Sophia Abbot

Brief Life History of Sophia

When Sophia Abbot was born on 4 April 1805, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States, her father, Philip Abbott, was 48 and her mother, Experience Howe, was 34. She married Simon Parlin on 1 December 1823, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 27 May 1876, in Weld, Franklin, Maine, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Center Hill Cemetery, Temple, Franklin, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Simon Parlin
1801–1877
Sophia Abbot
1805–1876
Marriage: 1 December 1823
Joseph Sumner Parlin
1825–1916
Josephine Maria Louise Parlin Page
1827–1885
Sophia Elizabeth Parlin
1830–1909
David Abbot Parlin
1833–1853
Edwin Weston Parlin
1835–1916
Mary Ann E. Parlin
1838–1864
Emily Augusta Parlin
1840–1869
Nathaniel Wilbur Parlin
1848–1924
George Otis Parlin
1849–1860

Sources (21)

  • Sophia Parlin in household of Simon Parlin, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sophia Abbott Parlin, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Sophia Abbott in entry for Josephine M L Parlin, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1814

Oldest Grave Seen in the Memorials List

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of Abbott . The spelling with one -t is more typically Scottish than English, and in Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland, this is sometimes an Anglicized form of McNabb .

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

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