Elaine Chadbourne Baconwas born on the 8 December,1924 at Solano County, CA,the youngest daughter of

Rutherford Hobbs Chadbourne and hiswife Alice Phillips. Elaine’s father wasan orchardist and Elaine ever main-tained a love for the farm and farm lifeassociated with the orchards. Elainegraduated from San Jose State Univer-sity in 1946 where she met her husbandDouglas Bacon.

Doug and Elaine settled in the Wil-low Glen area of San Jose in 1949 afterhaving spent a few years mining forgold in the Sierra foothills. Twindaughters, Diane and Donna, wereborn in 1950 followed by son, Lance in1953. As the children grew Elaine be-came a Pioneer 4-H Club Leader and

that necessarily involved over twentyyears of being a community leaderwith children. Elaine was also activelyinvolved in the local Republican Partyand was a staunch sports enthusiast.

In August of 1983, Elaine joinedthe fledgling Chadbourne Family As-sociation, excited to have connectedwith other Chadbournes from NewEngland. “To you wonderful souls!!!”was the way Elaine began her letter tothe Steering Committee of the nascentChadbourne Family Association. Oneof the over one thousand letters in theinitial mailing had found its way to her.Elaine then knew she had found somecousins with whom to share the re-

search she had been gathering fortwenty years . All of her research forher Chadbourne family who had mi-grated west from Sanford, Maine in the1850s was kept on spiral notebooks.By 1984, Elaine became one of thebranch researchers for The Chad-bourne Family Association.

The Genealogical Research Com-mittee decided to divide the differentbranches of the family at the sixth gen-eration since that was the point whenmore of a population explosion and mi-gration seemed to greatly expand thefamily. Elaine was our branch re-searcher for the James Chadbournebranch and Chadbournes in the West.By 1986 Elaine took on the position ofGenealogist, coordinating all the re-searchers and fitting in all the pieces of

Genealogist extraordinaireElaine Chadbourne Bacon 1924 - 2001

Vol. 18 No. 1 Issue 35 265 Chadbourne’s Ridge Road, North Waterborough, Maine 04061 Summer 2002 ISSN 0741-0360

See BACON, page 8

USA National andMerchant Flag and Ensign 1960 -

First Union Flag1606 - 1801

Inside…Garrisons: In York County andNew Hampshire............…3-6

Chads near and far: JohnSpencer of England..........…7

2001 Reunion: New officers, reports...........................…10

President’s Report…...……11

From the Editor…....………13

Reunion registration.....15-16

This issue of The Pied Cow isdedicated to the memory ofElaine Chadbourne Bacon,genealogist for TheChadbourne Family Associationsince 1986. Elaine died of lungproblems complicated bypneumonia and blood clots on17 August 2001 in Seattle,Washington. She was returninghome after vacationing with herfamily in Idaho.

Elaine Chadbourne Bacon

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Reported by Pam Ritter, Membership Chairman

Membership in The CFA is open to alldescendants of William Chadbourne,immigrant from England to the Pis-cataqua River in 1634. Membership

is also open to descendants’ spouses or other inter-ested persons. This includes others who as yetremain unlinked to William Chadbourne or are inter-ested in preserving family as related to the Chad-bournes.

Annual dues, payable in U.S. currency, are$10/individual, $15/family, and $100/ a lifetime,one- time payment. Membership runs from July 1 toJune 30. Your mailing label will denote when mem-bership expires. Donations are welcome and can bedesignated to research, publications, or conservationdig. They may also be designated as a memorial.

Benefits of belonging to The CFA include dis-counts on publications, the right to vote in the Gen-eral Assembly Meetings at annual reunions and re-ceipt of The CFA newsletter, The Pied Cow. Currentpublication discount include The Chadbourne Fam-ily in America: a Genealogy, 2000, in CD-ROM for$25. Non-Members are charged $35.

Presently membership tallies at about 390households. Though the majority of the memberslive in the United States of America, many membersreside in Canada, England, Germany and Australia.Though Chadbournes range far and wide, we allhave a common heritage and desire to preserve thatheritage.

Because we want to maintain the privacy of theindividual members, we have never succumbed topublishing or distributing membership lists. TheChadbourne Family Association is a non-profit fam-ily organization that is solely run by volunteers.

2001-2002 BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

PRESIDENT: Ted Chadbourne, 50 Stockholm Dr, CumberlandCtr, ME 04021 207-829-6384Tchadbourne@MBA1959.hbs.edu

1ST VICE-PRES: Howard Kaepplein, 33 Jacobs Gate Rd,Harvard, MA 01451 978-456-3637Howard.K@galaxypwr.com

2ND VICE-PRES./TREASURER: Richard Morgan, 5257 BigHollow Rd, Starksboro, VT 05487 802-434-6631rick@morgan-on-line.net

DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE: John E Wood Jr, 135 Columbia St,Corning, NY 04830 607-962-0527 dconsult@stny.rr.comGeorge Langlais, 367 North St, Georgetown, MA 01833 978-352-8559 georlang@msn.com

GENEALOGIST: George F Sanborn Jr, 24 Thornton St, Derry,NH 03038

SECRETARY: Linda Hanscom, 265 Chadbourne Ridge Rd, NWaterboro, ME 04061 207-247-3123

APPOINTED TO THE BOARD:

Pied Cow Pub. Chair: Kitty A Chadbourne, 50 Stockholm Dr,Cumberland Ctr, ME 04021 207-829-6384 kitsc@yahoo.com

Membership Chair: Pam Ritter, 54 Elm St, Fairfield, CT 06430203-255-4796

Reunion Chair: Arlene Verity, 502 Indian Head St, Hanson, MA02341 781-294-8603 avcwdancer@attbi.com

Auditor: Martha H Giles, 79 Bramhall St, #2C, Portland, ME04102 207-773-1224 mlhwg00@aol.com

Chads Store: Carol C Mitchell, 968 Hudson Rd, Concord, VT05824 802-748-4340 carolm@kingcon.com

Genealogist Pro-Tem: Toby Hurley, 2409 Willow View Way,Sandy, UT 84092 tjhurley1@earthlink.net

Webmaster: Herbie W Geiler, 17 Green St, Somersworth, NH03878 603-692-5437 herbiewg@aol.com

The CFA website: www.CHADBOURNE.org

Chadbourne Archaeological Website:www.salem.mass.edu/~ebaker/chadbourne.htm

Note new address: 265 Chadbourne’s Ridge Road, NorthWaterborough, Maine 04061

MEMBERSHIP REPORT & DUES POLICY

Extracted from a talk by HistorianJoseph William Pepperrell Frost at TheCFA Reunion, October 21, 2001

With a copy of the 1670Piscataqua River mapand overhead projectoron hand, Joe Frost

began his talk with a brief talk aboutthe American flag since following theSept. 11, 2001, attack everyone wasencouraged to wear a lapel pin of aflag. The American flag celebration ofJuly 4th, 1818 was the first official dec-laration of the American flag as weknow it today. The official announce-ment by Congress stated that the flagshould have thirteen stripes with twen-ty stars, and after the admission of anew state another star would be addedto the flag on the July 4th following theadmission of said state.

