And LESTER is my nameo ! I think that might be a song. It's a name that rarely is used now, in fact one site I looked at didn't even list it. It's also a surname of early settlers in the New London Ct. area. I'm named after my paternal grandfather who I never knew. My nephew has it as a middle name, and my Uncle Frank was born Lester Putnam Larrabee. He went by his Christening name Frank. Jeepers if I knew that I might have gone by my Christing name of Michael. It might have saved me a lot issues in school ;-)
Back in those days Catholic priests only would baptize you with a saints name, I wonder what John the Baptist required?
I'm glad I'm named after my grandfather as I believe he was an independent person. As the story goes he left the farm at an early age. They found an axe and his initials (LML) carved into a stone out in a back pasture. (I've seen it). He then hopped a train that ran behind the farm ( the Belfast and Moosehead RR) over to Waterville. He was a lumberjack for a while before becoming a railroad engineer. I wonder if he learned his trade on one of those 2ft track engines they used in the woods back then? I may not have hopped a train, but I sure didn't end up as I had started out to.
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I'm glad you're Les or Lester! It's just fine. I'm from Kansas and there are a ton of Lesters in Kansas. Nice name--be proud of it and who you're named for. I enjoyed your post, LES.
Boy Les you do such a great job on your blog. I love seeing what you are writing about. The robins were really something to see last Sunday. LOve Nancy
Good morning,
What a coincidence. I blogged yesterday about my name and I also discussed our naming practice of using a saint's name.
Now we have something in common!
Evelyn in Montreal
Dad, you constantly amaze me with your little tidbits:)
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