Wellington
William
Abbey
Born in Charlotte, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of George A Abbey
and Gertrude M (Perkins) Abbey
Brother of
Carrie E (Abbey) Harper, Flora (Abbey) Irish, Addison August Abbey, Clayton Jay Abbey, Ruth Abbey, Clyde M Abbey, Leon Floyd Abbey, Cassie Bell (Abbey) Pierce, Howard Abbey and Gerry Lewis Abbey
Husband of
Gertrude V Mead
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 60
in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Apr 2017
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Biography
Wellington was born in 1896. He was the son of George Abbey and Gertrude Perkins.
He was living with his parents and siblings in Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York in 1900.[1]
He married Gertrude Lavinia Mead on 22 Aug 1925 in Chautauqua county, New York.[2] She passed away in 1929.
Wellington married Ethel Shortt on 16 Mar 1932 in Chautauqua county, New York[3]. They had two children.
They were in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York in 1940.[4]
He passed away in 1957 at Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk.[5] His obituary incorrectly listed some of his brothers and sisters as sons and daughters.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS6V-39C : accessed 19 April 2017), Wellington Abbey in household of Johnson Abbey, Pomfret Township (excl. Fredonis vill.), Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 118, sheet 3A, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,015.
- ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FFR3-6Q9 : 24 January 2016), Wellington Abbey and Gertrude Mead, 22 Aug 1925; citing county clerk’s office, Chautauqua, New York, United States; FHL microfilm 1,004,681.
- ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJM-LC1F : 24 January 2016), Wellington Abbey and Ethel Shortt, 16 Mar 1932; citing county clerk’s office, Chautauqua, New York, United States; FHL microfilm 1,004,138.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQLC-BDL : accessed 19 April 2017), Wellington Abbey, Ward 1, Dunkirk, Dunkirk City, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-20, sheet 10A, line 35, family 198, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2509.
- ↑ Obituary, Wellington Abbey, Jamestown (NY) Post-Journal, Tuesday, May 28, 1957. Image at www.fultonhistory.com. Search for: " Jamestown NY Post Journal 1957 - 2835.pdf"
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wellington by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Wellington:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wellington by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Wellington:
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Charlotte (Read) Kensil
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