The Garrisons were almost the firsthomes we had here in America. My an-cestor, Nicholas Frost, who was thefirst ancestor of the Frost line whocame to America, tried to have a friend-ly relationship with the Indians. Hetried a certain relationship with the In-dians that apparently didn’t work; but itdid have a lasting impression. NicholasFrost was brought into court for forni-cation with Indian squaws and brandedon the hand and he was to leave thecolonies, which he did not do. He wasbrought into court year after year fornot having left the colony. Finally hebecame the Sheriff of all of York Coun-ty, which was the whole state of Maine,and no one expected him to leave thenor appear in court for that infraction!On the other hand, Major CharlesFrost, approached the Indians from an-other way. He was one of the foremostIndian fighters of his day. Two differentstyles from within the same family.

People have to choose which one theyare most comfortable with.

Major Charles Frost had one of theearliest garrisons in New England. Infact, I still live on the land today. We’vehad it since 1634, the farm has neverbeen out of the family. The map onpage 6 shows the garrison on this sur-vey map. This is the Plot Survey fromMr. Humphrey Chadbourne and shows

the Frost Garrison on it. It is the build-ing with a flag on the top, which was amark to signify a garrison. CharlesFrost ended up getting a survey of hisproperty done free at the same time theHumphrey Chadbourne property wassurveyed. This gave us a picture ofwhat the first garrison looked like. Wewouldn’t have had any idea what thegarrison looked like without it. Wecould even date it to 1701 and confirmthat with the decoration of the black di-amond over the front door. This was anindication of a death in the household.It was called a hatchment, or a familycoat of arms, and placed there in mem-ory of recently deceased widow of

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Garrisons of Southern York County, Coastal New Hampshire

Photo credits: J.P. Frost Library

Above: Structural plans of the larger oftwo garrisons of Major Charles Frost,built at East Eliot, Maine.

Lower left: Inside Frost’s large garrison.

See GARRISONS, page 4

Major Frost. The house itself remindsyou somewhat of the house of sevengables. There are gables all around it. Itshows a flag indicating military statusand so forth.

We did have a late garrison too. By1750 it was considered out of date.That would have been the end of the In-dian uprisings. Charles Frost II builtanother house which is still on theproperty today. It was a two storyhouse, built originally as a one-storyhouse, with an upper story built a cen-tury later.

The house that I was born in,which is a garrison place, is up on theYork /Eliot border. We wondered whyanyone would build a garrison that late;but it was actually built as a fort, not asa garrison house. Houses like theMcIntire Garrison were a garrisonhouse. They lived in an actual garrison.Well-built houses often constituted agarrison. But in a real garrison thewalls were thick. I’ll pass around a di-agram. Those walls were seven inchesthick solid timber, which was consid-ered bullet-proof. Port-holes were threeinch square on the outside, and three byseven inches on the inside to accom-modate a musket barrel range to swingthe gun. This made it very difficult forthe Indians to shoot at. This fort wasbuilt in 1734 and 1738, which is almostthe end of the Indian war period. So itsaw very little use.

The picture of the small buildingwas of a garrison that was built onlysixteen feet square. They enteredthrough a window. They went down aladder and pulled the ladder in afterthem. My great- great- grandfather cutthe first door into that building. Onceyou were inside there were long slotsaround the top, above your head level,below the ceiling, to let in light. All thepowder for the two garrisons was

stored in that one building, so therecouldn’t be an open flame in the build-ing or it might be dangerous. To get tothat building from the house, if therewas a raid on, there was an under-ground tunnel from the house to thegarrison.

Look at the log walls with the sec-ond story supported by knees, just likethe knees of a ship. Some were cut outtimbers that were the roots or limbs ofhuge trees, just as they grew, shapedout by an axe. They are 16” x 20”, 32feet long. The other picture shows thesame building with the overhang, with

trap doors that lifted up inside so thatyou could fire down on the enemy ifthey were attacking from below tryingto break in the big double doors. Thenon the corner were overhangs withslides that came out where fighterscould again fire down on the enemy.

All the farm animals were drivenin the first floor, which is why the firstfloor was always a dirt floor. They triedto save as many of the farm animals aspossible. The animals were among thethings that Indians tried to slaughterfirst; of course farm animals were al-

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GARRISONS, continued from page 3

Plot Survey from Mr. Humphrey Chadbourne. The Frost Garrison is on the right.

See FROST, page 5

most impossible to replace. There wasa door that opened up on the secondstory in case the building was burning.A plank would be slid out from the trapdoor so colonists could slide down andget free of the burning building. Ofcourse they would be slaughtered verymercifully by the Indians when theyreached the bottom of the plank! Ahard way to go!

A cousin of mine [Robert Frost]once wrote a poem called Fire and Ice.I wish I had mentioned this event tohim when he wrote it:

Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I’ve tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if I had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice.

Either one of those is better thanbeing caught by an Indian.

About Garrisons, it’s a question asto where are they located. Almost allgarrisons were located within sight ofanother garrison. Our garrison up onFrost Hill could see the Heard Garrisonbelow, and from the Heard Garrisonthey could see another garrison. abouta quarter of a mile away. There reallywere quite a few garrisons, and veryfew exist today. Some of you have per-haps visited the Dam-Drew Garrison inDover. It sits behind the museum and iswell worth going through. It is lighterconstruction than the Frost Garrisonbecause it is a one story building.

Concerning when did all this war-fare begin, we know incursions startedin various places quite early. I have aletter here from Sir William Phips, theroyal governor of Massachusetts Bay,

dated 1694. Perhaps some of you recallthe story of Sir William Phips who wasthe twenty-fourth child of twenty-sixchildren, born to the same womandown on the Kennebeck River. At theage of nineteen he could neither readnor write. He went to Boston to seekhis fortune. He met up with a fairdamsel down there whom he married.She taught him to read and write. Heconvinced prominent people in Eng-land, particularly the Duke of Albemar-le and the Duke of York to finance ex-peditions for him. They financed thesetreasure hunts for him three times, un-successful hunts the first two times, sohe must have been very convincing.The third time he brought back 40 mil-lion bullions for them. Over night hewas knighted and appointed Royal

Governor of Massachusetts BayColony. He was a very harsh man, andat the time of his death , he had been re-called because of his harshness to thecolonists, and he died at the age of thir-ty-eight.

