1805-1958
Guide to the Collection
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers, primarily correspondence, of the interrelated Bowen, Langdon, Schroeder, Stone, and Stout families.
Biographical Sketches
Bowen Family
Charles Bowen (1747-1809) of Northfield, Massachusetts, married in 1775 Dinah Field (1745-1835) and had four children: Lucy, James, Charles, and Fanny. Their son Charles Bowen (1787-1874), then of Middlebury, Vermont, married in 1813 Esther Smith Houghton (1794-1868) and had 14 children, some of whom moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Their daughter Lucy Pomeroy Bowen (1814-1873) married James Robbins Langdon in 1836.
Langdon Family
Stephen Robbins (1758-1847) of Lexington, Massachusetts, married in 1779 Abigail Winship (1759-1850), and their daughter was Abigail "Nabby" Robbins (1783-1842). In 1809, she married Col. James Hooker Langdon (1783-1831) of Montpelier, Vermont, and had a son James Robbins Langdon (1813-1895), who married Lucy Pomeroy Bowen. Their daughter was Lucy Langdon (1841-1921), who married Francis Schroeder in 1868.
Schroeder Family
Henry Schroeder, Jr. (1787-1870) of Baltimore, Maryland, and Newport, Rhode Island, married in 1809 Henrietta Maria Ghequiere (1787-1871). They had three children: Henry Alfred (1810-1892), Susan Harriet (1812-1846), and Charles Francis (1814-1886), known as Francis. Henry Alfred Schroeder married in 1845 Martha Vincent Schuyler (1816-1878) and had three children: Henry Alfred (1846-1852), Gilliat (1847-1914), and William Francis (1848-1918). Susan Harriet Schroeder married in 1831 John Henry Gilliat (1807-1873) and had ten children. Francis Schroeder married Caroline Seaton in 1847 and had two children; their son Seaton (1849-1925) married Maria Campbell Bache Wainwright (1856-1925) and had five children. Francis Schroeder then married Lucy Langdon in 1868. They had four children together: James Langdon (1869-1949), Lucy (1870-1948), Henrietta Maria (1875-1942), and Henry (1879-1952). Henrietta Maria Schroeder married Charles H. Stout in 1899.
Stone Family
Ellen A. Robbins (1817-1890) of Lexington, Massachusetts, married Abner Stone (1812-1872) in 1853. Stone was originally of Lexington, but lived in St. Louis, Missouri, for many years. The couple had two daughters: Ellen A. in 1854 and Mary R. in 1860. In 1859, the family returned to Lexington.
Stout Family
Francis Secor married Hannah Carpenter and had a daughter Sarah Ann Secor (1814-1875). In 1831, she married John G. Merrell (1806-1872). Their daughter Honora Frances Merrell (b. 1836) married Charles Stout (1815-1889). Their son Charles Herman Stout (1864-1925) lived in Baltimore, Maryland, and married Henrietta Maria Schroeder, with whom he had one child, Merrell Langdon Stout (1903-1964). He married in 1929 Helen Scarlett (b. 1903) and had two children: Charles Langdon Stout (b. 1931) and Merrell Langdon Stout, Jr. (b. 1936).
Collection Description
This collection consists of the papers, primarily correspondence, of the interrelated Bowen, Langdon, Schroeder, Stone, and Stout families. Also included are diaries, commonplace-books, cookbooks, genealogical material, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. Principal correspondents include James R. Langdon, Lucy P. Bowen, Lucy Langdon, Francis Schroeder, Henrietta Maria Schroeder Stout, Ellen A. Stone, and Merrell Langdon Stout, Jr.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Merril Stout, December 1985.
Detailed Description of the Collection
I. Family papers, 1805-1958
Arranged alphabetically by family.
A. Bowen family papers, 1810-1872
Included is correspondence between Bowen family members and correspondence of the Dickinson, Field, Heaton, and Houghton families. Box 3 contains typed transcripts of Dinah (Field) Bowen letters and other Bowen family correspondence.
Bowen family correspondence, 1811-1833
Bowen family correspondence, 1834-1868
Bowen family transcribed correspondence, 1810-1860
Bowen family miscellaneous papers, 1853-1872
B. Langdon family papers, 1805-1873
Included is correspondence between James R. Langdon and Lucy P. Bowen (Box 3), Robbins family correspondence (Box 4), and a commonplace-book and funeral sermon of Lucy P. (Bowen) Langdon (Box 4).
Langdon/Bowen family correspondence, 1835-1836
Langdon family correspondence, 1805-1868
Langdon family miscellaneous papers, undated, 1873
C. Schroeder family papers, 1840-1925
Included is correspondence between Francis Schroeder and Lucy Langdon (Box 5), Francis and Lucy (Langdon) Schroeder and Langdon family members (Box 6), Lucy and the Bowen family (Box 8), and Francis and Lucy with Louisa (Fenwick) Hall, Francis's cousin (Box 8). Box 9 contains correspondence between Schroeder family members and cousins in Baltimore, Maryland. Among the correspondents are members of the Hobson family, Carrie Kimball, the Gilliat family, and many others.
