Diana Lewis a work in progress

     The time has come to an end with the baby book, My Life Journal, on the life of Diana Lewis. I shared everything with you that I found in the book including a list of all names mentioned throughout the book, including the newspaper clippings. I was asked a couple of time if I was able to locate more information and if Diana was still living. I was able to locate a few documents that I’m including in this post. I’m sorry to say that I wasn't able to find Diana Cabatoff, I even made many phone calls to the Cabatoff’s listed in the Canadian directory. Yes, I also checked the listings in the United States.  It is a work in progress and I will continue to search for Diana and as I locate more I will share it with all of you. 

INDEX TO BIRTHS IN MASSACHUSETTS 1941-1945

                                       NAME       TOWN    YEAR            VOL        PAGE

                            Lewis -  Diana        Natick        1944            Vol. 97    Page 44

US City Directory for 1944

Lewis – Robt A jr (Virgina H) USCG h 5 Mt Vernon, Marblehead

US City Directory for 1962

Lewis – Robt A (Virginia) purchasing agt

Stanley W Ferguson Inc r3 Washington av (Needham)

UK Incoming Passenger List departing from Montreal, Quebec Canada  

 arriving in Liverpool England

July 15 1960 passenger list showing Kenneth Cabatoff

Massachusetts Marriage Index Volume 52 Page 420

Showing the place of marriage between Diana Lewis and Kenneth Cabatoff taking place in Needham, Massachusetts

From the 1972 Canada’s Voter List from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

ERB STREET WEST

142 Cabatoff, Kenneth, Univ. Teacher….141

142 Cabatoff, Mrs. Diana, ---………………..142

From the 1974 Canada’s Voter List from Montréal, Quebec, Canada

RUE        ELIZABETH STREET

1380 Cabatoff, Kenneth, professeur…………...119

1380 Cabatoff, Mae Diana…………………….120

As always I look forward to hearing your thoughts and thanking you again for the visit.  

"My Life Journal"...Diana Lewis

I’m happy with the response that I’ve received from my first post on the journal. These next four pages hold birth announcements, anticipation of choosing the name and a couple more cards. Oh what the heck why not throw in an additional two more pages, these last two pages will list the gifts the family received and who they came from. One thing to keep in mind as you're doing your research is not to forget some hidden secrets or clues, and these two pages are a perfect example. See with the last two pages they are going to show you the gifts the family received along with the day they received them but they will also show something else. Yes, that's right names, nick names, members of the family, friends and coworkers. Additional surnames, that can help you in your research, you might have missed thinking the gifts the family received aren't  going to reveal anything, think again. 

                      

Photo of Anticipation page 5

                IF A BOY                                                                               IF A GIRL

Mother favors   Bradbury Burnham                                          Mother favors Diana

  because                                                                                      because it is a pretty

                                                                                                                 name and goes well with

                                                                                                                 Lewis.

Fathers favors   Kenneth Hadley                                               Fathers favors same reason

  because  after Keeneth C. Low                                                  because as above.

                      who was aboard the “Lotus”

                      with Bob.                   

Relatives favor These didn’t express

  because any opinions, except                                                 because no opinions expressed!        

               uncle Everett who called “him”

              “Rudolph” until she arrived.                                   

Comments: Diana it is! Everyone just took it

 for granted as we’d told them all it

would be Diana if a girl. However

 many were puzzled as to wither it

was to be spelled Dian(e) or Dian(a).

There is an actress Diana Lewis – hope

no one gets the idea this influenced our choice.

Photo of pages 6 and 7

Photo of page 6

Birth Certificate

The official certificate is filed at Natick, Massachusetts

Full name of child Diana   Lewis

Born Date      July     17     1944      9:31 P.M.     female

Place of birth Natick  City Natick County Middlesex State Mass.

Hospital or Institution Leonard Morse Hospital

Father’s full name Robert Arthur Lewis, Jr. Age 25

Birthplace Allston, Mass.

Profession

Mother’s full maiden name Virginia Hadley

Birthplace Henniker, New Hampshire

Photo of Boston Herald Birth Announcement 

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Lewis,

Jr., of Wayland, formerly of Mar-

blehead, a daughter, Diana Lewis,

July 17, at Leonard Morse Hospital,

Natick.   Boston Herald

Photo of Needham Chronicle Birth Announcement

The family circle of AMM 1/X

Robert A. Lewis, Jr., now of Nob

Hill road, Wayland, Mass., has

been enlarged by the arrival of a

daughter, Miss Diana Lewis, at

Leonard Morse Hospital, Natick,

on Monday, July 17^th.  Needham Chronicle

Photo of Needham Times Birth Announcement 

AMM 1/C “Bob” Lewis is the proud

daddy of a daughter born Monday at Natick Hospital.  Needham Times

Photo of page 7

Born on 17^th day of July 1944 at 9:31

Weight 5 lbs. 2 oz. Height   Color of your eyes dark blue Color of your hair med. brown

Photo of Valentine Card

I wish that you’d warm up to me,

And say that you’ll

be mine.

Please don’t keep

on being cool,

Just be my Valentine!

