Thomas Cannon (1867-1940) and Bridget (Tonra) Cannon (1869-1942) both emigrated from Ireland. They married in 1892 and were listed at 1 Walter Ave. in “The Farm” neighborhood by 1900. By 1918 they had moved to “The Point” neighborhood finally settling in at 90 Highland Rd. where they lived with Cannon and Tonra extended-family members. They raised seven surviving children in Brookline.

Thomas Cannon worked for a number of years as a gardener for a private estate. This has been reported as the “Webster’s estate” but it is not yet identified. There was a “Webster’s estate” with an on-site gardener’s cottage in Chestnut Hill but that does not appear to be a likely match
[Source: University of Massachusetts Boston]

1823 - 1909; Tappan Francis was a physician in Brookline for some 50 years. He graduated from Harvard College in 1844 and Harvard Medical School in 1847. He lived on Davis Ave. and, in 1878, built a home at 35 Davis Ave. that is now on the National Register of Historic Places. He was one of the signatories on the Charter of the Brookline Historical Society. He is buried in the Walnut St. Cemetery.

Helen (Nellie) and Nat are the two oldest children. She died shortly after this photo was taken.

Nellie died shortly after this photo was taken, at age 5, of "malignant sore throat" Nathaniel (1859 - 1921) became a lawyer.

1828 - 1898; wife of Dr. Tappan Eustis Francis

1828 - 1898; wife of Dr. Tappan Eustis Francis

The younger brother of Helen Francis, he died suddenly after returning from service in the Union army. He is listed on the Civil War memorial in Town Hall.

1826 - 1903; brother of Dr. Tappan Eustis Francis

His family moved to Brookline in the early 1870s and lived in the Village on Boylston St. He was married in 1895 at St. Mary’s Church, lived at 42 Walter Ave., and worked as a gas fitter for Cousens Bros. His father lived nearby in Roxbury and ran the “Home Bakery” store at 36 Washington St. in the Village from 1902 – 1917.

In April 1899, Lyons applied to the town for the position of Inspector of Gas Fitting. This application was presumably unsuccessful as he joined the Brookline Fire Department shortly after that, starting as a hose man at the new fire station in Washington Square. By 1901, he was working as an engineer for steam engine #1 at Station D at 796 Boylston St. by Reservoir Road. After living at several locations near the fire station, he, his wife, and four children settled at 771a Boylston St. He died from nephritis, at age 42.

She grew up in New Orleans and had relatives, as yet unidentified, in Brookline. In 1889, she was visited by a daughter of Henry Hobson Richardson, who grew up in the area, and a daughter of Edward Atkinson. She often summered in Brookline in the ensuing decade before her marriage. In 1899, she married Philip Richardson, a son of famed architect Henry Hobson Richardson and Julia Gorham Hayden.

From a photo album of Mary Eleanor ("Mamie") Williams.

1868–1943. Mary Cornelia Schlesinger was the second of five daughters of Barthold Schlesinger and Mary McBurney. The family lived in the massive mansion called “Southwood” that still stands at 278 Warren St. where it is now the site of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery. She married Arthur Perrin in 1894 and they lived at 132 Fisher Ave. and had two sons.

From a photo album of Mary Eleanor ("Mamie") Williams.

1867 – 1965. She was a daughter of famed architect Henry Hobson Richardson and Julia Gorham Hayden. In 1886, she married George Foster Shepley an architect who worked in her father’s firm and later became a partner in the prominent firm of Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. They lived on Warren St.

From a photo album of Mary Eleanor ("Mamie") Williams.

1870 – 1964. She was a daughter of prominent Brookline citizens Moses Williams and Martha C. Finnley. They lived on the southeast corner of Warren St. (then a part of Walnut St.) and Boylston St.

She was interested in women’s education, was an active supporter of Simmons College for many decades, and never married. Photographed in Dresden, Germany, March 1896.

From a photo album of Mary Eleanor ("Mamie") Williams.

1869 – 1941. He was a son of prominent Brookline citizens Moses Williams and Martha C. Finnley. They lived on the southeast corner of Warren St. (then a part of Walnut St.) and Boylston St. He was a lawyer and married Anne Henrietta Nancy Whiteside in 1905.

From a photo album of Mary Eleanor ("Mamie") Williams.

He was a son of prominent Brookline citizens Moses Williams and Martha C. Finnley. They lived on the southeast corner of Warren St. (then a part of Walnut St.) and Boylston St. He became a surgeon at Mass General Hospital, lived in Boston, and never married.

From a photo album of Mary Eleanor ("Mamie") Williams.

He was a lawyer, president of State Street Trust Company, a state legislator, and involved in many aspects of the town affairs of Brookline. The family lived on the southeast corner of Warren St. (then a part of Walnut St.) and Boylston St.

From a photo album of Mary Eleanor ("Mamie") Williams.

