Mary Ogden Abbott (1894 - 1981)

Born 12 Oct 1894 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 May 1981 at age 86 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Mary was born in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts on 12 October 1894, the daughter of Grafton Abbott and Mary Adams.^[1]

In 1900, the Abbott family lived on Musketaquid Street, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. The household included Grafton Abbott, 44, born in Nov. 1856 in Massachusetts (parents b. MA), a lawyer, who owned their house with a mortgage; his wife of ten years, Mary A., 33, b. July 1867 in MA (parents b. MA), who had had two children, both living; their children, Henry G., 8, b. Apr. 1892 in Maine, in school; and Mary O., 5, b. Apr. 1895 in MA. Also living with them were five servants: a parlor maid, chamber maid, cook, nursery, and coachman.^[2]

In 1910, the Abbott family lived on Sudbury Street, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. All members of the Abbott family were born in Massachusetts. The family included Grafton Abbott, 53, a lawyer, who owned their house without a mortgage; his wife of nineteen years, Mary, 42, who had had three children, all of whom were living; their children, Henry, 18; Mary, 18; and John, 7. Also living with them were Bertha Sorensen, a cook; Julia judge, a maid; Nellie Judge, maid; Mary Myrtle, maid; and Abraham Myrtle, servant.^[3]

In 1930, the Abbott family lived at 60 Sudbury Road, Concord, Massachusetts. The Abbotts were all born in Massachusetts. The family included Mary A. Abbott, 62, a widow who had been married for 23 years, and who owned her house, valued at $30,000; her children, Mary O., 35, an artist; and John A., 27, not a veteran. Also living with them were Austin Grant, a lodger; and Pearl Grant, a servant.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX4K-ZMS)
2. ↑ 1900 US Census, Concord Town, Precinct 1 (north part), Middlesex, Massachusetts (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TM-B49)
3. ↑ 1910 US Census, Concord, Precinct 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2V7-DL9)
4. ↑ 1930 US Census, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQPM-66F)

• "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ5K-8SD : 4 December 2014), Mary O Abbott, 11 May 1981; from "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Concord, Massachusetts, death certificate number 031344, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Boston.

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