Born in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Oscar Bowers
and Achsah (Houghton) Bowers
Sister of
Henry Wendall Bowers and Hattie (Bowers) Aldrich
Wife of
John J. Thornton
— married
2 Sep 1866 in Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mother of
Joseph Oscar Thornton
Died
at age 29
in Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Apr 2016
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Biography
Abbey was born in Leominster, Massachusetts in 1846.
Sources
- Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
- "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4QJ-B6R : 10 March 2021), John J. Thornton and Abby F. Bowers, 2 Sep 1866; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,025.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abby by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abby:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abby by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abby:
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Darlene Bissonnette 
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