Stetti & Dinnie

Photo of Valentine Card

This Valentine

Is just for you,

A special line

Between us two

To tell you that

You’ll always be

One who means

A lot to me.

Aunt Janet

  Photo of Gifts and Greetings pages 8 & 9

  Received                                                         From                                                         Date

Baby book                                        Mirima & Leon Perkins                                    Before birth

White sweater                                 Great Aunt Rita Hinckley                                “              “

4 diapers                                            “               “     “         “                                “             “

Check $10                                          Grandfather Lewis                                          July 20

blue knitted panties                      Great Grandmother Beers                                 Before birth

   “           “     booties                            “             “                   “                           “            “

2 “binky toys”                                                  Daddy                                             July 19

pussy-cat doll                                                         “                                                 “       “

baby doll                                         Great Aunt Rita Hinckley                                    “       “

blue bonnet & sweater                       “        “       “          “                                      Before birth

glass ____                                              Leon Perkins                                            ‘’            “

baby shawl                                       Mr. & Mrs. O.D.H Bentley                                     July 22

high chair pad                                         Mrs. Ada Sulkin                                             “        “

pink “keep-hot” dish                                  Aunt Janet                                                 “       “

layette                                                          Daddy                                               Before birth

booties                                             Cousin Elizabeth McGee                                 “           “

dress                                                 Great Aunt Mary McGee                                “           “

white cable knit blanket                            Minim Perkins                                        “          “

2 baby dress hangers                           Mrs. Percy Munsey                                       “          “

pink bunny                                          Mrs. Harold Forsyth                                     “         “

mother & baby bed jackets                  Virginia Forsyth                                          “          “

white sweater                                    Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Rice                                    “          “

pink booties                                     Dr. & Mrs. Harold Dryer                                       July 17

pink bonnet & sweater set                  Grandmother Lewis                                     Before birth

blue sweater                                              “                   “                                          “           “

3 nighties                                                   “                  “                                        “           “

3 doz. Diapers                                           “                   “                                         “           “

bassinet & mattress                    Grandfather & Grandmother Lewis                      “           “

bathinette                                       Great Grandmother Beers                                  “           “

milk thermometer                                Grandfather Hadley                                      “           “

appliqued pillow cover                         Grandmother “                                            “           “

white blanket                                       Miriam Perkins                                             “           “

carriage                                                      Daddy                                                     “           “

crib                                                             Daddy                                                     “           “

silver dish cup & knife, fork & spoon   Mr. Lawrance                                                Aug 18

white wool shawl                                        Sparky                                                           “             

pink     “     crib blanket                          Marylouise                                                        “         

telephone rattle                                          Sparky                                                            “             

pink sweater                                           Art & Edith                                                        “             

2 rattles, rag doll                                  Dave & Olive                                                       “             

bottle holder                                  Joe Herb Strangers office                                            “             

“         “                                               Jane Tucker                                                         “             

bottle warmer                                    Leon Perkins                                                         “

8 even-flo bottles                               Leon Perkins                                                         “

dress                                                 Allan McKisonls                                                      “

pillow cover                                         Aunt Nancy                                                       

dress                                            Dill & Bernie Anderson                                  

“                                                     Deborah Stebbins

sweater-booties                                   Mrs. Burbink                                                       

brush & comb set                                 Mrs. Newell                                                       

towel                                                     Mrs. Newell

mittens & booties                                 Nanna Mckee

I hope that today's blog post is one of interest to you and maybe you might find the need to revisit those guest list. Again as always I look forward to hear your thoughts and thank you choosing to follow me and share my blog with others. 

eBay and Genealogy

    Some of us know you don’t have to leave home to shop or even do our genealogy research. But do we all know about the treasure chest of genealogy wealth you can find on eBay. To be honest I didn't really know what I had until a close and dear friend pointed that out to me.

     Years ago, during one of my husband’s deployments I found this wonderful site on the internet, eBay. Little did I know when I started shopping for story ideas for children’s books that I would find such a treasure.  I would go on in search of antique diaries, letters, journals even baby books. I was so surprised to see how much was there.  I didn't know where to start, from autograph books dating back to 1864, baby book full of memories from a baby girl born in Natick, Massachusetts later moving to Canada . Even letters between father and son during his military enlistment followed the years he served during war.

     For the past few months I've been working tirelessly trying to get all of the photos, letters, documents, diaries, journals and baby books scanned. Along with now working to transcribe all of them, this is an ongoing adventure that has many twists and turns with every page I turn and letter I open.  But an idea that I encourage all of you to at least visit.  If you don’t have the interest in searching other surnames, families, than search for your surnames or one that you’re currently working on. You might even find that one piece of information that completes a chain of events in the lives of your ancestors. Give it a shot and let me know what you think.

     I've decided that over the next few weeks I will be posting some pages, photos, cards and newspaper clippings from the baby book I mentioned earlier. "My Life Journal" will share the life of Diana Lewis born 17 July 1944 in Natick, Massachusetts. So I invite you to check in and see what some of her life was like and find out about the family and all included in this book.