1870 Reward of Merit: Lillian Batchellor from teacher Viola Bruce, VT

Teacher: Viola D. Bruce
Birth Date: abt 1855
Birth Place: Waitsfield, Vermont
Marriage Date: 5 Feb 1878
Marriage Place: Roxbury, Vermont, Washington County
Marriage Age: 23
Card Type: Bride
Father Name: Wallace W. Bruce (Wallace Bruce)
Mother Name: Emma Bruce
Spouse Name: John B. Wiley (John Wiley)

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

   This old Reward of Merit features a color litho scene of a young Victorian woman with a parrot, the surrounding ornate area printed with gold inks, age 1870's. It looks to have once been removed from a scrapbook on back, which was all the rage in the 19th century. A beautiful piece. Bachellor is an alternative spelling of Lillian's surname. Also see another Batchellor related piece here, found this with card. 

Size: 4.5 x 2.25 inches
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