would have been my second cousin, twice removed. She would have been about 11 years old at the time of this photo.
Gertrude McIntyre
14. Gertrude McIntyre (Polly Gohr)
Daughter of Bert and Sally McIntyre. My 2nd cousin, twice removed and would have been about 19 in this photo. She married Edwin Gohr in 1927.
Mary Archibold
15. Mary Archibold
Daughter of Bernard and Emma Putnam Archibold. She was my 3rd cousin twice removed and would have be about 6 in the photo.
Alice Porter
16. Alice Porter
Sister to Sally Porter McIntyre. She was my first cousin 3 times removed and would have be about 52 in the photo.
Jotham Pierce
17. Jotham Pierce
Son of Leonard and Anna Putnam Pierce. He was my second cousin twice removed and would have been about 4 in the photo.
Ruth Archibald?
17A. Ruth Archibald?
This child wasn't labeled in the photo but given the age and some other factors I beleive it was Ruth Archibald. daughter of Bernard and Emma Putnam Archibold. She was my 3rd cousin twice removed and would have be about 8 in the photo.
Emma Putnam Archibald
18. Emma Putnam Archibald
Wife of Bernard Archibald. Emma Ruth Putnam was my second cousin 3 times removed and would have be about 38 years old in this photo.
Maria P. Burnham
19. Maria P. Burnham
The daughter of Amos and Christina Wormwood Putnam. She was my 2nd Great Grandaunt and would have been about 76. She died later in 1922.
Ted Cotton
20. Ted Cotton
I believe this is Edward Burnham Cotton, son of Alvin Cotton and Margaret Louise Burnham (#21 Margaret Cotton). He was my Second Cousin, twice removed and would have been about 7 years old in the photo.
Margaret Cotton
21. Margaret Cotton
Daughter of John Burnham and Maria Burleigh Putnam (#19 Maria P. Burnham). She was my first cousin, 3 times removed and would have been 36 when the photo was taken.
Ann Porter
22. Ann Porter
Her full name was Margaret Ann Porter and she was the daughter of Andrew Porter and Polly Cook Putnam. She was my first cousin, 3 times removed and would have been 51 when the photo was taken.
Cary Cotton
23. Cary Cotton
son of Alvin Cotton and Margaret Louise Burnham (#21 Margaret Cotton). He was my Second Cousin, twice removed and would have been about 3 years old in the photo.
Leonard Pierce
24. Leonard Pierce
Son of Leonard and Anna Putnam Pierce(#25). He was my second cousin twice removed and would have been about 6 years old in the photo.
Tib Putnam Pierce
25. Tib Putnam Pierce
I think this is Anne Witchell Putnam Priece, daughter of Frank Lewis Putnam and Anna Jane Donnell. She was my first cousin, 3 times removed and would have been 36 when the photo was taken. Not sure why they labeled her as Tib.
Alice Putnam Rose
26. Alice Putnam Rose
Daughter of Frank Lewis Putnam and Anna Jane Donnell. She was my first cousin, 3 times removed and would have been 37 when the photo was taken.
Francis Pierce
27. Francis Pierce
Son of Leonard and Anna Putnam Pierce(#25). He was my second cousin twice removed and would have been about 3 years old in the photo.
Elizabeth Putnam
28. Elizabeth Putnam
I believe this is the daughter of Aaron Putnam (#49) and Maria Hacker Putnam. She was my third cousin, twice removed and would have been around 4 years old in the photo.
Cordelia Putnam
29. Cordelia Putnam
Daughter of Fred Lysander Putnam (#34) and Mary Alice Pearce. She was my third cousin, twice removed and would have been around 12 years old in the photo.
Beatrice Putnam Wiley
30. Beatrice Putnam Wiley
Daughter of Albert Temple Putnam and Cordelia W Putnam. She married John O. Willey (#37) on June 28th, 1922, therefore this picture must have been taken after that.
Mae Cleveland
31. Mae Cleveland
Don't know who this is. I have yet to come across any Clevelands tied to the family. I'll keep hunting and hopefully find the connection.
James Archibald
32. James Archibald
Son of of Bernard and Emma Putnam Archibold. He was my 3rd cousin twice removed and would have be about 10 in the photo. James eventually became a Supreme Court Justice for the State of Maine.
Albert Putnam
33. Albert Putnam
Son of Bernard and Emma Putnam Archibold. He was my 3rd cousin twice removed and would have be about 9 in the photo.
Back Left to Right
Fred Putnam
34. Fred Putnam
Son of of Albert Temple Putnam and Cordelia W Putnam. He was the father of Cordelia Putnam (#29) and Albert Putnam (#33). He was my second cousin 3 times removed and would have been about 42 in the photo.
