Record #:

4234

Author(s):

Powers, Julie Ann

Abstract:

Jessie Lee Babb Dominique was born in Portsmouth on August 2, 1927. She was the last child born in the village, which at that time numbered around 100. She recounts her memories of island life, including the arrival of the mailboat. Her mother, sister Marian Gray Babb, and aunt Elma Dixon were the island's last residents. They left in 1971.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Early Summer 1999, p13, por

Subject(s):

Portsmouth Island--History