Lizzie Borden Society Forum

I've got an old boyfriend on Facebook who thinks he knows everything. He's trying to tell me that a friend of his told him she was born in Lizzie's house in July of 1943. I know the McGills lived there, but I don't know the dates. Does anyone know the name of the family that lived there in 1943?

This is from Rebello, p34:

Residents of 92 Second Street

1845 to 1849 House built for Charles Trafton by Southard H. Miller
1850 to 1871 Charles Trafton, overseer of carding
1872 to 1894 Andrew J. Borden, businessman, Emma and Lizzie
1895 to 1897 Asa Gifford, janitor, Music Hall
1899 to 1920 Marcus A. Townsend, carpenter
1921 to 1948 Mendel Mark, manufacturing / stationary
1948 to 1995 John R. and Josephine McGinn
1996 -- Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast / Museum

And on p35:

Emma and Lizzie inherited the family home. They owned the home until they sold it to John W. Dunn on June 15, 1918.
1918 to 1920 John W. Dunn sold the Second Street home to Mandel Mark on February 2, 1920.
1920 to 1940 Mandel Mark sold the property to The Fall River Trust Co. on March 27, 1940.
1940 to 1943 The Fall River Trust Co. sold the Second Street home to Wilfred J. and Alice A. Gingras on September 3, 1943.
1943 to 1948 Wilfred and Alice Gingras sold the property to Smart Advertising, Inc. on December 7, 1948.

Way to go Harry! I've just been waiting for you to answer that question! Very interesting!

Thanks for the info, Harry! I really should have bought a copy of Rebello's book back when they sold for $50, I'm sorry now that I didn't. Amazon has them listed for $1,000 new and used for $200+ ! My local library system can't access the book.

Harry wrote:This is from Rebello, p34:

Residents of 92 Second Street

1845 to 1849 House built for Charles Trafton by Southard H. Miller
1850 to 1871 Charles Trafton, overseer of carding
1872 to 1894 Andrew J. Borden, businessman, Emma and Lizzie
1895 to 1897 Asa Gifford, janitor, Music Hall
1899 to 1920 Marcus A. Townsend, carpenter
1921 to 1948 Mendel Mark, manufacturing / stationary
1948 to 1995 John R. and Josephine McGinn
1996 -- Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast / Museum

And on p35:

Emma and Lizzie inherited the family home. They owned the home until they sold it to John W. Dunn on June 15, 1918.
1918 to 1920 John W. Dunn sold the Second Street home to Mandel Mark on February 2, 1920.
1920 to 1940 Mandel Mark sold the property to The Fall River Trust Co. on March 27, 1940.
1940 to 1943 The Fall River Trust Co. sold the Second Street home to Wilfred J. and Alice A. Gingras on September 3, 1943.
1943 to 1948 Wilfred and Alice Gingras sold the property to Smart Advertising, Inc. on December 7, 1948.

You mean that people bought that house and they lived in it after they knew what happened?

A Rebello is THE encyclopedia for the case. A tremendous amount of research went into it. Best part about it is that it cites all its sources.

A Rebello, the Knowlton Papers and now the upcoming Parallel Lives - now that's a trifecta!

Thanks, people. I knew I could count on youse guys.

In addition to listing all the owners of the house, this site also contains various photos of the house over the years as it passed from owner to owner (If this link has been posted already, I apologize):

http://phayemuss.wordpress.com/2010/08/ ... -river-ma/