Marian Putnam Choate [1858 - 1872]

Marian Putnam Choate
[1858 - 1872)
Marian died about two months before her 14th Birthday. So far no cause of death for Marian has been discovered, but I believe my G. - Grandmother may have said "consumption". (more history below)

The DAUGHTERS of
George Washington Choate
[1824 - 1884]
Mary Elizabeth Cranston Choate
[1833 - 1909]

Mary Elizabeth Cranston was the sister of my 3rd Great Grandfather, Orville Walter Cranston [1836 - 1901].

I knew my own great grandmother, Doris Cranston Eddy Parker [1898 - 1983] very well.

As Orville was her grandfather, I have her first-hand accounts of him - stories to bring the man to life.

These are the daughters of Mary Elizabeth Cranston Choate, in photos sent to Orville and his daughter, Ella Linwood Cranston Eddy [1863 - 1931] over many years.

These photos, in turn, given to Ella's daughter Doris - who then skipped two generations to give them to me...and finally 33 years later...