Andover and the Abbott Family
Andover The native people of the area that became Andover were Penacook, an Algonquin-speaking tribe that lived primarily in the...
Benjamin Abbott and the Salem Witch Trials
Benjamin Abbott (1661-1703) and Sarah Farnum (1661-) Benjamin Abbott (or Abbot) is my 7th great grandfather with this path: RWA → Fred...
"You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Sergeant"
Joseph Shattuck served faithfully during the Revolution and received a promotion to the rank of third sergeant during his term of service.
Abbott, Wisconsin
Abbott, Wisconsin was named for the prominent Abbott family in the area. Due to Abbott Confederate sympathies the name was changed to Sherma
Died Capt. Walker, a prisoner taken at Bunker Hill
Captain Benjamin Walker was injured at the Battle of Bunker Hill, taken prisoner, and died of his wounds 15 August 1775.
Who is the widow Elizabeth Damon?
Peter Abbott married the widow Elizabeth Damon, but who was Elizabeth Damon?
Marquis de Lafayette Abbott
Lafayette Abbott served with Confederate forces during the Civil War and was prisoner at two of the more notorious Union prisoner of war cam
Murder at the Blacksmith Shop
Ira Warren Abbott was of excellent repute in his community, but on 27 July 1894 a long-standing rivalry with a business competitor came to a
Prosperity from Humble Beginnings
Calvin Abbott was from humble beginnings but worked to become a successful farmer in Ogden with prosperous children.
Frugal Farmers
Elizabeth Abbott came from poor circumstances. She and her husband Ephraim Lane were frugal, hardworking farmers who reared their nine child
