Nathaniel Abbott (1792 - 1875)

Born 1792 in Stoddard, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hepzibah (Griffin) Abbott — married 7 Aug 1817 (to 22 Jan 1839) in Nelson, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

Died 15 Sep 1875 at about age 83 in Webster, Monroe, New York, United States

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Biography

Nathaniel was born in 1792. He was the son of Nathaniel Abbott and Phebe Cummings. His family moved to Nelson, New Hampshire, where he met and married Hepzibah Griffin, daughter of Samuel Griffin and Sophia (Foster) Griffin, there in Nelson, on 7 August 1817.^[1]

He and Hepzibah came as pioneers to the settlement of Webster, New York, on the banks of Lake Ontario.^[2] Along with other families from New Hampshire such as Simeon Goodenough, John Atwood, Asa G. and David Fell, Samuel Robb, and William McFarline, Sr., he occupied a lot in the north and eastern part of the town.^[3]

The Presbyterian Church of Webster was organized as a Congregational society as early as 1825, and at the time consisted of eight members, viz., Nathaniel Abbott, John Atwood, Benjamin Ford, Stephen Sherman, and their wives. The first meetings were held under the direction of Rev. Mr. Carpenter, in barns, private residences, and at the school-house.^[3]

Nathaniel married second Chloe Holly.

He passed away in 1875.

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL6V-3R6: 1 August 2022), Nathaniel Abbott and Hepzibah Griffin, 1817
2. ↑ Where is Webster, New York? (https://whereismap.net/where-is-webster-new-york-what-county-is-webster-ny-in/)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "History of the Towns and Villages; Webster". Source: History of Monroe County, New York; Everts, Ensign & Everts; 1788-1877. Transcribed by S. Massie (http://genealogytrails.com/ny/monroe/webster.html)

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41503250/nathaniel-abbott: accessed 08 June 2023), memorial page for Nathaniel Abbott (1792–15 Sep 1875), Find A Grave: Memorial #41503250, citing Webster Union Cemetery, Webster, Monroe County, New York, USA; Maintained by Starr (contributor 46944248).