Photo #110144
Last Name: Croteau
First Name: Phyllia
Middle Name: M
Subject's City: Portland
Subject's State: ME
Subject's County: Cumberland
Subject's Country: United States
Date: 1921-1940
Photographer: Wight
Photographer's City: Portland
Photographer's State: ME
Nee:
Type**: B&W
Comments: Phyllia M Croteau (Nee: ) | Portland ME United States | 1921-1940 | Comments: This photo is from the Ethel Wight Studio, Portland, Maine.
The envelope this negative was in says, “ Mr. James Crotean (or Croteau), 186 Washington Ave, Portland #1007.”
Why I believe this to be the individual.
• I was not able to find James Croteau in the Portland City Directories. The 1938 directory indicates that Frances E Croteau, a seamstress at 155 Brackett, lived at 115 Washington Ave. Another Croteau listed was Willard J, an agent at 477 Congress, room 903 who apparently resided in Skowhegan.
• The 1937 Portland City directory lists
Croteau, Wilfred L (Frances F) employed by City of Portland who lived at 115 Wash Av.
• The 1936 Portland City Directory is missing page 256, the page that Croteau should be on.
• The 1935 Portland City Directory lists Wilfred L (and Frances F) living at 186 Washington Ave.
• The 1930 US Census lists Wilfred L. and Frances M Croteau living at 218 Presumpscot Street with their two children, Phyllis (age 1) and Herbert (age 0). The 22-year-old Wilfred was born in Canada and his 17-year-old wife, Francis and the children were all born in Maine.
• The 1940 Census lists Frances Croteau, living at 115 Washington Ave with her daughter Phyllis and sons Herbert and Willis. With them is Frances’ 62-year-old mother, Maude Merrill. Frances is listed as divorced.
• I’m convinced this photo is of Phyllis, Herbert, and Willis Croteau about 1936. Phyllis would have been about 8, Herbert, about 6 and Willis about 3. I am not sure who James Croteau is that ordered/paid for the photograph.
Digital Image Only? YES
Everyone Listed In This Photo:
Herbert CroteauPhyllia CroteauWillis Croteau
