The Denmark Historical Society with the assistance of the Fatica family and our Acquisition Fund were able to purchase items from the estate of Addison and Amelia Sanborn Pratt. The family home is located on Wilton Warren Road.

(For a closer view of photos click each one!)

The Sanborn family: Husband Abel, Wife Amelia, Brother Walter and son, Frank:

New Addition!

Purchased from a private seller a piece signed by John Caldwell & Joshua Chamberlain in memory of Job Sanborn who served in the army from August to December when he died in the Battle of Fredericksburg.

More photographs of the Sanborn brothers may be seen at the end of this post.

We purchased an intact red paint cradle. The cradle was constructed in the 1850’s.

Wa are amazed to find no repairs or rot.

And the beautifully sewn child’s quilt.

Message attached to quilt written by Amelia Sanborn Pratt:

Note that the fabrics are pre-Civil War and are machine stitched. The bindings are hand-hemmed. At future programs you’ll be able to view the quilt displayed with the cradle.

Names of family members were embroidered in each square.

The stitches are tiny and barely legible!

Message attached to the quilt:

“This was made by my grandmother for her first baby – 1860 – Her first two children wer twins. One was born dead, the other died in infancy. She later had *unreadable* Amelia Sanborn Pratt”

We purchased photos and documents:

Photos from the autograph album:

Autograph of future husband to his wife. Students together at Fryeburg Academy.

Braille entry

Photo Album:

Beautifully handwoven and embroidered wool blankets constructed by Betsy Lord Sanborn and Amelia Thompson Sanborn:

Amelia Thompson Sanborn???

Daniel & Job Sanborn, sons of Jonathan and Betsy Lord Sanborn, were soldiers in the Civil War.

A lock of hair from Amelia’s lost sons

Photos by Astrea Fatica, Linda Whiting and Lee Ann Shand; Text by Lee Ann Shand February 25, 2018; edited March 20, 2018 & March 26, 2018