Sylvester G Abbott (abt. 1831 - 1898)

Born about 1831 in South Berwick, York, Maine, United States

Husband of Catherine A (Simpson) Abbott — married 7 Jun 1851 in South Berwick, York, Maine, USA

Husband of Elizabeth Graves (Wortman) Hall — married 25 Jul 1862 (to about 23 May 1871) in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Husband of Caroline A (Wortman) Abbott — married 15 Jan 1872 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1898 at about age 67 in South Berwick, York, Maine, United States

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Biography

Father: Nicholas Abbott^[1]
Mother: Mary Ann Hanscom^[2]

Sylvester G Abbott was born about 1831 in South Berwick, York, Maine, USA.^[3][4]

Sylvester married Catherine A Simpson on 07 Jun 1851 in South Berwick, York, Maine, USA.^[5]

Children:
Nicholas Morrill Abbott 1856 Maine^[6]

Sylvester married Elizabeth Graves Wortman^[7] (or Westman) on 25 Jul 1862 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.^[8] They were divorced about May 1871 in York, Maine, USA.^[9]

Children:
Frederick Wallace Abbott 1861 New Hampshire

Sylvester married Caroline A (Wortman) Taylor on 15 Jan 1872 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.^[10]

Children:
Eva Abbott 1877 New Hampshire
Charles Ralph Abbott 1881 Maine

Sylvester died on 28 Dec 1898 in South Berwick, York, Maine, USA at age 67.^[3][4][11]

Sources

1. ↑ Nicholas Abbott on Find A Grave: Memorial #121954510 accessed on 22 Feb 2019
2. ↑ Mary Ann Hanscom Abbott on Find A Grave: Memorial #121954508 accessed on 22 Feb 2019
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1907 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ3Q-D89 : accessed 26 January 2016), Sylvester Abbott, 1898.
   • Note: mother is transcribed as Phemilia Pard
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D7-CDM : accessed 26 January 2016), Sylvester Abbott, 28 Dec 1898; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 9,884.
5. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46Z-PNB : accessed 26 January 2016), Sylvester Abbott and Catherine A. Simpson, 07 Jun 1851; citing South Berwick, York, Maine, reference 78; FHL microfilm 12,241.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4DN-ZXS : 7 December 2017), Sylvester Abbott in entry for Nicholas Morrill Abbott and Jennie Beatrice Grant O Hare, 16 Nov 1910; citing Boston, , Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,511.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23TN-9M3 : accessed 26 January 2016), Sylvester Abbott in entry for Frederick W Abbott, 19 Jun 1919; citing Death, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 444, page 124, State Archives, Boston.
8. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD26-KJX : accessed 26 January 2016), Sylvester Abbott and Elizabeth Westman, 25 Jul 1862; citing reference 2:3ZL9PFH; FHL microfilm 1,001,120.
9. ↑ Divorces Pre 1892 "A-B"; York County, Maine
10. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL6V-QXW : accessed 26 January 2016), Sylvester Abbott and Caroline Taylor, 15 Jan 1872; citing Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,120.
11. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #91122457 (accessed 16 May 2023)
    Memorial page for Sylvester Abbott (1821-1889), citing Portland Street Cemetery, South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Vermont Grave Walker (contributor 47341543).

See also:

• Ancestry Profile
• "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8SF-D45 : 14 November 2014), Sylvester Abbott, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,165.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V6-CML : 9 November 2014), Sylvester Abbott in household of Nicholas Abbott, South Berwick, York, Maine, United States; citing family 260, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7Y-52R : 30 December 2015), Sylvester Abbott in entry for John H Gross, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQZ-Q4C : 14 July 2016), Sylvester Abbott, South Berwick, York, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district ED 208, sheet 586B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0492; FHL microfilm 1,254,492.