Frugal Farmers
Elizabeth Abbott came from poor circumstances. She and her husband Ephraim Lane were frugal, hardworking farmers who reared their nine child
Abbott English Opera Company
Emma Abbott was a classically trained opera singer who founded the Abbott English Opera Company along with her husband Eugene Wetherell. It
Greenwich, Town Lost to a Dam
Elizabeth Frye and John Stevens raised their family in Greenwich, MA, a town that was lost to a dam in 1938. The damming project required th
Salem Wharves
Dudley Woodbridge was a merchant of Salem involved in the maritime trade that flourished after the Revolutionary War. He and his wife Dorcas
Major General Stephen Abbot
Major General Stephen Abbot was a successful merchant in Salem. He was an officer in the Revolutionary War and later held the rank of Major
A Family Dies Young
Samuel Abbott and Mary Cutts both died in their early 30's and their two sons died in young adulthood, one while serving aboard the USS
House on Hidden Road
Abigail Holt and Isaac Chandler lived on the farm of Abigail's grandfather Benjamin Abbott. This property became to the site of 17 Hidde
19th Century Prenuptial Agreement
Prior to their marriage, Elijah Holt and his second wife Lovina Marcy Dunton entered into a contact specifying how the property of the estat
Northfield, New Hampshire
Mary Butler and Abraham Brown reared their family of nine children in the newly incorporated Northfield, New Hampshire that was formed from
Benjamin and Lois
Benjamin and Lois (Jenkins) Hovey raised their family in Dracut. Benjamin was a hat maker with a shop on Pleasant Street.