[Joe read a rare letter from SirWilliam Phips, dated from Boston,1694, to Colonel William Saltonstall.Phips cited the recent attack on OysterRiver Plantation and encouraged thealert of all the volunteers in the area.The letter was representational of thehigh alert necessary to all the colonistsnear any garrison.]

[Another ancestor of Joe’s wasMajor Richard Waldron, Governor ofNew Hampshire, and fierce Indianfighter.] Waldron had a trading post

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FROST, continued from page 4

Photo credits: J.P. Frost Library

Above: Sketch of OldFrost Garrison, ca. 1700

Left: Indians attackinga garrison house (froman old wood engraving)

See WALDRON, page 6

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right in Dover and was very much dis-liked by the Indians. During a peacefultime with the Indians, Waldron invitedsome 500-600 Indians to the garrisonfor a sham-battle, whereupon Waldronand Frost broke out with their troops,killing some of the Indians, enslavingsome others and releasing others. BothWaldron and Frost paid rather dearlywith their lives some time afterwards.Richard Waldron, at age 74, was in hisgarrison when it was attacked in 1689.He died slowly and painfully.

Major Frost was perceived thesame way by the Indians. It was a littlewhile later when they got him. He wascoming home from South Berwick, theParish of Unity, on July 4th, 1697, andthe Indians hid behind a rock, there onGoodwin Road (today Rte. 101), andwhen he went by they fired upon MajorCharles, killing him. Two others werekilled with him at the same time. Theywere all within a half mile of our garri-son. Troops came forth and chased offthe Indians and took his body back tothe garrison for burial. That was allright. Then, the next morning theywoke up hearing a loud noise on thehill and Indians had suspended MajorFrost’s body from a pole, having dug itup during the night. They had drivenpipes through it and were celebratingaround it again. So colonists went tothe garrison for more troops, went uponto the hill, and for the second timerouting out the Indians, brought backthe body to the garrison again. Theythen took the doorstep and laid it overthe grave and the Indians, rightfully be-lieving it might be a trap, never molest-ed it again. It remains that way to thisday in my front yard. It has the inscrip-tion on it now of his death. This consti-tutes the earliest gravestone in Maine.

This attack was July 4, 1697, Sun-day, of course. We haven’t been to

church since!! Had to learn the lessonthe hard way.

[Pictures were shown of more gar-risons that no longer stand.] Some pic-tures show the corners dovetailed onthe log construction of the garrisons,very strong construction. Many of thepictures were from the periodical OldTime New England. There are rem-nants of garrisons shown in these pic-tures. The Woodman Garrison was pic-tured in 1895, a year before it burned.That was in Durham, NH. Fort Westernin Augusta and Fort Halifax inWinslow are shown in some of the pic-tures. Fort Halifax was washed out tosea in a flood a few years ago. It hassince been rebuilt. Notice the construc-tion in the pictures. McIntyre Garrisonin district of Scotland, York, Maine,pictured about 1890 (Rte 91), was writ-ten about by Sarah Orne Jewett:

The long hill-slope, the river coarse

The high-tide sleeping thereI see them all in sunshine soft:September days are fair.

The wild birds sing in Brixham woods,

Far of the Seawaves call,And in the garrison but oneKeeps watch and ward for all.

What few garrisons we have left,we must take every precaution to seethat they are preserved. The chancesare they will be; they are in not in com-petition to become a house to live inand they have no electricity, etc. Origi-nally there were about two hundredgarrisons in York County and NewHampshire. Some ninety buildingswere designated in lower York Countyto be used as a fortified building. Dur-ing Indian raids, people stayed contin-ually in the area because that waswhere their industry was, so even dur-ing the times of raids, the populacewent to live in garrisons, some familiessent women and children south, butthere remained a core of people whostayed continually.

Concerning Humphrey Chad-bourne’s house, it is reasonable to pre-sume that the house was solid enoughto have been designated a garrisondwelling. Fire, of course, was one ofthe worst things to be feared duringthat time. Some of the pictures I sawwere illustrations of Indians pushingwagons of hay towards garrisons. Theysimply set the hay afire and sent it to-wards the garrison. It was hard to com-bat. The best thing to do was stop it be-fore it got that far.

WALDRON, continued from page 5

Photo credit: J.P. Frost Library

Bunker Garrison House, Durham, New Hampshire.

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Contributed by member John Spencer,M.D., of Riseley, Reading, Berks United Kingdom

They seem an odd couple. Shefrom a well-to-do family inprosperous Tamworth and hea lumberjack from impover-

ished Winchcombe, a town still halfhidden in Cotswold valley andbypassed by history.

Parish records show that therewere several Chadbourne/Chadburnfamilies in sixteenth century Winch-combe and, bearing in mind the fairlyuncommon name, one might imaginethat some might have been related tothose in Tamworth. Why not a reunion– even if it did involve a bumpy journeyalong the Avon valley and a hazardouspassage through The Forest of Arden?Or did Thomas sell his timber in devel-oping Tamworth? Could there havebeen some chance encounter in Tam-worth, Winchcombe, or in the countryin between.

Shakespeare may have been think-ing of The Forest of Arden when hewrote “As You Like It” – some twentyyears before Patience and Thomas met.Still, it is very doubtful that our couplewould have known anything about thatplay or its author, and even less likelythat they were inspired by the romanticplot! But why dream when we arelooking for facts.

So far as facts are concerned, myancestor, Isaac Bucknell Spencer,seems to have materialized sponta-neously in his late twenties, about 44miles SSW of Winchcombe. That wasat St. Swithin’s, Walcot on the outskirts

of Bath on the 20th October 1790,when a certain Thomas Abbott Jnr wit-nessed his marriage. Those are thefacts: now for more speculation, drivenless by fancy than sheer desperation!

As you will gather, despite strenu-ous efforts, we have failed to find thebirth certificate for Isaac BucknellSpencer in England. What we havefound is that an Isaac Spencer, (a de-scendant of Thomas Spencer of Winch-combe and Patience Chadbourne ofTamworth), was born in SouthBerwick, Maine in 1763—just aboutthe right date for ‘our’ Isaac. This dis-covery was made when we forgot toexclude the US in yet another trawl ofthe IGI! This led to our contactingAmerican researchers via the net – oneof whom gave us the CFA website. Wesoon guessed that those ‘two’ Isaacscould be one and the same.

There were Abbotts living in SouthBerwick from the seventeenth centuryand they were related to Elizabeth Ab-bott who married Moses Spencer in1708. Further, it appears that ThomasAbbott, born about 1765 and son of an-other Thomas Abbott, was also,through his mother Charity Goodwin, adirect descendant of Thomas and Pa-tience. Isaac and Thomas were thuscontemporaries and fourth cousins.Our question is: – was this ‘ThomasAbbott’ the ‘Thomas Abbott Jnr.’ whowitnessed Isaac Bucknell Spencer’smarriage? That abbreviation, Jnr., istypically American, then as now.