Charles P Barnes
35. Charles P Barnes
Charles Putnam Barnes was the son of Francis Barnes and Isa Angeline Putnam. He married Annie Maud Richardson (#11) and 6 children. Their two youngest, Margaret (#13) and Frances (#12) are in the picture. He was the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Court. He was my first cousin, 3 times removed and would have been about 52 years old at the time of the photo.
36. Bernard Archibold
36. Bernard Archibold
Husband of Emma Ruth Putnam (#18). They were the parents of Mary (#15), Ruth (#17A) and James (#32). He worked as a lawyer, which may explain way his son went into law. He was likely 41 at the time of the photo.
John O. Willey
37. John O. Willey
Husband of Beatrice Putnam (#30). He was about 31 when the photo was taken.
Varney Putnam
38. Varney Putnam-Uncle Henry’s Brother
Son of Amos Putnam and Christina Wormwood. He was my 2nd Great Granduncle and would have been about 83 in the photo. The Henry they mentioned was likely his brother Henry Harrison Putnam who died in 1921. It looks like the Oldest person in the photo was holding the youngest, Benjie Putnam, who was probably not even a year old yet.
Benjie Pierce
39. Benjie Pierce
The youngest person in the photo, Benjamin Putnam Pierce was the son of Leonard Pierce and Anna W. Putnam (#25). He was my second cousin, twice removed and would have been about 10 months old in the photo.
Clarence Pierce
40. Clarence Pierce
Father-in-law to Anna W. Putnam (#25) and grandfather to Leonard (#24), Jotham (#17), Francis (#27) and Benjamin (#39). He would have been about 74 in the photo.
Porter McIntyre
41. Porter McIntyre
Son of Bert McIntyre (#45) and Sally Porter (#42). He was my second cousin , twice removed and would have been about 17 at the time the photo was taken.
Sally Porter McIntyre
42. Sally Porter McIntyre
She was the wife of Bert McIntyre (#45) and the daughter of Andrew Harris Porter and Polly Cook Putnam. Sally was my first cousin, 3 times removed and would have been 49 years old when the photo was taken.
43. The person who documented the names on the photo skipped number 43.
Justin Rose
44. Justin Rose
Justin was the husband of Beatrice Putnam Willey (#30) and would have been about 31 when the photo was taken.
Bert McIntyre
45. Bert McIntyre
He was the husband to Sally Porter McIntyre (#43) and would have been about 54 in the photo.
Ned Putnam
46. Ned Putnam
I don't know who Ned was. I haven't found a Ned or Edward in the tree yet. It may be that Ned was a nickname or I just haven't explored that branch of a tree yet.
Albert Putnam
47. Albert Putnam (Fred’s Father)
Albert Temple Putnam was the son of Lysander Putnam and Ruth Fall Libby. He was my first cousin, 4 times removed and would have been about 85 in the photo.
Dr. Harry Putnam
48. Dr. Harry Putnam
Was the son of Lyman O. Putnam and Martha Ann Packard. He was my first cousin, 3 times removed and would have been 59 in the photo.
Aaron Putnam
49. Aaron Putnam
Was the son of Albert Temple Putnam and Cordelia Putnam. He was my second cousin, 3 times removed and would have been 36 in the photo.
Varney Pierce
50. Varney Pierce (Evelyn’s Father)
This is a bit of an odd one. Varney was the great uncle of Cordelia (#29) and Albert (#33) Putnam through their mother. He would have been 75 in the photo.
Amos Putnam
51. Amos Putnam
Was my Great Grandfather. He would have been 59 at the time of the photo.
Mellen Putnam
52. Mellen Putnam
Was the son of of Lysander Putnam and Ruth Fall Libby. He was my first cousin, 4 times removed and would have been about 73 in the photo.
Fred Hannigan
53. Fred Hannigan (Bob Hannigan’s Father)
Fred was the son of Alonzo Hanigan and Mary Amilia Bradbury. He was my second couin, twice removed and would have been about 40 in the photo.
Robert Hanigan
54. ____ Hannigan (brother to Fred)
I am not sure what the person documenting was trying to say here. I believe this is Robert Hanigan, son of Frederick Hanigan (#53) and Clara Crawford Hanigan (#2). He was my third cousin, once removed and would have been about 15 in the photo.
Ancestry
Ancestry of those in the photo. I've added links to those I have done biographies for.
