Nellie was the last child born to Hezekiah Dodge Byard and his wife, Maria Trussell and her Byards had lived in Sedgwick, Maine since about 1768 when her GGrandfather, Robert Byard bought land in Maine. The land where Robert and his wife, Abigial Glover Byard settled and raised their family is still named on Maine maps as Byard's Point. They also had a home in Salem, Massachusetts but finally sold it in 1771. Abigail's Glover family had lived in Salem since the 1600s; her GGrandfather, John Glover married Mary Guppy, Reuben's daughter, in 1660. Abigail was baptised in Salem on Dec. 15, 1745. Abigail's first cousin (their fathers were brothers) was Brig. General John Glover of the Marblehead Mariners who played a major role during the American Revolution.
Nellie had two sisters, Francis and Eva, and four brothers, George (my ancestor), James, Henry and Edward, all born in Sedgwick but not all of them remained there.
In the 1870 census, Nellie was living with her parents and was a Sedgwick school teacher. In 1874, she was found in the Maine Teacher's Directory but she used the surname of Bayard, instead of Byard. Some of the younger generation of Byards changed to the French Bayard spelling and kept that spelling throughout their lives. Even Nellie's father was called "Hezekiah D. Bayard" when the Lewiston
Evening Journal noted his passing in their issue of
May 24, 1892 (on page 2 on lower left column) stating that he was "of an old family" and a distant relative of
Thomas Francis Bayard, a descendant of the American Bayards who first arrived in New Netherland (later re-named New York) in 1647. I think Nellie knew something about the family's history that I've haven't yet discovered so that when Edson was born, she gave him the Bayard middle name in honor of that history.
Nellie first married George Haskell Buker, born in Castine and was found in the 1870 census there working as a stone mason like his father, Edson Haskell Buker, but he had bigger dreams and pursued them, becoming a druggist and finding work in Presque Isle where they lived when Edson was born. George had a heart attack and died when Edson was only about five months old so Edson had no memories of his father. George's body was brought back to Castine and buried in the Castine Cemetery where his parents are buried. For everyone, this must have been a horrible tragedy and especially for Nellie who was now a widow at such a young age. She returned to her parents in Sedgwick
and may have returned to the classroom as a teacher.
When Nellie married Rev. Curtis in 1889, the marriage record showed that she was a resident of Sedgwick. They were together until their deaths. They never had children together but when they married, Nellie was about 38 years old. I once had a photo of both of them, along with Edson, but I lost everything in a computer crash. Rev. Curtis was very nice looking, and very tall or Nellie was very small, compared to him. I wish I knew the story of how and where they met but I don't. I have the family on my Ancestry.com tree for the Byards.
Nellie had two sisters, Francis and Eva, and four brothers, George (my ancestor), James, Henry and Edward, all born in Sedgwick but not all of them remained there.
In the 1870 census, Nellie was living with her parents and was a Sedgwick school teacher. In 1874, she was found in the Maine Teacher's Directory but she used the surname of Bayard, instead of Byard. Some of the younger generation of Byards changed to the French Bayard spelling and kept that spelling throughout their lives. Even Nellie's father was called "Hezekiah D. Bayard" when the Lewiston
Evening Journal noted his passing in their issue of
May 24, 1892 (on page 2 on lower left column) stating that he was "of an old family" and a distant relative of
Thomas Francis Bayard, a descendant of the American Bayards who first arrived in New Netherland (later re-named New York) in 1647. I think Nellie knew something about the family's history that I've haven't yet discovered so that when Edson was born, she gave him the Bayard middle name in honor of that history.
Nellie first married George Haskell Buker, born in Castine and was found in the 1870 census there working as a stone mason like his father, Edson Haskell Buker, but he had bigger dreams and pursued them, becoming a druggist and finding work in Presque Isle where they lived when Edson was born. George had a heart attack and died when Edson was only about five months old so Edson had no memories of his father. George's body was brought back to Castine and buried in the Castine Cemetery where his parents are buried. For everyone, this must have been a horrible tragedy and especially for Nellie who was now a widow at such a young age. She returned to her parents in Sedgwick
and may have returned to the classroom as a teacher.
When Nellie married Rev. Curtis in 1889, the marriage record showed that she was a resident of Sedgwick. They were together until their deaths. They never had children together but when they married, Nellie was about 38 years old. I once had a photo of both of them, along with Edson, but I lost everything in a computer crash. Rev. Curtis was very nice looking, and very tall or Nellie was very small, compared to him. I wish I knew the story of how and where they met but I don't. I have the family on my Ancestry.com tree for the Byards.
