Scroll down for photos of Connie Converse as a child playing with Marion’s children. Howard Fishman wrote a book about Connie Converse published in 2023 called “For Anyone Who Ever Asks”. Her music is available on Spotify and Apple Music.
Daniel Brown Eaton and his first wife, my great great grandparents. Daniel Brown Eaton and his granddaughter Marion Evans Eaton who is my grandmotherMartha Evans Eaton, future wife of Joseph Smith Eaton, mother of Marion, my great grandmotherMarionMarion, Helen, Spencer Martha Evans Eaton, Marion’s mother MarionMarion and Spencer MarionMarion and Duncan Dunbar with first four of five children. Left to right: Duncan Jr, Wallace, Martha, Randolph. Martha died at age four. Marion and Duncan’s fifth child, Elizabeth Hathaway Dunbar, is my mother, Beth Day. Spencer Eaton Christmas treeMarion who resembles her great great granddaughter, Hadley Day, in this photo. Aunt Julia Eaton is sister of Joseph Smith Eaton. Marion and her father, Joseph Smith EatonHome of Daniel Brown Eaton MarionMartha Eaton with Spencer and Marion who resembles Hadley Day in this photo. Marion This child bears a resemblance to Marion but I’m not certain it’s her. She’s usually in a dress in pictures. This is a boyish look. But Spencer had blond hair at this age. Could very well be Marion. Duncan Dunbar Jr, Randolph Dunbar, and believed to be Evelyn Eaton Converse’s son, Phil Converse (sister of Elizabeth “Connie” Converse)Martha Evans EatonJoseph Smith EatonJoseph Smith EatonMartha Evans Eaton possibly with one of her grandchildren. Martha and Joseph Eaton with Marion’s second son, Randolph Dunbar.Duncan Dunbar Jr. in center, first son of Marion. Other boys believed to be Marion’s nephews. sons of Evelyn, who is daughter of Daniel Emery Eaton, who is brother of Joseph Smith Eaton. He was known to Marion as Uncle Emery. The older boy (on the left) would be Paul Converse. On the right in the front would be Phil. Converse.Duncan Jr. in center, with his brother, Randolph crouched in front on left. Connie Converse on right. Two boys in boat on left are believed to be Connie’s brothers, Phil and Paul.Same group of children as above. Left to right: Connie Converse, Phil Converse, Duncan Dunbar Jr, Randolph Dunbar, and Paul Converse in back. Duncan Jr and Duncan Dunbar, Marion’s husband. Fishing. Marion’s first four children. Left to right; Duncan Jr., Randolph, Martha, and Wallace. Martha died when she was four. My mother, Beth Day, was born a few years later. I knew these boys as Uncle Duncan, Uncle Randy, and Uncle Wally. Left to right: Connie Converse’ sister-in-law, Connie’s brother, Phil Converse, Marion (who was Phil and Connie’s aunt), and Elizabeth “Connie” Converse. Connie Converse’s mother, Evelyn Eaton Converse, cousin of Marion. She is daughter of Daniel Emery Eaton who is Joseph Smith Eaton’s brother.Unknown child on far left. Connie’s brother (Paul), Connie Converse in center with blond hair, Randolph Dunbar, Duncan Dunbar, Connie’s other brother (Phil) on far right.From Howard Fishman’s Instagram, a photo of Daniel Emery Eaton (Marion’s Uncle Emery) who is Joseph Smith Eaton‘s brother. He is the father of Evelyn Eaton Converse who is Connie Converse’s mother. So he is Connie’s grandfather. Evelyn is Marion’s first cousin.
1-a letter to Marion from Joseph Smith Eaton about her mother’s grave sight.
