![]() ![]() They were the parents of five children: Nathaniel, Halbert, Sadie, Laureston and Quenton. Emily married Oscar on 8th of October 1905 in Island Falls, Aroostook. Her mother, Martha Edwina was the 2nd cousin of Lewis Leavitt. She was the daughter of Cyrus Elmer and Martha Edwina (Leavitt) Robinson. ![]() It makes you wonder if this connection is why he was chosen as the group photographer.Īlthough Emily did not attend the reunion with her husband and his assistant, she is related to me indirectly through her Lilly and Grant Ancestors.Įmily Inez Robinson was born the 6th of November 1886 in Sherman, Aroostook County. They also attended the reunion and are listed on the guest list as family #3. She was the 2nd cousin of Lewis Leavitt and his wife Pauline (Soule) Leavitt. However, he did have a connection to both the Grant and Lilley family through his wife, Emily Inez (Robinson) Porter. Porter has no direct personal connection to the Grant or Lilley family, he can be thought of as simply the photographer, who was hired to take the group photograph. He was the oldest of eleven children, all born in the area around Island Falls, Aroostook County. ![]() Oscar Bryan Porter was born on 13th of February 1885, the son of Leonard & Nellie Melvina (Rand) Porter. Porter of Houlton on the last Blog – he was the professional photographer who attended the Reunion and took what I believe was the photograph that hung on the wall of my grandparents sitting room. We have turned the page and are now on of the Grant & Lilley Family Reunion Guest List. This required searching a number of different genealogical sites and sources, as many of the families were unfamiliar to me. Going through the three pages of names, I decided to research each family in the order they appear on the list, and try to determine just how they are related to each other and to me. ![]()
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