Abbie E. Bridgham (1866 - 1916)

Born 19 Nov 1866 in Whitneyville, Washington, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Apr 1916 at age 49 in Whitneyville, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

Abbie E. Bridgham was born on November 19, 1866, in Whitneyville, Maine.

In 1900, Abby H. [sic] Bridgham lived in the household of her mother Helen Bridgham in Whitneyville, where she worked as a servant, unemployed for three months.

In March, 1907, “Miss Abbie E. Bridgham, trained nurse, of Whitneyville, was in attendance” during a “successful mastoid operation” performed by a doctor.^[1]

On April 19, 1916, in Whitneyville, Abbie died of “insanity following menopause & neurotic instances” which started four years earlier. She was 49 years old. She was buried on April 22 at the Public Cemetery in Whitneyville.

Miss Abbie Bridgham, who will be remembered as a nurse in this city for several years, died at her home in Whitneyville, April 18.^[2]

Facts

NAME
Abbie E. Bridgham ^{[3] [4] [5]}
Abbie (Abby) H. Bridgham ^[6]
Abbie Bridgham ^[7]

SEX
Female

BIRTH
NOV 1866; Maine, United States ^{[3] [4] [8] [6]}
19 NOV 1866; Whitneyville, Washington, Maine, United States ^[5]
1868 ^[9]

DEATH
19 APR 1916; Whitneyville, Washington, Maine, United States ^[5]
Cause of Death
insanity following menopause & neurotic instances four years earlier

BURIAL
22 APR 1916; Public Cemetery, Whitneyville, Washington, Maine, United States ^[5]

OCCUPATION
1900; Servant ^[8]

RESIDENCE
1870; Whitneyville, Washington, Maine, United States ^[4]
1880; Whitneyville, Washington, Maine, United States ^[3]
1900; Whitneyville, Washington, Maine, United States ^[8]

Research Notes

Augusta ME city directory (ancestry.com),

Abbie E B Miss 1905, nurse, bds. 57 Elm (Gardiner), p. 228.

From the "Daily Kennebec Journal, " Augusta, ME, April 7, 1892, p. 5,

Miss Abbie Bridgham who has been spending the winter with Mrs. and Mrs. F. H. Dunning of Randolph was summoned to Whitneyville yesterday owing to the serious illness of her father.

According to the 1900 Maine census, Abby was still unmarried at the age of 33. The 1910 census indicates that only 4 of Andrew and Helen Bridgham's 9 children had survived. Since we know that Samuel, Fred, Everett, and Viola were all living in 1910, then the other 5 children (Charles, Mattie, Willis, Abbie, and Edward) must have died before 1910.

Could not find her in the 1910 census.

From "The Bangor Daily News," ME, Jan 16, 1907, p. 8,

Miss Abbie E. Bridgham, trained nurse, has returned from Gardner to pass the winter with her mother, Mrs. Helen M. Bridgham, in Whitneyville. Should any one in this vicinity desire her services she would probably be available.

From "The Bangor Daily News," ME, Mar 15, 1907, p. 8,

Dr. Hanscom of Rockland, assisted by Dr. A. E. Floyd of this town, performed a successful mastoid operation on Miss Larua Foster at her home on Wednesday morning. Miss Abbie E. Bridgham, trained nurse, of Whitneyville, is in atttendance. ...

From the "Daily Kennebec Journal," Augusta, ME, Nov. 8, 1910, p. 3,

Miss Abbie Bridgham, a nurse, has returned to Gardiner and is to make her residence at the home of Mrs. J. K. F?ye, Brunswick avenue.

Sources

1. ↑ "The Bangor Daily News," Maine, Mar 15, 1907, p. 8
2. ↑ "Daily Kennebec Journal," Augusta, ME., Apr 21, 1916
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: Title: "1880 Maine census"
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Source: Title: "1870 Census" , Page: Maine, Whitneyville, Washington Co., Roll M593_563, p. 568 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Source: Title: Maine Death Records , Page: Record of a Death, for Abbie E. Bridgham. , Publication: Name: www.rootsweb.com;;
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Source: Title: "Narrative of the Town of Machias" , Page: p. 365 , Author: George W. Drisko , Publication: Name: Name: Press of the Republic, Machias, Maine. 1904;; , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
7. ↑ Source: Title: "Daily Kennebec Journal," Augusta, Maine , Page: April 7, 1892, p. 5
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Source: Title: "1900 Census" , Page: p. 215 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
9. ↑ Source: Title: Gravestone , Page: Find A Grave: Memorial #168970644