2–a letter confirming Martha Evans Eaton as a Daughter of the Revolution, and
3-an ancestry.com list of the Eatons
Spencer Eaton, Martha, Helen, Marion clustered on left. The woman on far right is Ella Everett Eaton, wife of Emery Eaton who is Joseph Smith Eaton’s brother. The woman on step in the center is Aunt Dora Eaton (perhaps a sister of Joseph)The Highlands, Taunton, MassachusettsMarion Evans Eaton 1998Martha Ellen Evans Eaton, Marion, and Martha’s sister, Elizabeth (Aunt Lizzie) Helen, Marion, Spencer EatonMarion with her father, Joseph Smith Eaton, in front of his garden (on west side of 20 Greylock Ave, Taunton, Mass. Spencer Eaton MarionSpencer EatonMartha EvansSpencer EatonMartha EvansMartha EvansSpencer E. Eaton, Taunton High School, ‘21Martha Evans Eaton with her granddaughter, Martha Dunbar, daughter of Marion. Martha died at age four. Dated 8/26/33Marion on left. Marion’s Aunt Julia standing in back, Martha Eaton seated on right. The grandfather, Daniel Brown Eaton, is seated. His second wife was Emily. Not sure the names of the other grandchildren but likely Evelyn, Everett, Blythe. Marion and SpencerSpencerSpencer taking picture of his sister Helen EatonMartha Evans Eaton in her Cohanett Street homeDaniel Brown Eaton and MarionDaniel Brown Eaton and MarionDaniel Brown Eaton and MarionDaniel Brown Eaton and MarionDaniel Brown Eaton and MarionDaniel Brown Eaton and probably SpencerAunt Julia Ann Eaton, Martha Eaton, Joseph Smith EatonDuplicateMarion Eaton with dolls and dogsMartha and Joseph EatonJoseph Smith Eaton, Marion’s fatherLetter to Marion from her father in 1949 about her mother’s graveJoseph Smith Eaton died in 1950Letter to Martha from Daughters of the American RevolutionMarch 16, 1909
The following lists are spotty and not documentary proof but simply people on the internet entering info about the relatives on ancestory.com.
Daniel Brown Eaton was born October 20, 1823 in Weare, NHEverett Jewell Eaton was born about 1891 in NH. He was son of Daniel Brown Eaton and brother of Joseph Smith Eaton. Joseph Smith Eaton was born June 1, 1868, in Meredith, NH, and died in 1950.
Spencer Evans Eaton was born January1, 1901, to Joseph and Martha Eaton.
Martha Evans Eaton and Joseph Smith Evans Joseph Smith EvansMartha Evans EatonEvans Family HomesteadWedding of Duncan Dunbar and Marion Eaton with Helen Eaton on right. Marion Evans EatonSpencer, Marion, Helen with their mother, Martha EatonUnknownMarion Eaton standing in front of treeSnowJoseph Smith Eaton and sister Julia at their father’s house (Daniel Brown Eaton)UnknownTaunton MA neighborhood of the EatonsHome of Daniel Brown EatonLake in backgroundMarion Eaton on rightMarion Eaton in gardenMarion in back, second from left, Helen Eaton on rightMarion on left, possibly cousin Evelyn on rightMarion with baby Spencer Spencer, Helen, Marion, with their mother, Martha EatonSpencer taking picture of HelenMartha Evans on right with her sisterAlden Eaton, son of SpencerMarion on leftMarion with baby SpencerMarion, her Aunt Julia, grandfather Daniel Brown Eaton at his home, mother Martha on the rightHelen Eaton, Marion’s sisterLeft to right: Unknown, Spencer, Martha in back, Marion and Helen in front, unknown on right. In chairs: Unknown but possibly Martha’s parents.
Everett Jewell Eaton (son of Daniel Emery Eaton who was Joseph Smith Eaton’s brother and therefore cousin of Marion). Interestingly, this man became a banker in White River Junction, VT, near where Marion’s daughter, Beth (my mother), later lived. When my parents (Tom and Beth Day) moved to the area in 1972, my father’s business did its banking at the same bank Everett Jewell Eaton was still directing into his mid 70’s. Much later, around the year 2000 or so, his great grandchild(?) was in my son’s class at Hartford High School. “Sanders home? Aunt Julia and Marion with ??” Not sure if this description is correct. (Julia is Joseph Smith Eaton’s sister). And no indication who woman in chair is. We think the man is Daniel Brown Eaton (Marion’s grandfather). Could the woman be his first wife? (She died when Marion was very young). Sign on the house says “post office”. Helen and Spencer EatonMarion on right in front. Looks like Helen in back on left. Probably Spencer front in center. Don’t yet know who other two children are. Front: Spencer, Helen. Rear: Carrie Wilbur, Aunt Julia (sister of Joseph), Martha Eaton, Ruth Wilbur, Marion Eaton. 20 Greylock Avenue. Spencer Eaton with his father, Joseph Smith EatonGrandpa Daniel Brown Eaton holding Helen, Marion standing, second wife of Grandpa (Emily) holding Spencer after is accident. Don’t know what the accident was. Family group in front of Grandpa Eaton’s home. Left to right: Joseph Smith Eaton, Martha Evans Eaton holding Spencer (Helen wasn’t born yet) with Marion at her knee, Aunt Ella (wife of Emery) , Emily (second wife of Daniel), Daniel Brown Eaton, Julia Eaton (sister of Joseph and Emery). Seated on grass in front of Daniel and Emily: Everett and Evelyn. The child looking up at the stick is probably Blythe. Emery Eaton is holding the stick. Daniel Smith Eaton is believed to have had seven children though a few did not survive childhood. (Note: Everett Jewell Eaton, Evelyn Eaton and Blythe Eaton are the children of Emery and Ella Eaton. Emery’s full name was Daniel Emery Eaton, but he was called Emery). Marion, Spencer, HelenMarion and SpencerSpencer or HelenSpencer Evans EatonMarion Evans EatonMarionMarion, Helen, SpencerUnknown what this is about. There are a few pics in the collection of tents but nothing written on them. Could that be Marion on the left?Unknown. Marion on the right?I think Marion is on the ground on the left. This is a double exposure and very mysterious. Daniel Emery Eaton and unknown in tent. Eleanor Way Eaton, wife of Spencer Eaton. What is going on?Aunt Christina or Aunt Margaret (sister of Duncan Dunbar, Marion’s husband)Looks like Marion on the rightMarion on the rightUnknownLooks like Marion on the rightInteresting 🧐 Marion on the rightPossibly a teacher because the tag he’s wearing says “summer school”Possibly same guy as above on a different day. Tag also says “summer school”Marion and Duncan Dunbar’s Wedding announcement 1925Eleanor Way Eaton, Spencer’s wife.