Putnam Ancestry
Aaron Putnam(1773-1849) married Isabelle Patrick(1773-1867)
Amos Putnam(1794-1849) married Christiana Jane Wormwood(1804-1894)
Levi Houlton Putnam(1820-1890) married Sara Bradbury(1820-1901)
(#51) Amos Putnam(1863-1936) married (#3 )Cora Margaret Carpenter(1872-1964)
Frank Houlton Putnam(1892-1930) married (#4) Mage Weldon(1891-1957)
(#7) Joyce May Putnam(1920-1926)
(#5) Amos Weldon Putnam(1921-1983)
(#6) Margaret Louise Putnam(1895-1978)
Lydia Trask Putnam(1822-1904) married David Hanigan(1823-1904)
Alonzo R. Hanigan(1854-1914) married Mary Amelia Bradbury(1861-1903)
(#53) Frederick O Hanigan married (#2) Clara Maria Crawford(1884-1953)
(#54) Robert F. Hanigan(1907-1985)
(#1) Ruth Madeline Hanigan(1909-2005)
Lyman O Putnam(1834-1872) married Martha Ann Packard(1836-1901)
Thomas P. Putnam(1862-1920) married (#10) Jennie C. Stevens(1864-1924)
(#48) Dr. Harry L. Putnam(1863-1934) married (#9) Gertrude M. Bass(!864-1945)
Polly Cook Putnam(1836-1920) married Andrew H. Porter(1843-1914)
(#16) Alice M. Porter(1870-1952)
(#22) Margaret Anne Porter(1871-1957)
(#42) Sally Cook Porter(1873-1954) married (#45) Birdsill Bert McIntyre(1868-1951)
(#14) Gertrude McIntyre(1903-????)
(#41) Andrew Porter McIntyre(1905-1940)
Isa Angeline Putnam(1838-1916) married Frances Barnes(1840-1893)
(#35) Charles Putnam Barnes(1868-1951) married (#11) Annie Maud Richardson(1871-1951)
(#13) Margaret Louise Barnes(1911-1984)
(#12) Frances "Frank" Barnes(1914-1986)
(#38) Varney Wheeler Putnam(1839-1930)
(#19) Margaret Burleigh Putnam(1845-1922) married John Edgar Burnham(1842-1912)
(#21) Margaret Louise Burnham(1886-1973) married Alvin Leslie Cotton(1885-1972)
(#20) Edward "Ted" Cotton(1915-1998)
(#23) Carey Howe Cotton(1919-1998)
Frank Lewis Putnam(1850-1887) married Anna Jane Donnell(1857-1920)
(#26) Alice Wiggins Putnam(1883-1973) married (#44) Justin Clark Rose(1869-1933)
(#25) Anna Witchell Putnam(1886-1980) married Leonard A. Pierce(1885-1960)
(#24) Leonard Augustus Pierce(1916-2005)
(#17) Jotham Donnell Pierce(1918-1990)
(#27) Francis Madigan Pierce(1919-1990)
(#39) Benjamin Putnam Pierce(1921-2000)
Lysander Putnam(1806-1886) married Ruth Fall Libby(1809-1895)
(#52) Mellen D. Putnam(1849-1925) married (#8) Belle Ida Bell(1865-1942)
(#47) Albert T. Putnam(1852-1937) married Cordelia W. Putnam(1858-1915)
(#34) Fred Lysander Putnam(1880-1974) married Mary Alice Pearce(1886-1978)
(#29) Cordelia Putnam(1911-1994)
(#33) Albert Pearce Putnam(1913-1966)
(#18) Emma Ruth Putnam(1884-1948) married (#36) Bernard Archibald(1881-1942)
(#32) James Putnam Archibald(1912-2006)
(#17A) Ruth Archibald(1914-1945)
(#15) Mary Cordelia Archibald(1916-1997)
(#49) Aaron Albert Putnam(1886-1968) married Maria L. Hacker(1890-1969)
(#28) Elizabeth Putnam(1918-2010)
(#30) Beatrice Hannah Putnam(1896-1995) married (#37) John O. Willey(1891-1989)
Others
(#11A) Unknown, friend of Jennie Stevens Putnam and Annie Richardson Putnam
(#31) Mae Cleveland
(#40) Clarance H. Pierce(1848-1933) married Francis E. Madigan(1851-1908)
Leonard A. Pierce(1885-1960) married (#25) Anna Witchell Putnam(1886-1980)
(#24) Leonard Augustus Pierce(1916-2005)
(#17) Jotham Donnell Pierce(1918-1990)
(#27) Francis Madigan Pierce(1919-1990)
(#39) Benjamin Putnam Pierce(1921-2000)
(#46) Ned Putnam
Abraham Pearce(1798-1850) married Fanny Cook(1807-1870)
Joseph C. Pearce(1843-1926) married Harriet E. Williams(1848-1926)
Mary Alice Pearce(1886-1978) married (#34) Fred Lysander Putnam(1880-1974)
(#29) Cordelia Putnam(1911-1994)
(#33) Albert Pearce Putnam(1913-1966)
(#50) Varney Pearce(1847-1924) married Myra Anna Hussey(1851-1941)
Evelyn Pearce(1882-1956)