Orinda was from Hope, Me. She was an active , intelligent, and interesting woman. She attended the Universalist Church with her husband. She died in South Hope in 1880 at the age of 66.
Orinda Bartlett, b. 9 March 1814; m. James St. Clair. "Mother's sister Orinda was a seamstress and she used to go into different families and make the men's coats, vests, and pants. Every stitch was sewed by hand as there were no sewing machines in those days. Mother said if she (Orinda) sewed in the evening they allowed her two candles. She was smart and she worked hard and worked in her own home long after she was married." Spear, Letter 1943, p. 3
She had five children:
Thomas Jefferson-1839-1907
Leonora Adelaide-1843
Asa Payson-1847-1925
Madan King-1851
Aubert Alward-1852
Orinda Bartlett, b. 9 March 1814; m. James St. Clair. "Mother's sister Orinda was a seamstress and she used to go into different families and make the men's coats, vests, and pants. Every stitch was sewed by hand as there were no sewing machines in those days. Mother said if she (Orinda) sewed in the evening they allowed her two candles. She was smart and she worked hard and worked in her own home long after she was married." Spear, Letter 1943, p. 3
She had five children:
Thomas Jefferson-1839-1907
Leonora Adelaide-1843
Asa Payson-1847-1925
Madan King-1851
Aubert Alward-1852
Orinda was from Hope, Me. She was an active , intelligent, and interesting woman. She attended the Universalist Church with her husband. She died in South Hope in 1880 at the age of 66.
Orinda Bartlett, b. 9 March 1814; m. James St. Clair. "Mother's sister Orinda was a seamstress and she used to go into different families and make the men's coats, vests, and pants. Every stitch was sewed by hand as there were no sewing machines in those days. Mother said if she (Orinda) sewed in the evening they allowed her two candles. She was smart and she worked hard and worked in her own home long after she was married." Spear, Letter 1943, p. 3
She had five children:
Thomas Jefferson-1839-1907
Leonora Adelaide-1843
Asa Payson-1847-1925
Madan King-1851
Aubert Alward-1852
Orinda Bartlett, b. 9 March 1814; m. James St. Clair. "Mother's sister Orinda was a seamstress and she used to go into different families and make the men's coats, vests, and pants. Every stitch was sewed by hand as there were no sewing machines in those days. Mother said if she (Orinda) sewed in the evening they allowed her two candles. She was smart and she worked hard and worked in her own home long after she was married." Spear, Letter 1943, p. 3
She had five children:
Thomas Jefferson-1839-1907
Leonora Adelaide-1843
Asa Payson-1847-1925
Madan King-1851
Aubert Alward-1852
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