father: William Bragg
mother: Irene Putnam
h/o Lucy W. Lucas
marriage: 28 June 1869, Plainfield, Vermont
Weekly Caledonian., July 02, 1919, Image 1
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bragg
Were Wedded in
Plainfield in 1869
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Bragg
celebrated their golden wedding,
Saturday at their home on 5 Emerson
street, in the house Mr. Bragg built
and in which they have lived for the
past 45 years.
The affair was arranged by their
two daughters and was a surprise to
Mr. and Mrs. Bragg. A reception
was held throughout the afternoon
and evening.
The many friends and neighbors of
this well known couple called to
extend congratulations. They were the
recipients of numerous gifts of gold
and silver and flowers from relatives
and a purse of $50 in gold from
their daughters.
Mr. Bragg was born in Thetford,
July 10, 1848, and lived until early
manhood in Thetford and Fairlee. He
came to St. Johnsbury in 1874 and
during his long residence here he has
built many private houses and public
buildings. Among the latter are the
Summerville schoolhouse, the high
schools at Barton and Newport and
many of the stations on the Boston &
Maine railroad. He has been in past
years active in town and village
affairs, having been a selectman, a
member of the board of village
trustees, a member of the police force
and for many years he was the efficient
chief of the fire department. He has
been through all the chairs in the
local lodge of Odd Fellows and
belongs to all the Masonic bodies.
Mrs. Bragg, who was Lucy Willis
Lucas, was born in Richford, April
22, 1852, where her early life was
spent. Later she went to Fairlee and
for a short time was a resident of
Wisconsin in the pioneer days when
the Indians were not considered good
neighbors. They have two daughters,
Nellie M., wife of J. E. Bertrand, and
Bertha M., wife of M. J. Delaney, of
Springfield, Mass. Both the
daughters and Mr. Delaney were here
at the celebration. Mr. Bragg has one
sister, Mrs. Theodore Wise of Thetford
and three brothers, Charles and
William Bragg of South Fairlee and
Clarence Bragg of West Kingston,
N. H. Mrs. Bragg has one brother
living, E. O. Lucas of Fairlee
mother: Irene Putnam
h/o Lucy W. Lucas
marriage: 28 June 1869, Plainfield, Vermont
Weekly Caledonian., July 02, 1919, Image 1
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bragg
Were Wedded in
Plainfield in 1869
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Bragg
celebrated their golden wedding,
Saturday at their home on 5 Emerson
street, in the house Mr. Bragg built
and in which they have lived for the
past 45 years.
The affair was arranged by their
two daughters and was a surprise to
Mr. and Mrs. Bragg. A reception
was held throughout the afternoon
and evening.
The many friends and neighbors of
this well known couple called to
extend congratulations. They were the
recipients of numerous gifts of gold
and silver and flowers from relatives
and a purse of $50 in gold from
their daughters.
Mr. Bragg was born in Thetford,
July 10, 1848, and lived until early
manhood in Thetford and Fairlee. He
came to St. Johnsbury in 1874 and
during his long residence here he has
built many private houses and public
buildings. Among the latter are the
Summerville schoolhouse, the high
schools at Barton and Newport and
many of the stations on the Boston &
Maine railroad. He has been in past
years active in town and village
affairs, having been a selectman, a
member of the board of village
trustees, a member of the police force
and for many years he was the efficient
chief of the fire department. He has
been through all the chairs in the
local lodge of Odd Fellows and
belongs to all the Masonic bodies.
Mrs. Bragg, who was Lucy Willis
Lucas, was born in Richford, April
22, 1852, where her early life was
spent. Later she went to Fairlee and
for a short time was a resident of
Wisconsin in the pioneer days when
the Indians were not considered good
neighbors. They have two daughters,
Nellie M., wife of J. E. Bertrand, and
Bertha M., wife of M. J. Delaney, of
Springfield, Mass. Both the
daughters and Mr. Delaney were here
at the celebration. Mr. Bragg has one
sister, Mrs. Theodore Wise of Thetford
and three brothers, Charles and
William Bragg of South Fairlee and
Clarence Bragg of West Kingston,
N. H. Mrs. Bragg has one brother
living, E. O. Lucas of Fairlee
father: William Bragg
mother: Irene Putnam
h/o Lucy W. Lucas
marriage: 28 June 1869, Plainfield, Vermont
Weekly Caledonian., July 02, 1919, Image 1
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bragg
Were Wedded in
Plainfield in 1869
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Bragg
celebrated their golden wedding,
Saturday at their home on 5 Emerson
street, in the house Mr. Bragg built
and in which they have lived for the
past 45 years.
