Hi Betty, I found the brith record for Marjorie Augusta BRIGHAM (NEHGS vol 591, pg 689). She was born 20 Aug 1910 in Somerville to Percy A. and Mabel L. McINNIS. They lived at 22 Madison St. in Somerville, and Percy was a School Master. He was born in Lexington, and she was born in Charlestown. I then found the marriage record for Percy and Mabel (vol 587, pg 679)... Percy Aubrey BRIGHAM married Mabel Lillian McINNES in Somerville on 1 Sept 1909. Both were age 24, and it was the first marriage for both. He resided at 22 Madison St., she at 20 Bartlett St. He was a sub-master at the high school (born Lexington), she was a stenographer (born Charlestown). His parents were Charles A. BRIGHAM and Elizabeth W. BEVERSTOCK -- her parents (as we know!) were William McINNES and Mary KERR. Marriage was performed by Edmund L. Smiley, Clergyman, who resided at 48 Flint St. in Somerville. I was unable to locate a birth record for Percy in Lexington, or anywhere else in Mass. I did find a death record for Elizabeth W. (BEVERSTOCK) BRIGHAM in Winthrop (vol 106, pg 161). She died on 15 April 1907 -- of multiple carcinoma, including breast cancer (for which she was treated since June, 1905). She was age 46, 8 mos, 1 day -- died at her residence at 332 Pleasant St. The informant was Charles A. BRIGHAM. Her father was Frank BEVERSTOCK (born unknown location), and her mother was Elizabeth WHEELER (born unknown location). Her treating Dr. was Dr. Frank Tilton of Princeton St., East Boston. She's buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett. Charles must've died after 1910... Okay, that's all I have time for right now........... Best, Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: <genMassachusetts-L@rootsweb.com>; <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 8:12 AM Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Percy BRIGHAM and Mabel McINNIS 1920 Somerville > Hello, > > I've mentioned my gr-grandparents, William KERR and Elizabeth HANNAH many > times. William had come down from the Prov. of Quebec ~1874 and his > younger sister, Mary Ann KERR, came down to join him a few years later. >>From researchers, I have found out that Mary married William McINNIS in > Mar. 1882 in Everett - where they lived at the time. And, they had a > daughter in 1884. (Supposedly only child.) > > William and Mary McINNIS are found under McINNES in 1900, 1910, and 1920 > in > Somerville. A helpful researcher has found out that their daughter, > Mabel, married a Percy BRIGHAM. I am finding this couple, also in > Somerville, in 1920, and he is listed as a "Sub? Master?" in the high > school. Perhaps he was a teacher, or more than a teacher at Somerville > High School. This census says that they have a daughter, Marjorie > BRIGHAM, 9. > > BRIGHAM, PERCY A (1920 U.S. Census) > MASSACHUSETTS , MIDDLESEX, 5-WD SOMERVILLE > Age: 35, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: MA > Series: T625 Roll: 719 Page: 58 > > Percy and Mabel are mentioned in 1910, and it says they had been marrid > for > 6 months. And, at Age 25, he is a Master at the high school. He > seems > to be from a MA family. > > I'm finding lots of BRIGHAM families in MA in 1900, and several people / > couples in the Somerville, Cambridge and Medford area. But, I'm not > finding a possible family for Percy belong to - at Age 15. > > Oh, closer look at the census page shows Percy's parents were probably > from > Maine. And there were BRIGHAM families in Maine going back to 1790, but > not too many. > > Thank you to the several researchers providing information on the above > couples. I haven't finished printing out and summarizing the > information. > But, I thought I would offer the names, in case someone else is interested > in the families. > > Oh, almost forgot. William McINNIS and Mary CARR are listed on the > marriage record with those spellings. But census pages say McINNES, and > she is a Mary KERR from the Prov. of Quebec. > > And, I'm told that William's parents were Malcom McINNIS and Esther > DUNBRACK, and he had been born in Halifax, NS, CAN. At > www.familysearch.org someone has that couple and show them marrying > ~1850. And, Malcom's father seems to be Miles McINNIS. > > (William's age and birth-years are stated differently on each record. > But, if he had a 1st marriage in Nova Scotia before coming down to MA > ~1880, > he was probably born in the 1850's and not the 1860's.) > > I have more work to do on these families. But -- it's off to the > non-computer part of my day ! > > :o) > > Oops. I just remembered to check the SSDI, and there is a Percy BRIGHAM > of the right age, dying in 1972 in Arlington. And, it appears that > his > wife, Mabel, died in 1971 in Arlington. > > (I don't remember my mother or my aunts mentioning this couple, or their > daughter, Marjorie BRIGHAM, b~1911. But my mother and aunt grew up in > Somerville and Medford and would have known them.) > > Thank you for your time. > > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENMASSACHUSETTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message