Box 9 also contains school papers of Lucy Langdon. Box 10 includes an autobiography of Henry Schroeder (b. 1764), a biography of Francis Schroeder discussing his education at the Round Hill School and his relationship with Dr. Joseph Cogswell, an autograph album of Henrietta Maria Schroeder, and a commonplace-book and recipe book of Lucy L. Schroeder.
Box 11 contains four diaries kept by Henrietta Maria Schroeder, 1889-1890 and 1897-1903. Diaries kept as an adolescent describe travel through Europe, cultural institutions visited, social engagements with family and friends, and daily activities. Schroeder also used the diaries as scrapbooks which include photographs, menus, postcards, and drawings, among other things. Other diaries describe travel through the United States, social engagements in Newport, Rhode Island, and her courtship and marriage to Charles Herman Stout.
Schroeder family correspondence, 1868-1913
Schroeder/Langdon family correspondence, 1867
Schroeder/Langdon family correspondence, 1868-1876
Schroeder/Langdon family correspondence, 1877-1895
Schroeder/Bowen family correspondence, 1855-1913
Schroeder/Hall family correspondence, 1840-1895
Schroeder family miscellaneous correspondence, 1859-1912
Schroeder family miscellaneous papers, 1844-1925
Schroeder family volumes
Henrietta M. Schroeder autograph album, 1898-1901
Henry Schroeder autobiography, undated
Biography of Francis Schroeder by Lucy L. Schroeder, undated
Lucy L. Schroeder commonplace-book, undated
Lucy L. Schroeder recipe book, ca. 1890
Henrietta M. Schroeder diary, 1889
Henrietta M. Schroeder diary, 1889-1890
Henrietta M. Schroeder diary, 1897
Henrietta M. Schroeder diary, 1897-1903
D. Stone family papers, 1841-1918
Stone family correspondence includes letters to and from Ellen A. (Robbins) Stone, Ellen A. Stone, and Mary R. Stone.
Stone family correspondence, 1841-1918
Stone family miscellaneous papers, undated, 1855-1907
E. Stout family papers, 1825-1958
Stout family correspondence consists primarily of letters of Merrell Langdon Stout, Jr. Also included are cookbooks and commonplace-books of Stout ancestors John G. Merrell and Sarah Ann (Secor) Merrell; a complete inventory of the Stout residence "Charlecote" in 1907; a guest book, dinner record, and wedding book of Merrell and Helen (Scarlett) Stout; newspaper clippings about Stout family members; Red Cross certificates of Helen (Scarlett) Stout; and genealogical information on the Stout family (including the Merrell, Secor, and Carpenter families) with a pedigree of Charles H. Stout.
Stout family correspondence, 1841-1958
Stout family volumes
Inventory of "Charlecote," Short Hills, New Jersey, 1907
Charles H. Stout bank book, 1906
Henrietta M. Schroeder Stout cookbook, ca. 1903-1905
John G. Merrell commonplace-book, 1825
John G. Merrell commonplace-book, 1840
Sarah Ann Secor Merrell commonplace-book, 1830s-1840s
Sarah Ann Secor Merrell commonplace-book, 1827-1828
Charles H. and Henrietta M. Stout guest book, 1903-1924
[Charles H. and Henrietta M. Stout] dinner record book, 1900-1915
[Charles H. and Henrietta M. Stout] inventory of silver, undated
Charles H. and Henrietta M. Stout scrapbook, 1887-1903
Unidentified story, undated
Merrell L. and Helen Scarlett Stout wedding book, 1929
Unidentified recipe book, undated
Stout family miscellaneous papers, 1886-1954
II. Genealogical material, 1895-1983
Included is correspondence, 1895-1941; Schroeder family vital statistics; Forrester records; notes on the Bowen, Ghequiere, Houghton, Langdon, Robbins, and Schroeder families; the pedigree of Lucy (Langdon) Schroeder; Barcley and Terry family histories; and a printed Schroeder genealogy.
Miscellaneous genealogical papers, 1895-1941, undated
Hermann Heinrich Schröder 1764-1839: The Bicentennial Celebration of his Arrival in America (Baltimore: Schroeder Bicentennial Fund, 1983)
Unidentified World War I scrapbook, 1917-1919
III. Oversize material, 1889-1953
Included are certificates; a map of Gibson Island, Maryland; World War II clippings; a scrapbook of Henrietta M. Schroeder Stout containing memorabilia from a European trip; and a scrapbook of Charles H. Stout containing photographs and memorabilia of clubs and organizations.
Miscellaneous oversize certificates and map of Gibson Island, 1927-1953
World War II newspaper clippings, 1939-1945
Henrietta M. Schroeder Stout European travel scrapbook, 1889-1890
Charles H. Stout clubs and organizations scrapbook
Preferred Citation
Stout family papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.
Access Terms
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Materials Removed from the Collection
Photographs from this collection have been removed to Stout family photographs (Photo. Coll. 63). Engraved printing plates for calling cards have been removed to the MHS Artifacts Collection.