Phebe Abbott

Brief Life History of Phebe

When Phebe Abbott was born on 22 February 1766, in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Joseph Abbott, was 24 and her mother, Phoebe Lovejoy, was 30. She married Joseph Blanchard in 1786, in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 31 May 1837, in Woodbury, Washington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Woodbury, Washington, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Blanchard
1761–1839
Phebe Abbott
1766–1837
Marriage: 1786
Isaac Blanchard Sr.
1787–1866
Phoebe Blanchard
1789–1861
Louise Blanchard
1789–
Lois Blanchard
1791–1880
James Blanchard
1793–1869
Joseph Blanchard
1795–1859
Polly Mary Blanchard
1797–1862
John Blanchard
1799–1865
Eleanor Blanchard
1801–1882
Sally Blanchard
1804–1816
Hannah Blanchard
1806–1895
Ruth Blanchard
1808–1838
Nathan A. Blanchard
1813–1813

Sources (24)

  • Phebe Abbott, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Phebe Abbott Blanchard, "Find A Grave Index" Memorial 134497448
  • Phebe Blanchard in entry for Joseph Blanchard, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

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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Story Highlight

From Vermont Historical Magazine: Woodbury

Vermont Historical Magazine: Woodbury p. 879 "Joseph Blanchard was born in Concord, N.H., where his ancestors resided, and where, when the dark clouds of despotism were hanging like a gathering …

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