In 1847/48, Abbie Hobbs and Annie Hooker attended the Bradford Academy for Young Ladies (in today's Haverhill, MA) with Adeline's older sister, Lydia Faxon.
In 1847/48, Abbie Hobbs and Annie Hooker attended the Bradford Academy for Young Ladies (in today's Haverhill, MA) with Adeline's older sister, Lydia Faxon.
"The Mendelssohn Quintette Club (1849–1895) based in Boston, Massachusetts, was one of the most active and most widely known chamber ensemble[s] in America in the latter half of the 19th century. It toured throughout New England and beyond, including Georgia, California and Australia."
James Fay (1838-1919), age 12, later graduated from Harvard and worked as a lawyer in New York City before returning to the home at 43 Linden Street which had remained in the family. Of the five Fay children only Cornelia (see page 5) ever married.
