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Jacob Abbott

Jacob AbbottBorn: 14-Nov-1803
Birthplace: Hallowell, ME
Died: 31-Oct-1879
Location of death: Farmington, ME
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, ME

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Author

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Franconia Stories

Father: Jacob Abbott
Mother: Lydia Abbott
Brother: John (with Jacob, co-founder of Mount Vernon School for Girls in 1829)
Brother: Samuel (d. 1849)
Wife: Harriet Vaughan (m. 18-May-1828, d. 1843)
Son: Lyman Abbott (clergyman and author, b. 1835, d. 1922)
Brother: Gorham
Wife: May Woodbury (m. Nov-1853)

    University: Bowdoin College (1820)
    University: Andover Newton Theological School

Author of books:
The Young Christian; or, A Familiar Illustration of the Principles of Christian Duty (1832, religion)
The Little Scholar Learning to Talk: A Picture Book for Rollo (1834)
Young Christian: A Memorial Edition (1882, religion)



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