We know that Isaac BucknellSpencer became Innkeeper of the his-toric White Lion Inn of Malmesbury, atown closer to Winchcombe than Bath(were there still relations in Winch-combe after six generations, or wasIsaac possessed of a special kind of‘homing instinct’?). The Bath Trades

Directories show no sign Isaac Buck-nell Spencer kept an Inn there but theydo show that a certain Mr. Abbott kepta lodging house in that city. This wasduring the same two years that Isaaclived in nearby Walcot. Was this thenthe Thomas Abbott Jr. who witnessedIsaac’s wedding and is this another rea-son to suppose that he, like Isaac, wasoriginally from South Berwick?

There was considerable emigrationfrom the US after the Revolution and,quite naturally, many who returned tothe ‘mother country’ are known to havebeen loyalists. Further English publi-cans (and there is no doubt that Isaachad his heart in his job) were usuallychosen for their Royalist sympathies. Isthere a pointer here?

There are other clues which sug-gest that Isaac Bucknell Spencer ( ofBath and later Malmsbury) may alsohave been the Isaac of South Berwick.These hints mostly relate to the namesgiven to children and grandchildren,and the professions and trades they fol-lowed. They seemed to mirror namesand occupations of Chadbournes andSpencers in New England.

Elaine Chadbourne Bacon was agreat help in trying to establish definiteties between us and the folk who ap-pear in her excellent The ChadbourneFamily in America: a Genealogy. Shecalmed fears when the Rev. Roy Pikeclaimed that there was a tradition in hisfamily that the South Berwick Isaac“died in Virginia.” Elaine, careful as al-ways, pointed out that her own bestsource simply said that Isaac was “lastheard of in Virginia”—a different mat-ter entirely. Naturally our efforts havebeen directed to finding whether Isaacleft that ‘most English of the newstates’ (perhaps in the company of

Report from England: Give Us Patience

CHADBOURNES NEAR AND FAR

See ENGLAND, page 12

this complicated family. In 1986 Elaineand Doug visited Maine for the firsttime and spent time tromping throughcemeteries and traveling the highwaysand by-ways to locate her family rootsand become acquainted with cousinsface-to-face.

Initially all research was kept byhand-written notes and typed records.When it became apparent that the bestway to go was to become computer lit-erate, a very hesitant Elaine finallytook the plunge and learned how to op-erate a computer. Elaine’s daughterDiane best described the occasion in atribute letter sent to CFA headquartersin September 1993.

Dear CFA members:Not all families are as lucky asmine. Not everyone has a motherlike I do, who has spent hours ofher spare time dedicated to tracingthe clues of our family genealogy.Ever since my siblings and I wereold enough to play outside thelocal Mormon library without get-ting into too much trouble, she de-voted her efforts to scribblingquick notes from the records be-tween grocery store runs and ourschool schedules. May I remindyou, this was way before the daysof copy machines and faxes!

The most vivid memory I have ofthose days were the stacks andstacks of those spiral-bound note-books, well-worn and certainlywell-filled, piled in every cornerof the living and family rooms.Every page looked the same, withthose handwritten notes by thosefunny numbers floating in the airabove them!

A few years back, when Mom

found out that she was going tohave to start using a computer andenter everyone’s spiral notebooknotes into it, I thought she would,for sure, give up her lifelonghobby. Though a struggle at first,Mom “did us proud” and joinedthe 90’s, adapting well to the tech-nological advances that wereforced upon her.

Diane Bacon, Daughter ofElaine Chadbourne Bacon

Diane ended her tribute by thank-ing her mother on behalf of all the gen-erations to follow for the expertiseElaine brought to this project.

Elaine mastered the computer toexplore the internet and cyberspace andto compile The CFA’s 1989 Draft Edi-tion. This comb-bound, 8.5” x 11”, pa-perback edition of the genealogy waspublished under Elaine’s tutelage.Though many contributed to the re-search, and The CFA sought the expertguidance of nationally recognized re-searchers like George and MelindeLutz Sanborn, the final compilationwas done by Elaine.

The 1989 Draft Edition was de-signed to encourage Chadbournes tosubmit corrections and additions,thereby minimizing errors in theplanned final hardbound edition.Elaine often commented on the wis-dom of that first move into the realm ofpublication. There is nothing quite likeseeing what your family looks like inprint form to elicit a response fromsomeone to gain more information.Systematically Elaine would print out apage of information on a specific fami-ly and mail it to a family member. Al-most always she would receive a re-sponse with additions and corrections.Her willingness to become a corre-spondent paid off and the manuscriptfor the final hardbound edition startedto take form.

Working with many researcherswho would send the information toElaine, she became the compiler of the1994 edition of The Chadbourne Fam-ily in America: a Genealogy. Withhumor and perseverance, Elaine tookall the bits and pieces of informationand plugged them into the proper

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BACON, continued from page 1

Photos courtesy of Susan Logas

Photos from Memorial Service forElaine Chadbourne Bacon, Sept. 10,2001. San Jose Historical MuseumFruit Barn, San Jose, California.

places in the family tree. DeborahChadbourne came on board as the finaleditor to provide camera ready pagesfor the publisher and Kitty Chadbourneworked with Elaine, Deborah, and thepublisher to produce the final edition.

Following the 1994 publication ofthe hardbound edition, Elaine only hada short breather. As the book becamemore available to the public throughlocal libraries, Chadbourne descen-dants started to excitedly respond witheven more information about their fam-ilies. The Addenda and list of unlinkedChadbournes started to gain clarifica-tion through data sent to Elaine in re-sponse to the publication. Internetsearches and e-mail links became use-ful in communicating readily aboutChadbourne queries. By Fall 2000,under the guidance of Howard Kaep-plein, the hardbound genealogy withthe updated information, had beenadapted to a CD-ROM version. Elainehad again fed the new information toDeborah Chadbourne who, in turn, cre-ated the electronic version for the CD-ROM..

Considering that Elaine struggledto give up her typewriter in 1987, all ofthis chronicles an amazing journey.Elaine was genuinely committed to thefamily and her project; for many of usin The CFA she was our strongestcheerleader.

In July 2001, Elaine attended afamily party in Idaho, which shethought of as a “trial run” to see if shemight be strong enough to fly east forthe fall CFA reunion. Immediatelyafter the Idaho party her health wors-ened and she had to be hospitalized inSeattle on her way back to San Jose.She died 17 August, 2001 surroundedby her family. The CFA Board mem-bers stayed in touch with the familythrough telephone and e-mail and were

represented by member Susan Logas atthe memorial service on September 10at the San Jose Historical MuseumFruit Barn.

