Box 1
Contains 10 Results:
Annable family genealogy compiled by Irving Annable, undated
Folder 1 consists of a 125-page Annable family genealogy compiled by Irving Annable. Starting with the family crest and origin of the family name, the genealogy traces each generation of the family descended from John Annable, a tailor who settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1637. The notes are detailed and well-referenced and represent the culmination of years of research on Irving Annable’s part. This folder should be of particular interest to those researching the Annable family.
Annable family notes and worksheets for genealogical research, undated
Folder 2 consists of assorted notes and worksheets on the Annable family collected by Irving Annable as well as by others. Of particular interest is a small notebook updated through the 1950’s by Irving Annable’s daughter, Dorothy. Included in this notebook are several obituaries and wedding announcements.
Annable family documents, 1800-1890
Folder 3 contains official papers pertaining to the Annable family from 1800 to 1890. Included are a statement of citizenship for seaman Ephraim Annable (1800), Civil War orders and discharge papers for Charles Annable, who served in the 23rd Massachusetts regiment from 1861 to 1864, and pension papers for his widow, Rebecca.
Correspondence: 31 letters to Irving Annable or other family members, 1889-1973
Folder 4 contains 26 letters to Irving Annable (1889 to 1940) concerning Annable family genealogy, one letter to Mabel Annable (1934) describing the capture, imprisonment and death of her uncle James Walsh at Andersonville, Georgia, in 1864, and four letters to Dorothy Annable (1935-1973), two of which describe the Annable family in Tioga County, New York, and refer to the possible donation of family papers to the Tioga County Historical Museum.
Wendell family (maternal line) genealogy, undated
Folder 5 contains information about Irving Annable’s wife’s family, in particular the Wendells, back to the seventeenth century. Records include obituaries, pedigree charts, family bible records, and other notes.
Wendell family documents, 1860-1936
Folder 6 contains official documents pertaining to the Wendell family. Included are Daniel Wendell’s and Margaret Walsh’s marriage certificate (1860), Civil War appointment and discharge papers for Daniel Wendell, who served briefly in the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment in 1861, Civil War pension papers for his widow (1910), and cemetery records.
Published sources on Annable genealogy, undated
Folder 7 includes several published pieces of information about the Annable family including articles from The Essex Antiquarian (1899, 1901) and also other general articles concerning genealogy.
Published sources: two volumes on Annable family history, 1895, 1930
Folder 8 contains two volumes pertaining to Annable family history, namely, the Report of the Committee Appointed to Revise the Soldiers’ Record, Danvers, 1895, and The Magazine of American Genealogy--Andr to Arms, No. 7, February 1930, published by The Institute of American Genealogy.
Historical information about Boston and Salem, Massachusetts, undated
Folder 9 contains newspaper clippings and other historical information about Boston and Salem, Massachusetts, most of which was transcribed from published references.
Miscellaneous Annable family papers unrelated to genealogy, 1882-1883, 1976
Folder 10 contains miscellaneous Annable family papers unrelated to genealogy. These include a list of teacher candidates for Salem, Massachusetts (1882), a list of Irving Annable’s Bowditch School (Salem, Massachusetts) classmates (1883) (see also MSS 0.540), and an income tax return for Dorothy Annable (1976).