'Orphean', Jacob 18??-?? USA Maine Kennebec - ?, ?
tenor singer, composer, arranger, member of the Orphean Family of singers from the banks of the Kennebec (literally this could be Vassalboro, Augusta, Hallowell, Farmingdale, Gardiner or Pittston), the other members were his brother lyricist and bass singer Charles and his 2 sisters soprano singer, pianist and composer Adele and alto singer and pianist Harriet (doubtful if they were actually all from one family), 6.may.1844-16.jun.1844 engaged from Boston the Orphean Family, five in number, two brothers and 3 sisters, one of whom is a little miss of only six years, performed for the first time in New York at the American Museum on Broadway, 23.dec.1844 they performed for the New England Society at the Astor House in New York, 1845 the Orphean Family were four in number, 7.jan.1848 at the Concert Hall in Buffalo and 20.mar.1848 at the Masonic Hall in Nashville the Orphean Family performed in its re-oganised form Charles, Jacob, Harriet and Adele, 28.oct.1848 they performed at the Masonic Temple in Boston, 30.nov.1848 they gave their last performance at the Thanksgiving Ball at Concert Hall in Boston, whereafter the group disbanded