Mary Jane Daggett family collection 1853-1876 Daggett, Mary Jane family collection

Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895

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Composer, music educator and president of Root & Sons Music Co., Chicago, Ill. Acquaintance of Abby Hutchinson Patton a famous singer (Hutchinson Family Singers) and song writer of the nineteenth century. Also a campaigner for Abraham Lincoln and member of the Executive Committee of the American Equal Rights Association after the Civil War. From the description of Letter, June 26, 1891. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54354828 Geo...

Daggett, Mary Jane, 1840-1917

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Mary Jane Mason was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on April 3, 1840, the daughter of James and Eliza Mason. She married Alfred Daggett, Jr. (1837-1878), an apothecary, on November 18, 1863; they had four children: Edith M. (b. 1867), Grace E., John M., and James Mason (b. 1875). After the death of her husband, Daggett and her children moved into her parents' home. Mary Jane Mason Daggett died on February 24, 1917. From the guide to the Mary Jane Daggett family collectio...

Daggett, Edith M., b. 1867

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Daggett, John M.

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Daggett, Grace E.

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Work, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1832-1884

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"Work, Henry Clay (1 Oct. 1832-8 June 1884), songwriter, was born in Middletown, Connecticut, the son of Alanson Work and Aurelia (maiden name unknown)... He married Sarah Parker in January 1857, and they had four children. He continued to write popular songs suitable for either the parlor or the minstrel show stage... Work was most productive from 1861 to 1866, and many of the songs for which he was known were composed then. Although he published songs regularly from 1866 to 1869,...