1 January 1912: Mary and Ronald marry in Yarmouth Maine

Ronald was captain on the steamer "The Relief" which ferried tourists between New York and Yarmouth, Maine. His home base was at Bucknam Point, just next to  Homewood Inn, where his tourists stayed in little cottages adjoining the Inn, and were hosted by John C. F. and Maria R. Trimble. Mary E.Trimble was their school-teacher daughter. The story goes that the girl on the Drinkwater place was also attractive, but as Ronald weighed his options, he chose Mary because she would be the better mother. She told me that one day they had rowed out to a small island and had a picnic. He offered her a large emerald ring, and they became engaged. They married the first of January, 1912 and set up house on Buckman Point. During the winter he built boats and kept a fish weir where to local fisherman would come every morning to get bait. Below is a copy of their record of marriage, something that I found with a basic search of Maine marriage records HERE. Notice that she was born in Robbinston, Maine--more about that next time.