Photographs send by Sweetjuno

 

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Genevieve, Edith and Frances Monear circa 1900

Genevieve (Jones) Monear is in the center of the photo. The other 2 women are her daughters - in front of her is Frances Louperle Monear, and behind her is Edith Mary "Mamie" Monear. Frances is about 14 in this photo, while Mamie is about 18.

The Monears lived in the Minneapolis-St Paul area. Mamie died quite young, in 1936; Frances lived to be 98.
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George Ernest Knowles

My cousin George Ernest Knowles at age 19 in 1902. This photo was taken in North Dakota. 		example
Beauchamp family, circa 1905, Michigan

[left to right] Clara Beauchamp, Georgiana (Belanger) Beauchamp, Dorothy Beauchamp, Leda Beauchamp (seated), Delia Beauchamp, Marion Beauchamp, John Charles Beauchamp, and Eva Beauchamp.

These are my ancestors. They were born in northern Michigan to French-Canadian parents. John Charles and Georgiana eventually had 13 kids, all of whom seem to have made it to adulthood.		 example
Beauchamp-Belanger-Vezeneau family, circa 1901

[left to right] [back row] John Charles Beauchamp, Delia Beauchamp, and Georgiana (Belanger) Beauchamp. [front row] Clara Beauchamp, sitting on lap of Charles Belanger; and Eva Beauchamp, sitting on lap of Georgiana (Vezeneau) Beauchamp.

The baby is my great-grandma. They were from Quebec, and moved to northern Michigan to raise their family.
       
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Estelle Ostby

My grandmother, Estelle Ostby, in her playtime clothes. She is about a year old in this photo, circa 1927. She lived in Minneapolis, MN at this time.
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Guro Thornby Ostby

My great-great-great-grandmother Guro (Thornby) Ostby in Minnesota, circa 1900. Guro was born in Norway and came to the US as a young woman. She married a locally prominent preacher named Paul G Ostby.		 example
Jennie, Ada and Ed Monear with Grace Knowles

[left to right, seated] Jennie Monear, Ada Monear, and Grace Knowles; standing in back is Ed Monear. Jennie, Ada and Ed were siblings, and Grace was Ada's daughter. Taken in Minneapolis, MN circa 1900-1902.		 example
Ethel Lois Monear

Ethel Lois Monear, about 6 months old. This photo was taken on 31 Jan 1915 in Washington State.
     
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Clarence, Bernard, Earl Ostby and friend, circa 1919 		example
Paul and Emma Ostby wedding day

Paul Irgens Dybdahl Ostby and his new wife, Emma (Gavle) Ostby on their wedding day, 1898. Taken in Albert Lea, MN. Paul and Emma were the children of Norwegian immigrants.		 example
Paul I. D. Ostby as a young man, circa 1900, in Minneapolis, MN.