Description: Photocopy of page from unknown publication with details of family of Eben Babson and his wife, Judith Somes. Judith was the daughter of John and Judith (Richardson) Somes, pioneers of Mt. Desert Island.
Genealogical Society of The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Inc.
Collection:
Somes Genealogy
Date:
1964
Description: Archive record documenting the marriage of Capt. John Somes of Gloucester, Mass. to Nabby Saunders. Also included are the names and birth dates of 10 children born to the couple.
Description: Handwritten notes ( 12 pp.) excerpted from "History of the Town and City of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Mass." by James Pringle, 1892. Notes focus on the involvement of the Morris Somes and family in this town and include Somes genealogy.
Description: Handwritten 2 pp. document excerpted from a poorly documented source labeled as "Sprague XIV, p.184-185. These notes list the daughters of Abraham Somes, 1st, and their children.
Description: Photocopy of handwritten document discussing the genealogy of the Somes who emigrated to Canada and particularly the question of whether people with the surnames Somes and Solmes are of the same family.
Description: Photocopy of letter to Virginia Somes Sanderson discussing Somes family genealogical research. Letter also describes attachments which are cataloged separately in this Somes folder.
Description: Photocopy of letter correcting facts on a previously written article on the subject of the history of Somesville, Maine. The letter includes biographical information about Somesville settler, Abraham Somes as well as Virginia Somes Sanderson's line of descent.
Description: Handwritten (17 pp.) genealogical chart beginning with Abraham Somes, Mount Desert settler. Chart includes known dates of individuals and follows male lines into the 20th century.
Description: Various handwritten notes by unknown authors describing genealogy and activities of Somes family members on Mount Desert Island and in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Description: Handwritten letter from Burley Black to Dr. Sanderson concerning the relationship of Francis Orlando Black to the Somes family of Mount Desert Island.
Description: Two page letter describes Noyes' memories from her youth in Center (section of Tremont) on Mount Desert Island. Noyes mentions marriage of Isaiah Ober to Mary Somes, daughter of Lewis Somes. Several landmarks in Center are mentioned.