> Hi, > > I have Bond in my family tree. Here is what I know: > > Franklin H. Bond, b. Nov 9, 1846, d. May 29, 1913, Occupation: Laborer > (maybe Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery), Birthplace: Kittery, ME, > m. Elizabeth J. Todd, b. Feb 22, 1852, d. Mar 27, 1921, Birthplace: > Kittery Point, ME. Had dau. Winnifred Todd Bond, b. Nov 27, 1872, > Birthplace: Kittery, ME, Occupation: Clergywoman, m. Leslie E. Coffin, > b. N. Lovell, ME (I have Coffin info back to England) > > Also found newspaper clipping in Winnifred's bible with the following > info: > > Husband and Wife Retire from B. & M.: Ipswich, Aug 28--Mr. and Mrs. > Herman Bond of High Street, said to be the only husband and wife serving > the Boston and Maine railroad as ticket agents, today announced their > retirement after an aggregate tenure of 85 years. Mrs. Bond has sold > tickets at the depot here for the last 41 years, four years fewer than > her husband. > > A scroll drawn by Arthur Shurcliff of Argilla Road, noted architect, and > signed by some of the hundreds of commuters with whom the Bonds have > become well acquainted, was presented to the couple. They also received > other gifts and remembrances. > > I haven't been able to find the Herman Bond connection yet, but think > Herman may have been Winnifred's brother. > > Kittery/Kittery Point is not far from Newbury, Mass (which I think was > Watertown) and the Watertown Bonds look the most promising. Any help is > greatly appreciated. > > Donna Tolson, Fredericksburg, VA (formerly a Blaney from Kittery Point, > ME) > ctolson@mnsinc.com (Researching ATKINSON, BLANEY, BOND, BROWN, BUZZELL, COFFIN, DANNENBURG, DOLE, FELLOWS, GREENLEAF, HARMON, HOLT, KEMBER, LEACH, LIBBY, MOULTON, STEVENS, TODD, WORMELL)