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John Swetland Abbe (1788 - 1862)

John Swetland Abbe
Born in Longmeadow, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 26 Sep 1813 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Died at age 73 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

John Swetland Abbe was born Sept 2, 1787 or Sept 26, 1788 at Longmeadow, Massachusetts; the son of Abner Abbe and his wife Sarah (Swetland).[1]

John was a farmer and large land owner.[1]

On Sept. 1, 1813 John indicated his intentions to marry Mrs. Electa (Chapin) Warner of Springfield. They were married at Springfield on September 26, 1813. She was born in Springfield on December 18, 1773; the daughter of Colonel Abel and Doreas (Chapin) Chapin and she was the widow of Dr. Pearly Warner; with him she had four children.[2][3]

John died of consumption (congestion of lungs) on May 10, 1862 at Springfield at the age of 74 years and was buried at East Street Cemetery. His wife Electa died October 20, 1857 in Springfield.[4][5][6][7]

Children:[1]

  1. Julia Ann Abbe b 2 July 1814 at Springfield; d 6 Jan 1905. A teacher prior to marriage. m. 3 Jan 1854 at Springfield to Charles Henry Curtiss a farmer from New York. no children. He d 7 Sep 1891 at Lowville, N.Y.; his first marriage was to Mary Lyman who d 6 May 1853 and they had children.[7][8]
  2. John Alden Abbe (1st) b. 14 Mar 1816; d. 26 Apr 1816 in Springfield at the age of six weeks.[7][9]
  3. John Alden Abbe (2nd) b. 13 Aug 1817 m. Caroline Pease on 1 Jan 1846 at Wilbraham.[10][11]
  4. Harriet Jenks Abbe b. 10 Aug 1820; m. Enoch Cooley Chapin.[12][13][14]
  5. Isabelle Abbe b. 4 Oct 1822; d. 4 Apr 1851, age 29 years. not m.[15][7]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cleveland Abbe, Mary Nichols. "Abbe-Abbey Genealogy, in memory of John Abbe and his descendants." The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, New Haven, CT. (1916) pp. 130, 232, 233.see at archive.org
  2. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Vol. Springfield V. 1, p. 735.subscriber$
  3. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Springfield V3, p. 1900.subscriber$
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7NF-2Q7 : 17 November 2022), John S. Abbey, 1862.
  5. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q57K-3TC3 : 29 July 2020), John S Abbe in entry for John Ruel and Electa 20th, 1857.
  6. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.) Vol. 157, p. 41.subscriber$
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Vol. Springfield - V3, p. 2309.subscription needed
  8. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.) Vol 78, p. 320.subscriber$
  9. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Springfield V. 1, p. 691.subscription
  10. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Springfield V1, p. 697.subscription needed
  11. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Wilbraham V1, p. 111.subscriber$
  12. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Springfield V1, p. 702.subscription
  13. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Springfield V2, p. 1498.subscriber$
  14. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Springfield V3, p. 2600.subscriber$
  15. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7K3-PB2 : 14 December 2022), John S. Abbey in entry for Isabella Jane Abbey, 1851.

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