1866 - 1934; married, 1900, to Mittie Harmon Jackson; parents: Edward Atkinson and Mary Caroline Heath; lived on Heath St. He was an architect, attended Harvard College, and was a graduate of M.I.T. His father was president of the Fire Insurance Co., the inventor of the Aladdin oven, a prolific author of tracts about economics, and a prominent businessman in Boston. His mother was a direct descendant of General William Heath, a right-hand man of George Washington during the Revolution.

From a photo album of Mary Eleanor ("Mamie") Williams.

(Photo identification speculative). George Francis Arnold was born in Corfu, Greece, to American parents, Albert Arnold and Sarah Allin. He attended Roxbury Latin School and Colgate University, and studied at the University of Bonn, Germany. He taught Greek and later worked as a librarian at Harvard University. He married Tirzah Snell Emerson and the couple lived in Cambridge. In 1892, they moved to the estate of Tirzah’s mother at 81 Davis Ave. where they lived with her until her death in 1903. In 1907, the town of Brookline purchased their land to create Emerson Park. The main house was moved across the street to 74 Davis Ave. and one of the caretaker's cottages was moved to 72 White Place. The Arnolds moved to 60 Davis Ave. George died in Brookline in 1914. Tirzah died in Hardwick, Massachusetts in 1922.

Boston Daily Globe, Dec 5, 1914 Born On Island of Corfu, III-Health Compelled Him to Give Up Profession as Greek Teacher. George Francis Arnold died yesterday at his home, 60 Davis Ave., Brookline, after a week's illness of pneumonia. Mr. Arnold was born on the Island of Corfu, Greece, Feb. 7, 1848, and spent his early boyhood in Athens. He came to America. at an early age and fitted for college at the Roxbury Latin School. He was graduated from Colgate University in 1871 and taught two years there. Following his marriage to Miss Tirzah Emerson of Brookline in 1873, he went to Germany and studied tor three years in the University of Bonn. Mrs. Emerson comes of one of the oldest and best known families of Brookline. The Emerson estate on Davis Ave. was cut up many years ago and part of it is now the Emerson Playground.
Failing health at the time of Mr. Arnold's return to the United States prevented his resuming his chosen work as a teacher of Greek. From 1878 to 1882 he assisted Justice Winsor In the Harvard Library. He moved from Cambridge to Brookline in 1892.
Mr. Arnold spent the winter of 1909-10 In Greece and made two other trips to Europe In recent years. He delighted in out-door life, playing golf and tennis and taking long walks. His summer home for the last 20 years was at Mt. Desert, Me., where he had a beautiful estate.

(Photo identification speculative). Tirzah Snell Emerson (1846-1922) was born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Elijah Carleton Emerson and Tirzah Strong Snell. Her father was a prominent merchant in Brookline. The family estate was at 81 Davis Ave., in what is now Emerson Park. She married George Francis Arnold (1848-1914) in Brookline in 1873. George was born in Corfu, Greece, to American parents, Albert Arnold and Sarah Allin. He attended Roxbury Latin School and Colgate University, and studied at the University of Bonn, Germany. He taught Greek and later worked as a librarian at Harvard University.

Tirzah's father died in 1888; in 1892, the couple moved from Cambridge to 81 Davis Ave. where they lived with her mother until her death in 1903. In 1907, the town of Brookline purchased their land to create Emerson Park. The main house was moved across the street to 74 Davis Ave. and one of the caretaker's cottages was moved to 72 White Place. The Arnolds moved to 60 Davis Ave. George died in Brookline in 1914. Tirzah died in Hardwick, Massachusetts in 1922.

The Arnolds spent their summers in Mt. Desert, Maine and traveled to Europe several times. The Historical Society has in its collection letters written by Tirzah S. Arnold to Miss Elizabeth A. Andrews of New Boston, New Hampshire. An additional letter in the collection addressed to Andrews was written in 1912 by Mae G. Rodger, a district nurse in Brookline.

The Brookline Cronicle, October 21, 1922
Mrs. George F. Arnold
Mrs. Tirzah Emerson Arnold, widow of George Francis Arnold and one of, Brookline's best-known women, died on Thursday of last week while visiting with Mrs. Arthur Williams at Hardwick. Death followed a short illness with which she was suddenly stricken. Mrs. Arnold was born in Brookline seventy-six years ago, attended the local schools, and resided here until her marriage in 1866. She then spent several years abroad while Mr. Arnold was completing his studies, and on returning to this country resided in Cambridge for some time. She returned to Brookline to live about thirty-five years ago and had since resided here, occupying the old home, Davis Avenue. Mrs. Arnold was a member of the First Parish and for many years had been active in all branches of parish affairs. She was also a member of Hannah Goddard Chapter, D. A. R., of which she was regent at her death, and belonged to a number of women's societies and charitable and welfare organizations, in all of which she was actively interested. There is no immediate family surviving, but she leaves a wide circle of friends to mourn her loss.