Mary Abbott

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Abbott was born on 21 June 1805, in Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Zebadiah Abbott, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Hale, was 25. She married John Farrington Russell on 3 July 1831, in Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 15 May 1857, in Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in South Yard Cemetery, Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Farrington Russell
1802–1878
Mary Abbott
1805–1857
Marriage: 3 July 1831
Lucia Abbot Russell
1832–1900
Dr. George Hale Russell
1833–1883
James Farrington Russell
1838–1903
Charles Herbert Russell
1840–1871

Sources (23)

  • Mary Russell in household of John F Russell, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Abbot, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Mary Abbott, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"

World Events (7)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital

In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English abbod, abbot(t), abbat ‘abbot’ (Old English abbod) or Old French abet ‘priest’. Both the Old English and the Old French term are derived from Late Latin abbas (genitive abbatis) ‘priest’, from Greek abbas, from Aramaic aba ‘father’. The nickname was presumably a joking reference to a person's behaviour. In the US, the English name is also sometimes a translation of a cognate or equivalent European name, e.g. Italian Abate , Spanish Abad , or German Abt .

History: George Abbot from Yorkshire, England, settled in Andover, MA, in 1640; he had numerous prominent descendants. George Abbott (probably not the same man) died in Rowley, MA, in 1647. Another early migrant was James Abbott, who came from Somerset, England, to Long Island, NY, in the 17th century.

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

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