Susan Logas reported for The PiedCow on the memorial service:

Over one hundred friends andfamily attended the memorial ser-vice for Elaine ChadbourneBacon at the lovely Fruit BarnMuseum. Amidst green grasses,trees and warm blue skies,Elaine’s family and a few closefriends spoke of her kindness andability to motivate others.

The family acknowledged thegifts of flowers made by TheChadbourne Family Associationto the her in the hospital and at thememorial service. They men-tioned the encouragement thatwas extended to her in the hospi-tal with the caring phone calls.

The family spoke of how she likedto have a good time and her fond-ness for Maine clam chowder andgin and tonics. They shared warmand funny stories and commentedon her utter sense of practicality.Husband Doug nodded in agree-ment. Yet they spoke of her deter-mination to master the computerto compile the Chadbourne ge-nealogy and of her soliciting theaid of a neighbor to learn the nec-essary skills to do this. She left alegacy of humor, love and perse-verance and is greatly missed.

Pam Ritter, long time friend ofElaine’s in The CFA shared thesethoughts:

Most of us learn surprising thingswhen we read Elaine’s obituary.Never one to flaunt her achieve-ments, she hadn’t bothered to tell

us that in her diverse youth, sheand husband Doug had been goldminers, nor that she’d been a po-litical campaigner. She did tell usall about her Chadbourne great-grandfather from Maine, who be-came an orchardist in Suisun Val-ley, California in the 1850’s.Elaine was very proud of herChadbourne forbears and theirachievements.

After finding The CFA, she soonwas thoroughly involved in Chad-bourne research. But she had to bedragged kicking and fussing tolearn to use a computer and com-pile her work. Once past that hur-dle, she was hooked on her com-puter and became an incrediblegenealogist. Without her, our pub-lished book might never haveemerged; the significance of hercontribution to that immense taskcannot be overestimated. EveryChadbourne who finds that bookand its fascinating content hasbenefitted from her efforts. We areall in debt to Elaine and her highstandards of excellence. Not onlythat, Elaine was just a neat person,with a wry sense of humor toboot.

Elaine Chadbourne Bacon, 1924-2001, wife of Doug Bacon, mother ofDiane, Donna and Lance, mother-in-law of Larry and Yvonne, grandmotherof Alicia and Kristen, sister, aunt,friend and mentor to many, will bemissed. She was loving, intelligent,pro-active and authentic as she facedlife with deliberate courage and humor.She was a gift to those who knew her,an inspiration to any who worked withher, and a source of strength and clari-ty to those who were closely associatedwith her. She left a tremendous voidbut remains an enduring inspiration.

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About forty Chads gatheredat Salmon Falls CountryClub in Hollis, Maine forthe annual reunion and

general assembly meeting. We wel-comed new members Cecil Chad-bourne and his daughters, NoreenChadbourne Roberts and Joyce Chad-bourne Gardner. Herb and Cathy Geil-er were newcomers from our Goodwinbranch. Though we’ve correspondedfrequently, it was nice to meet face-to-face Donald Smith and his niece DianeMather. Donald has often been usefulin sorting out early New HampshireChadbourne ancestry.

Also in attendance were Guy andHelen Chadbourne, Marshall Sinclairand daughter Sue Wescott, LewisHines, Carol Mitchell, DorothyTwombly, Anne Gorham, Charles Lit-tlefield Seaman, John and NancyMinor, Pam Ritter, Martha Giles, LindaHanscom, Gail and Howard Kaepplein,Jack and Nancy Chadbourne, ArleneVerity, Barbara Collier, Ted and KittyChadbourne, Roger and Phyllis Chad-bourne, George Langlais, George F.Sanborn Jr., Katherine Benson and ourdistinguished speaker, Joseph P.Frostwith his guest Peter Narbonne..

It was in many ways a bittersweetreunion, sweet for the faces that werethere and bittersweet for the faces thatwere missing. Margaret Holmes, re-membered as our quilt lady and onewho always encouraged us to care forour cemeteries, had died 10 July 2001.Margaret and her family attended ourreunions for a number of years. Shewill be missed.

Another grave loss to The CFAwas our Genealogist, Elaine Chad-

bourne Bacon, who had died 17 August2001. Her husband, Doug and daugh-ter, Diane represented Elaine at the re-union. A plaque, which had been sentto Elaine in the hospital in Seattle butdid not reach her before her passing,was presented to Doug and Diane byCFA President George F Sanborn Jr.Words of appreciation were spoken byLinda Hanscom and Kitty Chadbournehonoring Elaine.

The plaque reads as follows:

Presented To ELAINEIn grateful recognition of the many years of untiring devotion and dedication to The Chadbourne Family Association.You are an inspiration to us all.Every family should have anELAINE CHADBOURNE BACON 2001

President George F. Sanborn Jr.moderated Chad-Chat when reportswere given by committee chairs.

George Langlais reported on theChadbourne Archaeological Dig inSouth Berwick. Work on the summerarchaeological project at HumphreyChadbourne’s home and mill site fo-cused on determining the boundaries ofthe work building that might very wellhave been the earlier home site. It wassituated in a manner to have created apossible fort-like compound if a pal-isade fence could later be located.George reported a seven-foot sawblade was unearthed in the summer’sdig. Many other artifacts continue to beunearthed and gradually are being con-served through the combined efforts ofthe Old Berwick Historical Society and

The CFA. It was agreed that The CFAwould continue to donate $500 annual-ly to the Conservation Fund of the His-torical Society for the Chadbourne Dig.George Langlais explained that theOBHS has reserved a section in its mu-seum dedicated to the archaeologicaldig of the Chadbourne site. Artifactsare permanently displayed and it hasbecome a very noted educational tool.

Chadbournes who would like tomake a donation of $100 or more inmemory of a loved one will be cited ona plaque displayed at the OBHS Count-ing House Museum. These donationsare tax- deductible. Checks should bemade payable to the Old Berwick His-toric Society and sent directly to TheCFA with a notation about the Chad-bourne to be memorialized. The CFAwill list these donations in The PiedCow and forward the checks to OBHS.

Roger Chadbourne, speaking forTreasurer Phyllis Chadbourne, present-ed the Treasurer’s Report. Our currenttotal cash position is $9,075 held in twoaccounts: Peoples Heritage Bankchecking ($357) and American Centu-ry Capital Preservation Fund, a govern-ment agency money market fund($8718). The report was accepted sub-ject to audit.

Roger also reported that he will besending new Treasurer, Rick Morgan, alist of life members. Ted Chadbournepointed out that a portion of our funds(an estimated $1,900 according toRoger’s list)is designated for living lifemembers in reserve. Ted explained thatthe reserve amount is determined bymultiplying $50 by the number of lifemembers.

