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Alice Van Leer CARRICK

Female 1875 - 1961  (86 years)


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  • Name Alice Van Leer CARRICK 
    Birth 1 Aug 1875  Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1920  Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1930  Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1940  Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 26 Nov 1961  Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Burial Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Siblings 1 brother and 2 sisters 
    Person ID I6534  bmds
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2015 

    Father Samuel Pulsifer CARRICK,   b. Jul 1822, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1901, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mary Florence CLARK,   b. 1840, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1922 (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F2447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Prescott Orde SKINNER,   b. 28 Apr 1867, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1951, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jul 1901 
    Age at Marriage Alice : 25 years old | Prescott : 34 years old. 
    Children 1 son and 2 daughters 
    +1Female. Margaret Van Leer SKINNER,   b. 12 Aug 1902, Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1982, Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +2Male. John Carrick SKINNER,   b. 21 Oct 1905, Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1957, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    +3Female. Alicia Prescott SKINNER,   b. 10 Dec 1909, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1981, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     
    Family ID F2446  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Aug 1875 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Nov 1961 - Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Source: New Hampshire Authors — Carrick, Alice Van Leer (Mrs. Prescott Orde Skinner) (1875–); lived in Hanover, NH; antiques expert

      Source: Collectors Luck in France, 1924 by Carrick, Alice van Leer.

      Source: Collector’s Luck, 1937 DeLuxe edition Garden City Pub 207 pp. Collector’s Luck, 1919 possible 1st Atlantic Monthly Press Pub 207 pp.

      Source: Collector’s luck in England, Little Brown and Co. Boston 1926 inscribed by author, a good copy.

      Source: A History of American Silhouettes – A Collector’s Guide, Charles E Tuttle Co.

      Source: Shades of our Ancestors, Little, Brown and Co. Boston 1928. Red cloth with gilt lettering and silhouette on cover. Inscribed First Edition Condition: Previous owners’ signature on front fly endpaperand spine fading. otherwise, Very Good.

      Source: Interview with A. Hyatt Mayor (march 21, 1969) Simthsonian Archives of American Art
      [...]
      HM: Yes. A number of silhouette collections came in. There was a little Mary Martin (not the actress), another one who, out of the blue, bequeathed us her silhouette collection. I don’t know who she was, never met her, have no idea.
      PC: Just a letter came one day.
      HM: Just a letter came one day from the lawyer saying it’s yours if you want it. It was a very good collection. Then I was able to get Glen Tilley Morse to bequeath his collection which was the next biggest American collection. And I was able to buy a lot of the ones out of a collection formed by Mrs. Hill in Charlottesville. Those were the three greatest American collections. Then there was Alice Van Leer Carrick whose collection went to the Smithsonian. But we got three out of the four great American collections of silhouettes.
      [...]

      Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 — Name: Alice van Lear Skinner; Arrival Date: 2 Sep 1923; Port of departure: Glasgow, Scotland; Ship Name: Columbia.

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] 1910 US Census, 2 May 1910, Hanover - Family #83.
      Census place: Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire
      Skinner Alice V. | Wife | age: 35 | birthplace: Tennessee | father’s bp: MA | mother’s bp: Tennessee | occup.: none

    2. [S6] 1920 US Census, Hanover - Family #329.
      Census place: Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire
      Skinner Alice V | Wife | age: 44 | birthplace: Tennessee | father’s bp: MA | mother’s bp: Tennessee | occup.: none

    3. [S11] 1930 US Census, 25 May 1930, Hanover - Family #519.
      Census place: Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire
      Skinner, Alice C. | Wife | age: 54 | years married: 24 | occupation: author books

    4. [S7] 1940 US Census.
      Skinner, Alice C. | age: 64 | bp: Tennessee

    5. [S15] Internet.
      CARRICK, Alice van Leer, 1877-1961 — Individual Personal Name Files in the Alice Marshall Women’s History Collection

    6. [S4] Obituary.
      ALICE VAN L. CARRICK
      Alice Van Leer Carrick, author of books on antiques, died Friday in Manchester, N. H. Her age was 84. She was the widow of Dr. Prescott Orde Skinner, former Professor of Romance Languages at Dartmouth College. Two daughters, Mrs. John Carleton of Bedford, N. H. and Mrs. Joseph Hancort of Wellesley Mass.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren survive.
      — The New York Times, 26 Nov 1961.

    7. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 155372818.