The affair was arranged by their
two daughters and was a surprise to
Mr. and Mrs. Bragg. A reception
was held throughout the afternoon
and evening.
The many friends and neighbors of
this well known couple called to
extend congratulations. They were the
recipients of numerous gifts of gold
and silver and flowers from relatives
and a purse of $50 in gold from
their daughters.
Mr. Bragg was born in Thetford,
July 10, 1848, and lived until early
manhood in Thetford and Fairlee. He
came to St. Johnsbury in 1874 and
during his long residence here he has
built many private houses and public
buildings. Among the latter are the
Summerville schoolhouse, the high
schools at Barton and Newport and
many of the stations on the Boston &
Maine railroad. He has been in past
years active in town and village
affairs, having been a selectman, a
member of the board of village
trustees, a member of the police force
and for many years he was the efficient
chief of the fire department. He has
been through all the chairs in the
local lodge of Odd Fellows and
belongs to all the Masonic bodies.
Mrs. Bragg, who was Lucy Willis
Lucas, was born in Richford, April
22, 1852, where her early life was
spent. Later she went to Fairlee and
for a short time was a resident of
Wisconsin in the pioneer days when
the Indians were not considered good
neighbors. They have two daughters,
Nellie M., wife of J. E. Bertrand, and
Bertha M., wife of M. J. Delaney, of
Springfield, Mass. Both the
daughters and Mr. Delaney were here
at the celebration. Mr. Bragg has one
sister, Mrs. Theodore Wise of Thetford
and three brothers, Charles and
William Bragg of South Fairlee and
Clarence Bragg of West Kingston,
N. H. Mrs. Bragg has one brother
living, E. O. Lucas of Fairlee
mother: Irene Putnam
h/o Lucy W. Lucas
marriage: 28 June 1869, Plainfield, Vermont
Weekly Caledonian., July 02, 1919, Image 1
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bragg
Were Wedded in
Plainfield in 1869
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Bragg
celebrated their golden wedding,
Saturday at their home on 5 Emerson
street, in the house Mr. Bragg built
and in which they have lived for the
past 45 years.
The affair was arranged by their
two daughters and was a surprise to
Mr. and Mrs. Bragg. A reception
was held throughout the afternoon
and evening.
The many friends and neighbors of
this well known couple called to
extend congratulations. They were the
recipients of numerous gifts of gold
and silver and flowers from relatives
and a purse of $50 in gold from
their daughters.
Mr. Bragg was born in Thetford,
July 10, 1848, and lived until early
manhood in Thetford and Fairlee. He
came to St. Johnsbury in 1874 and
during his long residence here he has
built many private houses and public
buildings. Among the latter are the
Summerville schoolhouse, the high
schools at Barton and Newport and
many of the stations on the Boston &
Maine railroad. He has been in past
years active in town and village
affairs, having been a selectman, a
member of the board of village
trustees, a member of the police force
and for many years he was the efficient
chief of the fire department. He has
been through all the chairs in the
local lodge of Odd Fellows and
belongs to all the Masonic bodies.
Mrs. Bragg, who was Lucy Willis
Lucas, was born in Richford, April
22, 1852, where her early life was
spent. Later she went to Fairlee and
for a short time was a resident of
Wisconsin in the pioneer days when
the Indians were not considered good
neighbors. They have two daughters,
Nellie M., wife of J. E. Bertrand, and
Bertha M., wife of M. J. Delaney, of
Springfield, Mass. Both the
daughters and Mr. Delaney were here
at the celebration. Mr. Bragg has one
sister, Mrs. Theodore Wise of Thetford
and three brothers, Charles and
William Bragg of South Fairlee and
Clarence Bragg of West Kingston,
N. H. Mrs. Bragg has one brother
living, E. O. Lucas of Fairlee
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