The Chadbourne Family Association 17th Annual Reunion, October 21, 2001

See REUNION, page 11

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Outgoing President George F. San-born Jr, reflected on his two years asPresident. Thinking back to a phonecall George had received back in 1982from Ted Chadbourne with the goal offorming The Chadbourne Family Asso-ciation, George mentioned that thecrowning glory during the last nineteenyears has been the publishing of TheChadbourne Family in America: a Ge-nealogy in 1994. During George’stenure as President the Chadbournememorial stone at Old Fields Cemeteryin South Berwick, the production of thegenealogy on CD-ROM, and the deci-sion of The Association to commit tothe Archeological Dig on a permanentbasis were highlights of the success ofThe CFA under his leadership. Amongthe goals George suggests for the fu-ture are: immediate attention to pub-lishing the print supplement; reviewand potential revision of our by- laws;formation of a Memorial MarkersCommittee to oversee the repair, repa-triation and erection of cemetery stonesand historic plaques (grave markersthat had been removed from their orig-inal plot were an example); and consid-eration of long range financial planningand budgeting.

Howard Kaepplein, speaking forthe Nominating committee chairmanCarol Chadburn Mitchell, presentedthe slate of nominees for officers forthe ensuing year. The membershipelected those nominees as follows:

President: Theodore S. Chadbourne1st Vice President: Howard Kaepplein2nd Vice President: Richard MorganTreasurer: Richard MorganSecretary: Linda Hanscom

Directors at Large: George Langlais, John Wood Jr.Genealogist: George F. Sanborn Jr.

Incoming President Ted Chadbourneannounced seven immediate appoint-ments to fill out the Executive Board,as follows:Auditor: Martha GilesReunion Committee Chair: Arlene VerityAssistant Treasurer: Linda Hanscom

Pied Cow Chairman: Kitty A. ChadbourneMembership Committee Chairman:Pam RitterWebsite Chairman: Herbie GeilerEditorial/Publications Chairman: Howard Kaepplein

REUNION, continued from page 10

President’s Report

UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU was one of our nation’s rallying criesduring various times of need. The CFA needs a transfusion of newblood, like yours! We’ve come quite a way, but we’re not firing onall cylinders at once as an organization. With elections coming up

at the General Assembly meeting of the annual fall reunion, now is the time tostep forward and be counted. On the newly improved website,http://www.chadbourne.org you can become acquainted with some of the fineaspects of the CFA. You might also order the highly praised CD-ROM.

Please contact Howard Kaepplein if you feel you might well enjoy shar-ing in productive togetherness, on a committee, or as a leader or independentresearcher for a year starting with our upcoming October Reunion. If you’regame to start sooner, you’re welcome to contact me. There are openings ontargeted committees, such as reunion planning, membership outreach and de-velopment, where I am helping the Chairs round out their committees. Inmany cases, these teams are busy sharing ideas and decision-making withoutdriving to a physical meeting place. They use e-mail, post and telephone. Formy term, most of the Directors’ work has been accomplished through e-mailsweaving to and from the interested parties, typically with five or more recipi-ents per shared idea. It’s been both lively and fun.

My personal hopes for The CFA has included aligning a few very capablefolks to move into leadership roles, which included our 1st VP, Howard Kaep-plein and 2nd VP, Rick Morgan. Rick has produced an exceptional financialreport whose balance sheet and income statement are adjusted to the right timeperiod. Because Howard was not ready to step forward to assume the Presi-dent’s position I agreed to again step in for one year, until October ‘02. Re-versing course from the unspoken tradition that likely candidates wouldn’t beon the Nominating Committee, I asked Howard and Rick to choose a thirdmember and fill that role.

Vacancies were created by the resignations of Genealogist George F San-born Jr. and Secretary/Assistant Treasurer Linda Hanscom. These positionswill be filled by election in October. We will need a new mailing room clerk.Linda has served that capacity for almost twenty years and is in need of a welldeserved reprieve.

My personal priority has been to re-establish the Genealogical ResearchCommittee, which had become dormant after fine early successes that led toour 1994 book. We want branch researchers to volunteer to gather information

See PRESIDENT, page 12

DEATHSOur condolences go forth to thosewho suffer the loss of loved ones.

William M. Darling Sr., age 64(#889.4), died June 5, 2002 SouthPortland, ME

Margaret E.(Herwood) Chadbourne,age 94 (#889), died June 5, 2002 ,Portland, ME

Benjamin F. Garrett, age 64 (#927.2),died Oct 4, 2001, Ossipee, NH

Wilma (Hamilton) Stenoish,(#221.51), died May 28, 2001, Elko,NV

J. Warren Downs, age 86, (#221.61),died Aug 15, 2001 of Nashua, NH,died at Yarmouth, ME

Sylvia (Rudolph) Chadbourne, age80, (#823), died Nov 17, 2000,Littleton, CO

Ferne (Salsbury) Chadbourne, age93, (#653), died Nov 1, 2001,Westbrook, ME

Herbert Otis Chadbourne, age 82,(#786), died Mar 1, 2002,Farmington, ME

Josephine (Sawyer) Chadbourne, age88, (#926), died Apr 29, 2000,Sanford, ME

Cecil Albert Chadbourne, age 89,(#926), died Mar 29, 2002, Sanford,ME

Donald M Smith, age 91, (#150.21+),died Jul 9, 2002, Mundelein, ILL

Margaret Hubbard Holmes, (#24.3+),died July 10, 2001, Norwood, MA

Chadbourne E Brown, age 80(#271.51), died July 9, 2002,Kennebunkport, ME

Elaine Chadbourne Bacon, age 76(#665.4), died 17 Aug 2001, Seattle,WA

Deanna Butterfield, age 55(#118.6+), died 2001, Winchester,MA

Catherine E. (Dahms) Chadburn, age75 (#982), died Apr 10, 2002,Scarboro, ME

Faron Keith Chadbourne, age 40(#1061), died Apr 6, 2002, Portland,ME

Edith Chadbourne Pickett, age 84(#743.3), died Jun 10, 2001, NBerwick, ME

Thelma (Melcher) Chadbourne, age73 (#933), died Sept 11, 2001, Dover,NH

Thomas Abbott) for the country whichhad proudly named Virginia in honorof its illustrious queen.

You heirs of William and ElizabethChadbourne will understand the veryproper pride that we take in our familyhistory. It would be great if we couldprove that Isaac Spencer of SouthBerwick came home to Britain (forwhatever reason) and that it was he thatestablished a line of descendants ofwhich my children and grand childrenare now but a small branch.

It is of course, patience that weneed, though reading American historyhas been time well spent. We would begrateful for any help you can offer.

