Hello!
I'm trying to discover more information about my Great-great Grandmother, Minerva Egleston. She was born in September 1876 and she married Clinton H. Spencer about 1895. My great-grandmother's marriage record claims that Minerva was born in Paris, France, but the 1900 Census says that she was born in Connecticut, her father was born in England and her mother was born in France.
I also found death records for three of their children that says she was born in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. I know they had at least five children:
Olive W. (Winnaford, Winnifred) - B. April 1897 - M. Myrton Ellis Hollis, Sr. (She remarried, but I can't remember the man's name. I'm not certain whether she and Myrton divorced or if he died. I believe they divorced.)
Albe? (Albert?) E. - B. November 1898
Clinton H. - B. 20 April 1900 - D. 16 July 1900
Clinton H. - B. 22 June 1901 - D. 27 February 1903
Edward Orlando Spencer - B. 4 September 1902 - D. 21 February 1903
All of the children were born in Massachusetts, I believe in Boston, since death records of the last three boys indicates they were born, and died, in Boston.
I also have a bit of a puzzle, because I know Minerva's husband is named Clinton H. Spencer because of the children's death records, and the death records also record Minerva's maiden name as Egleston, just as my great-grandmother's marriage did. I believe Clinton H. Spencer is the son of Freeman and Rosette (Rosetta) Spencer. However, I found a marriage record from 1907 that indicates that Clinton H. Spencer, son of Freeman and Rosette Spencer married a woman by the name of Minerva Clough. It shows that Clinton was born in Bangor, Maine, just as my Clinton. Minerva Clough was born in France and she is the daughter of Jacob M. Clough and Minerva St. Germaine. This Minerva and Clinton were married in the town of Malden? on 9 August 1907. He was 49 and she was 25. It claims that this is a first marriage for both parties, but I know something could have happened to make Clinton just say this was his first marriage.
I haven't found a death record for MY Minerva yet, nor have I found a divorce record for Minerva Egleston and Clinton H. Spencer, so I don't know if I have MY Clinton's parents wrong, if something happened to Minerva or their marriage, or if this is an entirely different Clinton.
If anyone can help me with more information about Minerva Egleston Spencer, or if you can help shed some light on my puzzle, I would be grateful!