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Calvin Shedd's Daughters
| Date(s) of Letter(s) | |
| December 5, 1861 March 2, 1862 March 6, 1862 March 15, 1862 April 25, 1862 May 13, 1862 May 19, 1862 May 25, 1862 June 1, 1862 June 14, 1862 December 6, 1862 January 4, 1863 January 31, 1863 February 8, 1863 February 13, 1863 Febraury 21, 1863 Febraury 22, 1863 Febraury 26, 1863 March 11, 1863 March 13, 1863 March 14, 1863 March 26, 1863 April 2, 1863 April 14, 1863 |
In the 1860 census,
Calvin Shedd's three daughters are listed as:
Birth records for Anna are extant and show her born in Enfield on August 28, 1854. From the text of Shedd's letters, he refers to his youngest daughter as "Lilly." It is most likely a nickname or her middle name. Shedd often refers to his second daughter, Anna, as Nannie, obviously another nickname. |