1. "Is this anything?"
Posted by Stefani on Nov-11th-02 at 8:52 AM

There is a scrapbook on sale on ebay right now that is sort of interesting. It doesn't have much to do with the case except for the name Borden and there is a news clipping of Lizzie in it. Check it out.

For genealogy purposes this should be donated , or copies, to the FRHS. Here are two pic's of Highland Ave. Pretty Ritzy. I'll see if I can find Richard Baxter Borden.

One of these premier wedding invitations include a family called Borden:  Richard Baxter Borden & wife, whose daughter "Nellie Louise" is the subject of the festivities., and whose scapbook this is, and which family, the seller claims, are relatives of the "infamous Lizzie Borden".

I've checked back to Richard Borden (114), and have found no connection.
Richard (114) is father to Richard (120) who is father to Abraham (208), who is father to Andrew (218), who is father to Lizzie.

That's going back to Lizzie's gggrandfather.  I would think this is a pretty distant connection if descended from this point from a brother of either Richard.

There is a "Richard B. Borden" who is son of Col. Richard, who is son of Thomas who is brother to Richard (120).  That's the closest Ricard B. that I could find, and not knowing what his middle initial "B" stands for.
In the sales spiel the seller calls this bride's father "Baxter Borden" whereas the invitation claims Mr. & Mrs. Richard Baxter Borden", so that adds to the questionability of the connection.

OOO, left out my source!  One of these nights I'll get through a post without an "EDIT"--unless an "edit" is a Good Thing?

--The Genealogy Of The Borden Family Living in Fall River and Vincinity, 1876 - Velobound, 8 1/2" x 11", 19 pages.  *
  #667     $4.95
*reproduced from our archives[FRHS]
--for sale at FRHS.


(Message last edited Nov-12th-02  12:51 AM.)

Well, even if shes not affiliated with our Bordens its still pretty interesting. 

Definetly interesting.

I did just find a Richard B. Borden in V.V. 1901-1911, who lived on Rock Street and died Oct. 12, 1906.
Born Feb. 21, 1834, "he was the son of Col. Richard Borden and Abby (Walker) Borden, and was the lineal descendent, eighth of the line of Richard B. Borden, who came from England in 1635."
He was one of the oldest and best known cotten mill men, starting "low on the ladder" and rising to Director, among other fabulous positions.  He also was a member of the Central Congregational Church.
This fills in a bit on the Richard B. I found.

Thanks for the info, Kat.  What an interesting peep into the life that Lizzie possibly killed for to try to attain.  Yet, she never really did get that pretty social life that is in that scrapbook.  Its sad, in a way. 

(Message last edited Nov-14th-02  2:00 AM.)

I think she got some of it, she just got it out of town.
Not the "society" position, but at least some fun, recreation and travel.
I think if she had stuck to that Social Crowd, Lizbeth would have been bored to tears within a year!
The NAME Borden then became much less useful to her than the money!