Mary "Polly" Abbey

Brief Life History of Mary "Polly"

When Mary "Polly" Abbey was born on 10 March 1806, in Orange, New York, United States, her father, Frederick Abbey, was 40 and her mother, Sarah Tifft, was 28. She married Jonathan Mercury Follett in 1822, in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Randolph, Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, United States in 1855 and Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois, United States in 1860.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Mercury Follett
1801–1855
Mary "Polly" Abbey
1806–
Marriage: 1822
William F. Follett
1825–1911
Lucinda Follett
1830–
Percinda Follett
1830–
Orange Athelbert Follett
1833–1893
Maria Follett
1834–
James Royal Follett
1836–1916
Charles J. Follett
1840–1898
David Ezra Follett
1842–1917

Sources (7)

  • Polly Follet, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Polly Abby in entry for David E. Fallett, "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960"
  • Mary Follett, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1808

Historical Boundaries 1808: Cattaragus, New York, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English:

from Anglo-Norman and Middle English abbeye, abbaye ‘abbey’, i.e. a community of monks under an abbot or of nuns under an abbess (Old French abeie, Late Latin abbatia ‘priest's house’), applied as a topographic name for someone living in or near an abbey, or an occupational name for someone working in one.

(of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French abé, abbé ‘priest’. See also French Labbe .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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