Notes for: Frank Boynton (Cole) Berdine
Despite some documents mentioned below, Frank Boynton Berdine actually appears to be the son of Emma Berdine and her husband Lucien Cole - not the son of William and Angeline Berdine. So Frank would be the grandson of William and Angeline Berdine. His age on the 1880 Census is not clear, but he was born in April. He is listed as a Cole in the 1880 Census. Here is the census info Ronny sent me from 1880 and 1900.
1880 (4 June) Waterbury, New Haven Co.: William BODINE 54 NJ gilder, Angeline 49 CT wife, Lucien D. COLE 30 VT plater boarder, Emma 22 CT boarder, Frank 2/12 CT boarder, John 8 CT boarder.
From Massachusetts Federal Census Records:
1900 (6 June) Newburyport, Essex Co.: Lucien COLE Oct 1850 VT, Emma A. Aug 1857 CT wife, Mary F. April 1880 CT dau, Harry F. June 1886 MS son, Kathryn Oct 1895 MA dau, Vesta A. BODINE Jan 1831 CT mo-in-law widowed, Frank B. May 1874 CT single traveling salesman. Lucien & Emma were married 23 years and had 6 children of whom 3 were still living. Vesta had borne 4 children of whom 2 were still living.
Since Emma married Lucien Cole in 1877 and, according to his obituary, Frank was born in May of 1874, then maybe Emma had Frank by another person and then Frank was raised by William and Angeline, his grandparents. Anyway, this is all speculation at this point. Maybe some living family member can help clarify all this.
From Ronny Bodine (Oct. 30, 2020):
Frank Boynton Berdine was born Frank Boynton COLE, son of Emma Berdine and Lucien Cole and raised (adopted?) by his maternal grandparents William and Emma Berdine who are named as his parents in Frank's 1906 marriage record and 1953 obituary. However, the 1880 census, next, shows Frank as Frank Cole, living with his natural parents, Lucien and Emma Cole, as boarders in the household of Emma's father William Berdine. It should also be noted that Frank was born 3 years before his parents were married and that he may be the child of Emma by an earlier relationship despite the fact that the birthplace of Lucien Cole is Vermont which is also noted as Frank's father's birthplace.
1880 (4 June) Waterbury, New Haven Co.: William BODINE 54 NJ gilder, Angeline 49 CT wife, Lucien D. COLE 30 VT plater boarder, Emma COLE 22 CT boarder, Frank COLE 2/12 CT boarder, John COLE 8 CT boarder.
On 11 Sept 1918, Frank Boynton Berdine registered for the World War 1 draft in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass. He stated he was born 18 May 1874 and Erma Eunice Berdine was his next of kin.
From Suffolk County, Massachusetts Marriage Records:
Frank B. Berdine, 32, of Newburyport, salesman, son of William Berdine & Vesta A. Byington AND Irma Eunice Pulsifer, 23, of Westfield, daughter of Joseph M. Pulsifer & Harriet Lovejoy, were married 5 June 1906 in Boston, by W. H. Morrison, clergyman.
From Massachusetts Federal Census Records:
1920 (8 Jan) Newburyport, Essex Co.: Frank B. BERDINE 44 CT salesman, Irma E. 37 MA wife, William B. 11 MA son, Elizabeth 10 MA dau.
1930 (23 April) Brookline, Norfolk Co.: Frank B. BERDINE 54 CT manufacturer-silverware, Irma D. 46 MA, William B. 22 MA son, Elizabeth 21 MA dau.
From Maine Federal Census Records:
1940 (May) Winthrop, Kennebac Co.: Frank BERDINE 65 CT, Irma 57 MA wife.
Frank and Irma Berdine were residents of Dayton, Ohio in 1944.
Obituary, Lewiston Evening Journal (Lewiston-Auburn, Maine) of 14 Aug 1953.
WINTHROP. Frank B. Berdine, 79, a resident here about 20 years, died Thursday afternoon at his Memorial Drive home. He had been in poor health for the past several months. Born in Waterbury, Conn., May 18, 1874, the son of William and Angeline Boynton Berdine, for 24 years he was associated with the Toole Mtg. Co. of Newburyport, Mass. and from 1916 until his retirement in 1932 was president of Colonial Silver Co. of Portland. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Irma Pulsifer Berdine, Winthrop; a son, William Boynton Berdine, Winthrop; a daughter Mrs. Elizabeth Hochwalt of Dayton, O., and two grandchildren.
Death Notice, Boston Herald of 14 Aug 1953:
BERDINE. In Winthrop, Maine, August 13, 1953, Frank B., husband of Irma Pulsifer Berdine. Funeral services at Roberts Funeral Home, Bowdoin st., Winthrop, Sunday, August 16, at 2 P.M.
Obituary, Boston Traveler of 19 Oct 1955.
BERDINE, Irma E., age 73, formerly of Newburyport, Mass., and for the last 20 years a resident of Winthrop, Me., died October 18, in Auburn, Me., born in Medfield, Mass., October 9, 1882, the daughter of Joseph and Harriet Pulsifer. She is survived by a son William of Winthrop and a daughter Mrs. W. R. Hochwalt and two grandchildren Joanne and Irma of Dayton, Ohio. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 P.M. in Winthrop, Me. Member of The Mother Church, Christ Scientist, Boston and the Augusta Christian Science Church, The Patient Stanley Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Winthrop Literary Club.