—John Spencer, M.D.john@jesp.freeserve.co.uk

ENGLAND, continued from page 7

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TRANSITIONS

MEMORIAL DONATIONS TO GENEALOGICAL OR ENGLISHROOTS RESEARCH FUND

Norman C Chadbourne inmemory of wife, Sylvia RChadbourne

Pam Ritter in memory of ElaineC Bacon

Kitty A Chadbourne in memoryof Elaine C Bacon

Dorothy Filice in memory ofElaine C Bacon

John C Chadbourne in memoryof Charles and RuthChadbourne

Annette Eberdt

on their part of the family. Prior branchresearchers were divided at the sixthgeneration. We could again dividethere or a more recent time period.Census data from 1900 and 1920 isnow available, and we typically haveten years of births, marriages anddeaths to discover. Some of us found itgreat fun to phone families in our areato learn more about them. Most wereenthusiastic to learn they were part of amuch larger family. So phone calls inyour area is another chance to help TheCFA grow and serve others.

Finally, I send my great thanks toour officers, directors, family andfriends who took such good care of mein my four surprise rounds of medicalsetbacks. I hope you all have not onlysuch great support, but also the sense tobe tested for cancer annually, which,with the help of surgery, is why I’m ap-parently cancer-free today.

– Ted Chadbourne,President of The CFA

PRESIDENT, continued from page 11

“He’s dead.”The bus driver moaned.“Who’s dead?”“Kennnedy.”I froze.Blood drained to my feetlike lead.A moment crystalized in time,stalactite.

So many of us can rememberwhere we were when we firstheard the news of the assassi-nation of President John F.

Kennedy. An earlier generation vividlyrecalls where they were when news ofPearl Harbor attack came over thenews service. We all faced a similarparadigm-shifting occasion on Sept.11, 2001 when the twin towers of NewYork City were bombed along withattacks on the Pentagon. I open this let-ter from the editor with this reflectionbecause it is directly pertinent to what’sbeen happening at the headquarters forThe Pied Cow publication, and you, themembership deserve to be informed.

On Sept. 11, 2001, I was sitting inthe waiting room of a nearby hospitalwaiting for word from the doctorswhile my husband Ted was having hisgallbladder removed. It was a ratherquickly arranged operation, but we hadno reason to think there would be com-plications. In fact, we hoped it mightremedy some of the curious healthproblems he had undergone for the pastfew years. So as I was settling into thewaiting room chair, intent to master acollege book for a class I was taking, Ibecame almost totally distracted by thedisturbing news on the ever-presenttelevision screen.

In retrospect we all know the cop-ing skills we have all had to institute toadjust to the changes in the national

and international scene as a result ofthe Sept. 11 attack. I am certain thatChadbournes stepped forward andserved as they were all able, becausewe all have a heritage that has guidedus through example of facing tryingtimes with resoluteness. For the record,Ted recovered from the gallbladdersurgery and was doing well enough tonot only attend the October 21, ’01CFA Reunion, but also agreed to beelected incoming President whenGeorge Sanborn felt he had served aslong as his work would allow, andHoward Kaepplein was not yet ready totake the helm.

I felt confident that soon after thefall reunion I would be able to compileThe Pied Cow and get it off in the mailbefore Thanksgiving. I was takingsome important classes at college, run-ning a busy household, working part-time, but still thought it would be a do-able task. Then a week following thereunion we received a phone call fromBoston Medical Center, where Ted hadbeen taking part in a prostate cancerprevention trial, and was informed thatTed had cancer. Immediately all tasksshifted in their priority scale as we be-came quick studies of the complicatedworld built around cancer. Right beforeChristmas, Ted successfully underwentcancer surgery and is now, according tothe latest tests, cancer free.

Needless to say the picture I paintis far from uncommon for any familywho is busy with the many tasks of lifeand are caught off balance when healthissues become a real concern. Conse-quently, the newsletter has been de-layed and you now are enjoying a dou-ble issue. In an attempt to minimize thechances of delays in publication occur-ring again, a few members have agreedto act as regional reporters and I am

listing their names and addresses. Ifanyone in the membership would liketo serve in that capacity, I would wel-come the help. I can be reached atkitsc@yahoo.com or 50 Stockholm Dr,Cumberland Ctr, ME 04021.

For Northeast or military reporting,contact: John Wood Jr., 135 Columbia St., Corning, NY 04830, dconsult@stny.rr.com

For West coast reporting family storiesof the migration west, contact:John Minor, 2124 Leeward Lane, Newport Beach, CA 92660johnandnancy55@hotmail.com

For Southeast reporting, contact:Chadbourne L Cutler, 297 Woody Cr, Melbourne Beach, Fl 32951 (Oct-May)8 Pine Ridge Rd, Mashpee, MA 02649 (May-Oct)Clcut@earthlink.net

For This Old House reporting,contact:Libby Nelson, 6435 Allerton St,Houston,TX 77084 Enelson@hcpl.net

Libby has graciously agreed towrite up stories of some of our oldChadbourne houses and our recollec-

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From the Desk of the Editor…

See EDITOR, page 14

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tions in those settings. She has formedsome questions that will help her doher reporting for the This Old Housearticles. Please consider trying to an-swer as many of the questions as possi-ble as we try to feature your ancestor’shome:

1. Who was the Chadbourne whobuilt or owned the house?

2. What year was the house built andis it still occupied?

3. What type of architecture is thehouse (colonial, cape, Victorian)?

4. Describe any unique or specialcharacteristics of the house (Victo-rian gingerbread, carved mantle-piece, dumbwaiter).

5. What is your connection to thehouse (childhood memories).

6. Do you have specific memories oftime spent in the house, or storiesof older relatives connected to thehouse?

7. Do you have a house photo toshare in The Pied Cow?

I am seeking a few holiday recipesand special recollections to feature infuture issues of The Pied Cow. Pleasego through your recipe box and memo-ry book and share them with me. To beincluded in the Winter edition I need toreceive submissions by October 31,2002. Anything received after that datewill be set aside for later issues. I lookforward to hearing from you.

The archaeological dig of theHumphrey Chadbourne home and millsite will be reported in the next issue ofthe newsletter. We also intend to fea-ture the Elder Grey Meeting House inNorth Waterboro along with a specialarticle by John Downs.

We particularly enjoyed JoeFrost’s knowledgeable description ofold garrisons which we featured in thisnewsletter. As I was transcribing thetape I had made of Joe’s talk and re-viewed the interesting photos he sharedwith us, I thought again of how suddenattacks by Indians must have surelybeen a source of discouragement andfright for our ancestors. Yet the veryfact that we are all here today is evi-

dence of the forbearance of earlyChadbournes. Knowledge of our pastremains one of the keys to maintain ahealthy perspective so we can face thepresent with both wisdom and humor.It also can give us the tools for a neces-sary resolve during difficult times. I en-courage you to share your stories bysending them to me or one of the re-porters listed.

Please be sure to read the upcom-ing reunion news.

