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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

HUSTED, Hill? (Stamford CT)

HILL L. HUSTED

IDENTIFICATION ON PHOTO: "Hill L. Husted"
PHOTO TAKEN: Otto Frank Studio, Stamford CT, circa 1895
PURCHASED: 2017 Aug, Madison-Bouckville (NY) Antiques Week

I suspect this photo was taken in the mid 1890s based on the sleeves of this dress. The woman appears to be around 20 to 25-ish, so looking for a woman born around 1870-1875 or so.

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HUSTED is a very old surname in the Fairfield Connecticut area. I've not seen the name "Hill" used as a female first name, but it could potentially be a first name if the woman's mother or grandmother had a maiden name of Hill. This was a naming pattern often seen throughout history. OR it could be a mispelling; it could say "Nell" but there is clearly a dot over the second letter.

(One possibility)
There was a HUSTED family living in nearby Darien CT, on the 1880 Census with a daughter Lillie born around 1869.

1880 Federal Census > CT > Fairfield > Darien
HUSTED, Ebenezer, 41, coachman, born in CT
HUSTED, Anna, 42, wife, keeping home, born in CT
HUSTED, George A., 13, son, at school, born in CT
HUSTED, Lillie, 11, dau, at school, born in CT
HUSTED, Mortimer, 5, son, at home, born in CT

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