Nellie was the last child born to Hezekiah Dodge Byard and his wife, Maria Trussell and her Byards had lived in Sedgwick, Maine since about 1768 when her GGrandfather, Robert Byard bought land in Maine. The land where Robert and his wife, Abigial Glover Byard settled and raised their family is still named on Maine maps as Byard's Point. They also had a home in Salem, Massachusetts but finally sold it in 1771. Abigail's Glover family had lived in Salem since the 1600s; her GGrandfather, John Glover married Mary Guppy, Reuben's daughter, in 1660. Abigail was baptised in Salem on Dec. 15, 1745. Abigail's first cousin (their fathers were brothers) was Brig. General John Glover of the Marblehead Mariners who played a major role during the American Revolution.
Nellie had two sisters, Francis and Eva, and four brothers, George (my ancestor), James, Henry and Edward, all born in Sedgwick but not all of them remained there.
In the 1870 census, Nellie was living with her parents and was a Sedgwick school teacher. In 1874, she was found in the Maine Teacher's Directory but she used the surname of Bayard, instead of Byard. Some of the younger generation of Byards changed to the French Bayard spelling and kept that spelling throughout their lives. Even Nellie's father was called "Hezekiah D. Bayard" when the Lewiston
Evening Journal noted his passing in their issue of
May 24, 1892 (on page 2 on lower left column) stating that he was "of an old family" and a distant relative of
Thomas Francis Bayard, a descendant of the American Bayards who first arrived in New Netherland (later re-named New York) in 1647. I think Nellie knew something about the family's history that I've haven't yet discovered so that when Edson was born, she gave him the Bayard middle name in honor of that history.
Nellie first married George Haskell Buker, born in Castine and was found in the 1870 census there working as a stone mason like his father, Edson Haskell Buker, but he had bigger dreams and pursued them, becoming a druggist and finding work in Presque Isle where they lived when Edson was born. George had a heart attack and died when Edson was only about five months old so Edson had no memories of his father. George's body was brought back to Castine and buried in the Castine Cemetery where his parents are buried. For everyone, this must have been a horrible tragedy and especially for Nellie who was now a widow at such a young age. She returned to her parents in Sedgwick
and may have returned to the classroom as a teacher.
When Nellie married Rev. Curtis in 1889, the marriage record showed that she was a resident of Sedgwick. They were together until their deaths. They never had children together but when they married, Nellie was about 38 years old. I once had a photo of both of them, along with Edson, but I lost everything in a computer crash. Rev. Curtis was very nice looking, and very tall or Nellie was very small, compared to him. I wish I knew the story of how and where they met but I don't. I have the family on my Ancestry.com tree for the Byards.
Nellie had two sisters, Francis and Eva, and four brothers, George (my ancestor), James, Henry and Edward, all born in Sedgwick but not all of them remained there.
In the 1870 census, Nellie was living with her parents and was a Sedgwick school teacher. In 1874, she was found in the Maine Teacher's Directory but she used the surname of Bayard, instead of Byard. Some of the younger generation of Byards changed to the French Bayard spelling and kept that spelling throughout their lives. Even Nellie's father was called "Hezekiah D. Bayard" when the Lewiston
Evening Journal noted his passing in their issue of
May 24, 1892 (on page 2 on lower left column) stating that he was "of an old family" and a distant relative of
Thomas Francis Bayard, a descendant of the American Bayards who first arrived in New Netherland (later re-named New York) in 1647. I think Nellie knew something about the family's history that I've haven't yet discovered so that when Edson was born, she gave him the Bayard middle name in honor of that history.
Nellie first married George Haskell Buker, born in Castine and was found in the 1870 census there working as a stone mason like his father, Edson Haskell Buker, but he had bigger dreams and pursued them, becoming a druggist and finding work in Presque Isle where they lived when Edson was born. George had a heart attack and died when Edson was only about five months old so Edson had no memories of his father. George's body was brought back to Castine and buried in the Castine Cemetery where his parents are buried. For everyone, this must have been a horrible tragedy and especially for Nellie who was now a widow at such a young age. She returned to her parents in Sedgwick
and may have returned to the classroom as a teacher.
When Nellie married Rev. Curtis in 1889, the marriage record showed that she was a resident of Sedgwick. They were together until their deaths. They never had children together but when they married, Nellie was about 38 years old. I once had a photo of both of them, along with Edson, but I lost everything in a computer crash. Rev. Curtis was very nice looking, and very tall or Nellie was very small, compared to him. I wish I knew the story of how and where they met but I don't. I have the family on my Ancestry.com tree for the Byards.
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