Abbie was born in 1838, the daughter of Seldin Spencer and Phebe Seeley. Abbie was especially close to her brother Ezra. In 1857, she married Mynderse DuBois at the Dutch Reformed Church, Katsbaan, Ulster, New York, United States. [1]
She passed away in 1918 and is buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Saugerties, Ulster County, New York.
Research Notes
Widowed by 1900; Husband "Wynesma"; Mother-in-Law "Margaret' born 1815; Children: Kate, Libbie, Ida, John and Maggie.
She is found 1900 USC in Saugerties Ulster County NY as widow Abbie M. DeBois living with brother Ezra Spencer (b. 1842).
Also found 1910 USC in Yonkers, Westchester County NY as widow Abbie M. DeBois living as mother-in-law to Cyrus Sickley and his wife Mary E. and some of their descendants.
(1) Various US and NY State Census records*; (2) Various historical newspapers published by the Kingston [NY] Daily Freeman*, (3) Various historic City Directories*; (4) NY State, Ulster County and Columbia County records available via their internet sites and at their accessible storage locations; (5) Vital birth, marriage and death records obtained from the NY State Dept Health; (6) Vital record indexes available at the NY State Archives Department in Albany NY; (7) Field visits to and records obtained from various cemeteries; (8) and original hand-typed Thomas and Spencer Family data records prepared by James D, Spencer [1883-1954] and given to the Brown family of eastern NYS in the early 1900's.
indicates data variously sourced at internet sites such as, but not limited to the following: American Ancestors.org; Ancestry.com; Family Search.org; Find-a-Grave.com, Gedcom,com; Genweb.com; fultonhistory.com.
See also DuBois Family Association in New Paltz, Ulster County NY, found by googling John DuBois Drexel.edu
Sources
↑ "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK1V-FBH : 10 February 2018), Mynders Dubois and Abbey M. Spencer, 31 Dec 1857; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7 B2N V. 92
See also:
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC1B-V3Y : 4 April 2020), Abby M Spencer in household of Seldon Spencer, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States; citing family 1672, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8K1-HBD : 12 April 2016), Mynderse Dubois, New York, United States; citing p. 152, family 1188, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,606.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZN4-1NC : 13 September 2017), Anna Dubois in household of Mina Dubois, Gleneric, Ulster, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 155, sheet 288C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,940.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSGR-X11 : accessed 28 August 2020), Abbi M Dubois, Saugerties Township, Election Districts 3-4, Ulster, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 17A, family 374, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,171.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5SB-ZPY : accessed 28 August 2020), Abbie M Dubois in household of Cyrus Sickley, Yonkers Ward 7, Westchester, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 180, sheet 26A, family 495, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1093; FHL microfilm 1,375,106.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abbie 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 Abbie: