Stephen Joseph Abbott

Brief Life History of Stephen Joseph

When Stephen Joseph Abbott was born on 16 August 1804, in Providence Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Abbott, was 51 and his mother, Pheobe Howe, was 41. He married Abigail Smith on 11 December 1825, in Hornellsville, Steuben, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Pike, Illinois, United States in 1840. He died on 19 October 1843, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Joseph Abbott
1804–1843
Abigail Smith
1806–1889
Marriage: 11 December 1825
Emily Abbott
1827–1913
Charilla Abbott
1829–1914
Phoebe Abigail Abbott
1831–1914
Lydia Lucina Abbott
1833–1919
Abiel Abbott
1835–1913
Myron Abbott
1837–1907
Cynthia Abbott
1839–1910
Abigail Abbott
1842–1934

Sources (16)

  • Stephen Joseph Abbott, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Stephen Abbott in entry for Phoebe Fife, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
  • James Abbott in entry for Lydia L Squire, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

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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I Abigail Smith Abbott

I Abigail Smith Abbott was born in the town of Williamson,Ontario Co, New York. 11 Sep 1806. My mother, Lydia Harding Smith died when I was six weeks old and my father married Mehitable Adams, when …

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