Catherine P (Thayer) Abbott (1779 - 1843)

Born 28 Sep 1779 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Jacob Abbot — married 11 Feb 1802 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Jan 1843 at age 63 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Biography

Catherine was born on about 1780. She was the daughter of Ebenezer Thayer and Martha Olive (Cotton) Thayer. ^[1]

Jacob Abbot, clergyman, born in Wilton, N.H., Jan 7, 1768; graduated at Harvard College, 1792; ordained pastor of church in Hampton Falls, Aug 15, 1798, Rev. Jesse Appleton, of Hampton, giving the right hand of fellowship. His contract for salary was 200 silver dollars and the use of the parsonage. He married in Boston, Feb. 11, 1802, Catharine, daughter of Rev. Ebenezer Thayer (1). Though ' he discharged faithfully, affectionately and with acceptance the duties of the ministry," and was esteemed and beloved, a portion of the rise of other denominations. Mr. Abbot himself became a Unitarian. He was dismissed, Oct. 23, 1827, and removed to Windham, where he spent the remainder of his live. He was drowned by the upsetting of his boat, Nov 2, 1834, as he was returning from public worship across a pond between the meeting-house and his home. (Dow - p583)

Catherine married Jacob Abbot on 11 February 1802 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. The couple had 11 children: Martha Thayer Abbot, Sarah White Abbot, Ebenezer Thayer Abbot, Catherine Abbot, Elizabeth Dorcas Abbot, George Jacob Abbot, Abigail Abbot, Phebe Abbot, Mary Ann Toppan Abbot, Lucy Eliot Abbot and Charles Eliot Abbot.^[2][3]

Catherine died on 11 February 1802.

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL54-J9J : 10 March 2018), Katherine Thayer, 28 Sep 1779; citing Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,046. (accessed before 3 August 2022)
2. ↑ Author: Marston. Title: Lane Memorial Library - Hampton, Rockingham Co, New Hampshire. Publication: Name: Name: Lane Memorial Library; (accessed before 3 August 2022)
3. ↑ Author: Joseph Dow. Title: History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire: From its Settlement in 1638, to the Autumn of 1892. Publication: Name: L. E. Dow; Date: 1893. NOTEPaged continuously. Vol. 2 (581-1104): genealogical and biographical. Citing: Page: 583 (accessed before 3 August 2022)

See Also:

• George Abbot - A genealogical register Title: A genealogical register of the descendants of George Abbot of Andover: George Abbot of Rowley, Thomas Abbot of Andover, Arthur Abbot of Ipswich, Robert Abbot of Branford, CT and George Abbot of Norwalk, Ct. Author: Abiel Abbott Publication: Boston, Massachusetts: James Munroe, 1847. Text: Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. : of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass., of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R.I., of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass., of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct., of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct., with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y. (accessed before 3 August 2022)

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Thayer-2530 created through the import of Oct 14 2012.ged on Nov 10, 2012 by Pam Carter.