Still not sure who is in the chairs. But we think it might be Martha Evans’ parents. We haven’t looked up the names but think they might be in ancestry dot com. We don’t know who is on far right and far left. Probably Spencer EatonMartha Eaton front left, then Spencer, then Helen. Marion Eaton upper right. We don’t know who the other three women are. The one on the left looks like someone in other pictures (not in this post) who might be Joseph Eaton’s sister. But not sure. Helen, Marion, Spencer EatonMarion Eaton center in white dress, skip one boy to right of her, then Spencer and Helen. (Starting from left: Eaton cousins: Karl Trafron Taylor, Everett, Evelyn, Marion, Blythe, Helen. )Marion EatonMarion EatonMarion and Spencer EatonMartha Ellen Evans Eaton in her Cohannet (?) Street, Taunton, MA, homeMarion EatonMarion EatonProbably Spencer EatonMarion Eaton on far left. Unknown in middle. Possibly Helen on far right.Marion with quart measure and apron in driveway of 20 Greylock Ave, Taunton, Mass. Marion with her doll carriage in driveway at 20 Greylock AveMarion with her doll carriage in driveway at 20 Greylock AveMarion Eaton and Duncan Dunbar on their wedding day, September 12, 1925Marion DunbarMarion on left, Spencer in center, Sophie Boatright(?). We don’t know who she is. Or where this was taken. A ship?Unknown on far left, then Spencer, Martha, Marion center front, then Helen. Unknown on far right. On chairs: not sure. Taunton MA. (?) Marion in the garden.Marion, Helen, SpencerJoseph Smith Eaton, father of Marion. Presumably Taunton. Martha standing behind child. Unknown who else in picture. The small children may be Marion and Spencer. Grandchildren of Daniel B. Eaton. Left to right: Karl Trafton Taylor, Everett Eaton, Evelyn Eaton, Marion Eaton, Blythe Meredith Eaton, Spencer Evans Eaton, Helen Eaton.Unknown but looks like Joseph Eaton home. Probably Marion in garden. Probably Taunton. Around 1900. Dr Edward (?) Everett home (?) (can’t read handwriting ) “Sammie”? Possibly Helen on left? (wild guess) Also: “Curtis home in Guilford”Martha Evans Eaton with children on steps of Grandpa Eaton’s home on high Street, Meredith, NH. Two unknown children (cousins?) and Spencer and Marion.Spencer, Marion, HelenMarion graduatingMarion with Mother’s doll carriageLiving room flower decorations on wedding day, September 12, 1925. (Marion and Duncan’s wedding) “MED’s wedding setting”Woods Hole friends. Front row: Ruth De Mings(?), Marion Beebe(?). Rear: Isabelle Hunter, Marion Eaton, B. Gilman (?), Mildred Jaquis(?), Helen Eaton. Marion playing in her driveway at 20 Greylock Ave, Taunton, Mass. Duncan Dunbar and Marion before or after marriage unknownTheir first addressGrandfather Daniel Brown Eaton (in back) with grandchildren. Left to right: Blythe, Marion, Evelyn. Probably Everett Eaton and Karl Trafton Taylor but names not listed on back of photo. Front row: Helen, Spencer on right in front.Marion and Spencer Eaton
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