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Abigail (Friend) Long (1807 - 1884)

Abigail Long formerly Friend
Born in Sedgwick, Hancock, Massachusetts (District of Maine)map
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Wife of — married 8 May 1834 in Blue Hill, Hancock, MEmap
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Died at age 76 [location unknown]
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Biography

Abigail (Friend) Long

Abigail Friend, daughter of Abigail W. (Carter) Friend & John Friend was born the 13th of October, 1807 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Massachusetts (later Maine). Grand-daughter of Benjamin Friend of Blue HIll, Hancock, Maine, who died the day she was born.

Abigail had grandmother Martha Dodge Friend, 4 uncles named Friend (3 of which lived in Blue Hill, 1 lived in Sedgwick) as well as 6 aunts named Martha Eaton, Phebe Carter, Bethia Dunham, Mary Grindle, Sarah Candage & Naomi Friend.

Below is a listing of Abigail's husband Joel Long Junior's family, beginning with his father Joel Long Senior, founder of East Blue HIll. Joel Long Senior was the son of Mary Closson & a British soldier surnamed Long. As a baby Joel (Senior) was adopted & raised by Mercy Closson & Andrew Herrick who married about the time that Joel Sr was born.

Joel II had 6 brothers & sisters but I haven't found them yet.

Joel Long (first settler at East Blue Hill - cleared a farm)[1]

b. Jul 1782 Castine, Hancock, ME
res. 1810 - 1871 Boston, Suffolk, MA
w. 1800 Comb-maker in Boston, Suffolk, MA
w. 1810 Saw mill operator, eventual owner, farmer, millman, ship-builder
m. Eliza Rogers d/o ? & Rogers of Boston, Suffolk, MA
b. Oct 1808 Joel Long II @ Sedgwick, Hancock, ME
res. East Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine
w. farmer & brick maker
m. 8 May 1834 Abigail (Friend) Long @ Blue Hill, Hancock, ME d. Mar 1884
b. 21 Feb 1835 George Gilbert Long @ Blue Hill, Hancock, ME
edu. Blue Hill Academy
res. Mar 1837 California
w. 1837 - 1838 Miner & Ranch Hand
res. May 1859 Oregon
w. Teaching school
edu. Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
w. County Superintendent of Schools
m. 1 May 1864 Nancy Jane Rogers (b. 19 Oct 1841 d/o ? & ? @ Lee, Iowa) @ West Chehalem, Yamhill, Oregon
b. Aurilla M Long Wardwell
b. Clara I Long Stansfield
b. Lizzie P Long Wardwell
b. Georgia I Long Barton
b. Susie E Long
b. Mary A Long
b. Eugene H Long d. @ 13 months
res. Dec 1870 Blue HIll, Hancock, ME
w. 1870 - 1890 Teacher, stone-cutter
w. 1890 - death Postmaster & Justice of the Peace
b. Moses F Long
m. Francis Ingalls b. Harland Long, d. May 1861
mil. Maine Volunteeer Army, Orderly Sergeant, Company H, Fourth Regiment
d. Jul 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Adams, PA
b. Aurilla A Long
b. Abby A Long d. infancy
b. Capt Rowland H Long
m. Fanny Parker d/o ? & Parker b. ? @ Blue Hill, Hancock, ME
b. Lottie Long
w. Captain of a lake steamship
d. 1896 in Chicago, Cook, IL
b. Clara A Long
m. John A Miller s/o ? & ? @ ?
b. Frank A Miller
b. Nellie I Miller
b. Francis D Long
m. Henrietta Cousins
b. Carrie B Long
b. Harvey P Long
b. Ward S Long
w. Selectman of Blue Hill, Hancock, ME
d. Jul 1875
d. Nov 1871

In the 1850 census Abagal (age 45) was in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States.[2]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Joel Lang M 42 Maine
Abagal Lang F 45 Maine
George Lang M 15 Maine
Moses Lang M 14 Maine
Orella Lang F 12 Maine
Roland Lang M 10 Maine
Clarny Lang F 5 Maine
Francis Lang M 2 Maine

In the 1860 census Abigail (age 42) was in Town of Bluehill, Hancock, Maine, United States.[3]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Joel Long M 51 Maine
Abigail F Long F 42 Maine
Roland H Long M 19 Maine
Clara A Long F 15 Maine
Francis D Long M 12 Maine

Sources

  1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/biographicalrevi00biog_1/page/n239/mode/2up?q=friend
  2. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 36; Digital film/folder number: 004198721; FHL microfilm: 443491; Image number: 147; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01172-0, FamilySearch Record: M6JP-VSM (accessed 4 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6749-N3V, Abagal Lang (45) in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States. Born in Maine.
  3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", citing Page: 28; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170020; FHL microfilm: 803438; Image number: 178; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01728-7, FamilySearch Record: MDHN-YYZ (accessed 4 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS3-638, Abigail F Long (42) in Town of Bluehill, Hancock, Maine, United States. Born in Maine.
  • Birth: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007607524; FHL microfilm: 1002590, FamilySearch Record: F449-BLM (accessed 4 August 2023), Nabby Friend born on 13 Oct 1807, daughter of John Friend & Abigail Carter, in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
  • Marriage: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", citing Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm, FamilySearch Record: Q283-1874 (accessed 4 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89N7-XLJ1 Image number 00179, Abigail Friend marriage to Joel Long Jr on 8 May 1834 in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States.
  • Source: S22 Type: Periodical Title: Early settlers in Blue Hill and their families Author: Burr, B. A. Periodical: Bangor Historical Magazine Volume: Vol. V Date: April 1890 Data Changed: Date: 20 DEC 2009
  • Source: S61 Type: Web Site Title: Blue Hill, Maine Founding Families Author: Briggs, Jim URL: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bluehillme Data Changed: Date: 22 DEC 2009
  • Source: S84 Type: Census Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Owner: Ancestry.com URL: http://www.ancestry.com Date: 2008 Media: Database Data Changed: Date: 20 DEC 2009
  • Biographical review : containing life sketches of leading citizens of Somerset, Piscataquis, Hancock, Washington, and Aroostook counties, Maine by Biographical Review Publishing Company (https://archive.org/details/biographicalrevi00biog_1/page/n239/mode/2up?q=friend)
  • Memorial: Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #116457052 (accessed 4 August 2023), Memorial page for Abigail Friend Long (10 Oct 1807-13 Mar 1884), citing Seaside Cemetery, Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Norman Dodge (contributor 46853609).




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