—Kitty A Chadbourne, editor

EDITOR, continued from page 13

THE CHADBOURNE FAMILY IN AMERICA: A GENEALOGY

NOW AVAILABLE ON CDROM

Originally published in 1994, this genealogy has been updated to include over 500 new names. Included are historical articles, charts and illustrations, andthe index from the book (partially updated).

The CDROM contains these additions:

• Search engine (NextPage/Folio Views)• The Pied Cow newsletter, 31 issues from 1983-2000• Color photographs of historic homes, CFA officers• Dr. Emerson Baker’s article on Humphrey-Chadbourne house excavation

Prices: 1-2 3-4 5 or more Shipping/ handling

Member Price: $25.00 $23.00 $22.00 $4.00Non-members $30.00 $28.00 $26.00 $4.00

Massachusetts residents add 5% sales tax

Available to those attending the Annual Reunion at a discounted price.Orders may also be placed via our Web site: www.chadbourne.org.

RECENTMEMORIAL

GIFTS

Several memorial giftswere given for the con-servation of artifactsfrom the Chadbourne

Archealogical Project in SouthBerwick, Maine. For gifts total-ing over $100, names are listedon a plaque on display at themuseum of the Old Berwick His-toric Society, South Berwick,Maine. Currently the names list-ed are as follows:

Elaine Chabourne Bacon fromThe CFARuth Benson Landon from TheCFAMargaret Hubbard Holmes fromDonald HolmesEverett Giles from The CFADorothy Seaman from CharlesLittlefield SeamanMelvena Chadbourne Hanscomfrom Linda HanscomElsia Chadbourne Langlais fromGeorge LanglaisAlton Benson Jr. from Kitty A.Chadbourne

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Chadbourne Family Association

18th ANNUAL REUNION

Sat. & Sun., Oct. 19-20, 2002

Old Berwick Historical SocietyBerwick, Maine

Schedule of Events

The CFA will hold its 18th Annual Reunion and General Assembly Meeting,, October 19& 20, 2002 in South Berwick,

Maine—the home of our beginnings in America. The foliage is expected to be vivid and Reunion Chair, Arlene Verity has

arranged two days of pleasurable activities.

Rooms have been blocked off at Yoken’s/Comfort Inn at Portsmouth, NH for Friday and Sat, Oct. 18 & 19. Price is $109 per

night with AAA or AARP discounts available to apply. MAKE YOUR OWN RESERVATIONS BY SEPTEMBER 30.

Please phone Yoken’s Comfort Inn 1-800-552-8484 Say you are with The Chadbourne Family Assoc. Portsmouth, NH is a

20 minute drive south of So. Berwick, ME. Activities scheduled for Saturday, October 19 will be in the Portsmouth area.

SATURDAY– OCT. 19

9-10 a.m. Registration in Lobby

Complimentary Continental Breakfast (8-9:30) for those who came the night before

11 a.m. Gather at Comfort Inn Lobby side - room to convoy for alternative tours. Tours run from noon to 3 p.m.

LANDLUBBERS: Tour Strawbery Banke. A museum tour guide supplemented by a Chadbourne historian will be

provided for this walking tour of Portsmouth Harbor where the Chadbournes built the Great House.

Adult – $9. Children – $4

Bring your own bag lunch or purchase lunch at one of the restored shops.

PORTSMOUTH HARBOR Cruise: a foliage cruise touring the harbor, and the inland rivers of Piscataqua and Cocheco to

South Berwick and Dover. Bring your own bag lunch or purchase chowder, burgers, hotdogs and soft drinks

from the snack bar. Informative Captain and Chadbourne historian will narrate the tour. There is an enclosed

cabin as well as an outside deck for seating. Adult – $17. Seniors – $16. Children – $9.

5-5:30 p.m. Depart Portsmouth for So. Berwick’s Spring Hill Lodge, Knight’s Pond Rd (off Rte. 4), So Berwick, ME.

Spring Hill Lodge is owned and operated by Goodwin cousins and has developed an excellent reputation for

fine food. It is situated overlooking scenic Knight’s Pond (which on the earliest maps was called Chad-

bourne’s Pond). It is handicapped accessible.

5:30 - 6:30 Happy Hour

6:30 p.m. Dinner ( incl. Tax and gratuity) Adult/Senior – $21, Children–$9

Entree Choices Prime Rib (served au jus or horseradish sauce)

Dunnybrook Haddock (fresh, baked with lemon butter & crumb topping), or Brixham Chicken (pan-

fried with white wine sauce)

complete with vegetables, rolls, desserts and beverage.

Discussion will follow of the significance of the Berwick area for colonial Chadbournes.

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SUNDAY – OCTOBER 20:8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Registration at The Counting House of Old Berwick Historical Society, South Berwick,

Maine. Coffee and donuts available.9:30 - 11:30 Chad-Chat, Committee Reports and General Assembly Meeting–

This is an opportunity to elect new officers for the year 2002-3. If there are topics of inter-est to you, feel free to contact Nominating Chair: Howard Kaepplein, Pres.: Ted Chad-bourne, or Dir. At Large: George Lainglais.

NOON: Lunch at OBHS (Sandwiches, Salads & beverages) $81:00 - 2:30: The Humphrey Chadbourne Archaeological Project: its significance, latest findings and arti-

facts — guided by George Langlais, CFA Liaison for the project2:30 - 3:00: Adjourn, followed by a meeting of the new Board of Directors, which all are invited to

attend.

Maps will be available at the Counting House for self-guided tours of historic sites in the area. Berwick isrich in Chadbourne history, we have pointed this out in specially designed map. We do ask that you showrespect for the privacy of those who now dwell at these sites.

REGISTRATION FORM

Advance reservations are required to give a proper head count to the restaurant. Notification and deposit must bereceived by Oct. 10, by e-mail, phone or mail. Deposits are refundable if we are notified by Oct. 17. Please returnthis form promptly to Reunion Reservationist: Arlene Verity, 502 Indian Head St., Hanson, MA 02341, tel: 781-294-8603, e-mail: avcwdancer@attbi.com

PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO CFA/REUNION

Registration: Single ($5) _____ Couple ($7.50) _____ Family ($10) _____ Total $ amount: ________ Saturday Landlubbers Tour of Strawbery Banke:

Adults ($9) _____ Children ($4) _____ Total $ amount: ________ Portsmouth Harbor Cruise:

Adults ($17) _____ Seniors ($16) _____ Children ($9) _____ Total $ amount: ________ Saturday Night Dinner at Spring Hill Lodge (incl. tax & tip):

Adults/Seniors ($21) _____ Children ($9) _____ Total $ amount: ________ Sunday Lunch:

Sandwiches, Salads, Beverages ($8) _____ Total $ amount: ________

GRAND TOTAL: ________

Name _________________________________________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________________

Phone _____________________________ 1/3 deposit included (deposit amount) ______________