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1874 family bible inscription

The Bible was printed in 1850 by the New York: American Bible Society and is inscribed on the inside cover - presumably in Emily's handwriting - as follows …

Emily B. Thrall's Book 1874



Emily B. Thrall's Book 1874.


Between the Old Testament and the New Testament is a printed "Family record" page, with an inscription in the same handwriting …



Family record manuscript entries.

These children' entries were likely written sometime between 1879 and 1789 (before a fourth child Fannie C. Thrall was born).

Provenance

On 6 January 2006, David Thrale received an email from Jim Walsh about the family bible of Emily Thrall née Bowhanan. Jim said …
I have in my possession a bible for some 50 years. I found it in a book store in the used book section some 40 to 45 years ago in Nassau County, New York. I have kept it all these years because I felt that someday I would find a relative who would love to have the book. It is a family bible that dates back to 1874. The bible belonged to one: Emily B Thrall 1874. In the book she list three births: Eugene B Thrall, July 25th 1875, Fred A Thrall Feb 21. 1877 and Lucien L Thrall Sept 29th, 1879. The book was her Bible with the old and new testament.

I have had this bible in my possession for more years then I can remember (I'm 76), and one of the reasons I held on to it is, that somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew that some day I would find a way to seek out the children or grandchildren of the person the bible belonged to. I just felt that they would be finding a lost treasure. And so, that day in my mind has arrived. I spent a lot of time searching the net until I found your site. For me, it will be the end of a long quest to find a proper place for the book. And I'm sure you will enjoy receiving it.



Front cover for Emily Bowhanan's Family Bible..

Family Bible

Family Bible of Emily Bowhanan and children.


Owner of originalDavid Thrale
Date1874
Longitude10
Linked toEmily Bowhanan; Eugene B Thrall; Fannie C Thrall; Fred A Thrall; Lucien L Thrall

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