Individual Notes

Note for: Helen E. Seabury, 2 Jul 1838 - 1 Nov 1925 Index

Individual Note:
Helen was the daughter of the Rev. Edwin Seabury and Elizabeth Mason Seabury of North Yarmouth, Maine. (Some Kilham furniture inherited and some bought from her estate is owned by 262. Austin D. Kilham.) Rev. Seabury was the first Episcopal bishop in the USA.

Individual Notes

Note for: Joseph Chadwick Kilham, 21 Nov 1846 - 6 Mar 1936 Index

Burial:
     Place:   Central Cemetery, Beverly, Essex, MA

Individual Note:
      Joseph attended Miss Bridge's School and the public schools of Beverly; his last high school year he went to Mr. Orne, a tutor in Salem and belonged to the Alpha Cricket Club that played on Salem Common.
        During his first year out of school he was with Warren & Company who ran a line of steamships to England. His first pay was $50.00 per year, later raised to $100.00 per year. His next place was with The Eagle National Bank of Boston at $500 per year and soon became Receiving Teller at $1200 per year. In 1868, because indoor life did not agree with him, he started west to seek his fortune. (See "Joseph C. Kilham Discovers Mammoth Spring in the Yellowstone Park" in Addenda of "Notes on the Descendants of Austin and Alice Kilham and Related Families," Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 75-112738, page K89-K90.)
        After Joe's return from San Francisco he worked for a short time with his father in Boston. From 1873 to 1893 he was one of a firm of shoe manufacturers in Beverly. He had several partners and the firm names were Lefavour & Kilham; Lefavour, Kilham & Bray; Creesy, Wallis & Kilham; Wallis, Kilham & Bray. Bray was the husband of his wife's sister.
        In 1893 he retired but continued an active life. He served many relatives and friends who constantly sought his friendly and sound financial counsel. He was active at various times as a director of The Beverly Hospital, the Beverly Public Library, the Beverly National Bank, and the United Shoe Machinery Company.
        After his marriage he and Eliza soon built a house on the back of his father's property facing Monument Square, and their home was always enjoyed for good food and pleasant company by their nephews and nieces. Several afternoons a week their Packard with uniformed chauffeur left with relatives for a drive along the North Shore to Gloucester, usually returning by Newburyport, Ipswich and Wenham.
        Eliza was known as Aunt "Titie" by her family. Her Nephew Roy Walker lived with them several years before his death. Her niece, Myrtle Walker Sears, lived with them after she lost her husband - Doctor (Captain) Harry Sears. Myrtle's sons, Norman and Harry, entered the U. S. Naval Academy and both had distinguished careers in the navy. They frequently visited their mother, aunt and uncle on Monument Square which was their home. Myrtle continued to keep house for Joe after Eliza died Jan. 18, 1929, just one month after their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
        Throughout Joe's life he enjoyed an outdoor life and loved and knew the names of birds, flowers, trees, and everything that had to do with nature. When in Beverly his daily walks took him to every woods and swamp for miles around where he was always on the look-out for rare flowers and the first blooms of many varieties. He usually brought home armsful of flowers for his front hall - frequently rhododendron and laurel. Almost every year from 1887 he spent several months at Heald Pond near Jackman, Maine, where he had a log cabin. For many years there was a winter trip to hunt caribou, moose, and deer, and always, as long as his health permitted, there was a long summer stay at the camp for canoe trips, walking, and trout fishing. First Alec Dutelle and later Lawrence Hughey served as faithful guides. Throughout the years the camp was a bright spot for Myrtle and her sons, and for several years for his nephew Austin. There were trips to nearby ponds and many evenings there was trout cooked by the guide in front of the cabin and the pleasant company of an ever-changing group of close friends and relatives.
        Joseph died Mar. 6, 1936 (monument in Central Cemetery, Beverly, on opposite side from three Kilham plots). The Beverly Times carried a full two-column account of his life and contributions to Beverly. The same issue carried the story of Hitler's march east toward Poland.

Individual Notes

Note for: Eliza Bailey Walker, 29 Mar 1850 - 18 Jan 1929 Index

Individual Note:
There has never been a Brookfield, Maine (sometimes confused with Brooksville, Hancock, ME). Listed in the Kilham Genealogy as daughter of Rufus Bailey and Sarah (Sally) Grindle Jones Walker.