Contributed by Westport Island History Committee
Description
Lavinia Tibbetts Tarbox, wife of Valentine Tarbox, writes to tell her sister-in-law, Sarah (Tarbox) Greenleaf, about her trip home to Brooksville from Westport. Valentine Tarbox married Lavinia Tibbetts of Brooksville, on July 4, 1851. They had one son, Byron, who was traveling with his mother. Because Valentine was on the road in Washington and Hancock counties for extended periods of time with his daguerreotype business, his wife continued to live primarily with her parents in Brooksville.
Sarah Tarbox (b. 01-07-1823) and Valentine Tarbox (b. 10-18-1827) were two of 12 children of Mary "Polly" Brown and Samuel Tarbox, a wealthy landowner, farmer, and civic leader in Westport, ME.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter to Sarah Tarbox Greenleaf from her sister-in-law, Lavinia, 1852
- Creator: Lavinia Tibbetts Tarbox
- Creation Date: 1852-11-07
- Subject Date: 1852
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Locations:
- Westport Island, Lincoln County, ME
- Brooksville, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 34 cm x 21.5 cm
- Local Code: TarSar.Doc.37-1.1852
- Collection: Sarah Tarbox Letters
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Greenleaf, Sarah Tarbox--Family
- Tarbox family
- Greenleaf, Sarah Tarbox--Correspondence
- Tarbox, Lavinia Tibbets--Correspondence
People
- Auld, Abaline Tarbox
- Greenleaf, Ann Marie
- Greenleaf, Louisa Tarbox
- Greenleaf, Sarah Tarbox
- Greenleaf, Wilmot
- Keith, L. L.
- Tarbox, Benjamin Franklin
- Tarbox, Byron
- Tarbox, Lavinia Tibbetts
- Tarbox, Olive Hodgdon
- Tarbox, Susan
- Tarbox, Valentine C.
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For more information about this item, contact:
Westport Island History Committee6 Fowles Point Road, Westport Island, ME 04578
(207) 882-8477
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