1872 Lillian Batchellor Reward of Merit, Braintree, Orange County VT

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Handwritten on front: "To Lillie Batchellor, from J. Batchellor, Teacher." On the back is handwritten "For Perfect Marks, July 1872." 

This Reward of Merit Card features a Victorian embellishments in green. This would have been given to a child for good school work. The back has two darker marks where early mucilage glue may have been to affix it to a scrapbook page, all the rage in the 19th century. Overall this is very clean. It is wonderful that Lillian was taught by a fellow Batchellor family teacher. 

Found in Public Genealogy Records:
Lillian E. Batchellor in Vermont Death Records 1909-2008
Name: Lillian Estelle Batchellor
Birth Date: 15 Dec 1857
Birth Place: Braintree, Vermont VT
Death Date: 12 Aug 1927
Death Place: Braintree, Orange County, Vermont
Father: Samuel R Batchellor (Samuel Batchellor)
Mother: Lucinda Parsons Batchellor (Lucinda Batchellor, Lucinda P. Batchellor)
Cause of Death: Pernicious Anemia
Vital Event Type: Certificate of Death
Buried at: Lower Branch Cemetery, Braintree, Orange County, Vermont

Bachellor is an alternative spelling of this surname. A beautiful piece.  Also see another Batchellor related piece here, found this with card. Found in the New England, in Brattleboro, Vermont, Windham County.  

Size: 2.5 by 1.75 inches
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