Henry Livermore Abbott (1892 - abt. 1969)

Born 12 Apr 1892 in Lewiston, Maine, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Lee (Grinnell) Munroe — married 24 Apr 1920 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Biography

Henry was born in 1892. He was the son of Grafton Abbott and Mary Adams.^[1]

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.^[2]

Henry was awarded the Navy Cross for actions during World War I.^[3]

First, Henry married Elizabeth Grinnell in Washington, DC, in 1920.^[4]

Second, Henry married Marie Wilcox in New Jersey in 1932.^[5]

Henry died in 1969.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ3Q-GXK : 27 September 2017), Henry Abbott, 12 Apr 1892; citing Lewiston, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ 1910 US Census, Concord, Precinct 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2V7-DL9)
3. ↑ Henry Livermore Abbott at valor.militarytimes.com
4. ↑ "District of Columbia Marriages, 1830-1921," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7BV-H3G : 9 March 2018), Henry L. Abbott and Elizabeth L. Grinnell, 24 Apr 1920; citing District Of Columbia, reference cn 97130; FHL microfilm 2,129,773.
5. ↑ "New Jersey, Bride Index, 1930-1938," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWT-5KT4 : 21 August 2019), Marie Willcox and Henry Abbott, 1932; records extracted Reclaim the Records, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage, New Jersey, United States, citing New Jersey Bride Index, 1930-1938, Reclaim the Records, Mill Valley, CA.
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG44-226 : 20 May 2014), Henry L Abbott, 15 Apr 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TM-B49 : accessed 7 October 2019), Henry G Abbott, son, in household of Grafton Abbott, Concord Town, Precinct 1 (north part), Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 736, sheet 14B, family 272, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,658.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNGQ-HJ4 : accessed 7 October 2019), Henry Livermore Abbott, son, in household of Mary Adams Abbott, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing ED 180, sheet 13A, line 28, family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 210; FHL microfilm 1,820,210.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X42K-SB1 : accessed 7 October 2019), Henry Abbott, Manhattan (Districts 0501-0750), New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 537, sheet 14A, line 11, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1566; FHL microfilm 2,341,301.

See also:

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKP5-M2YM : accessed 7 October 2019), Henry Livermore Abbott, husband, in entry for Mrs Helene Fisher Willcox Abbott, Washington DC, United States, 07 Aug 1991; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Washington Post, The, born-digital text.

• Wheeler, William Ogden. The Ogden Family in America (Printed for Private Circulation by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1907); Page 464 (reporting erroneous middle name "Lawrence").

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Stanley Wood for creating Abbott-3288 on 21 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Stanley and others.