Individual Details

Mary Abbott

(21 Jan 1811 - 6 Dec 1881)

She may have married George W. Townsend in 1829 -- but they must have split up for a while because in 1850 she is living with her mother and brother as Maria Abbott. Brother Richard in his 1853 will leaves his sister Maria Abbott her entire estate specifying it is hers and to be free from any interference by any future husband. But George W. Townsend is the executor. Mary and George have one more child after that and are together in all the census records afterward. But in 1850, George W. Townsend and Mary and their older children are altogether -- so maybe there is a Mary Abbott and a Maria Abbott --two different people both of whom married George.

Since Mary Townsend and Maria Abbott are listed on the same census sheet on the same day, they must be two different people (1850 census).

Events

Birth21 Jan 1811Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marriage8 Nov 1829Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts - George W. Townsend
Residence1850Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence1855Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence1860Residence Post Office: Somerville - Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence1870Residence Post Office: Malden - Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence1880Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Death6 Dec 1881Malden, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseGeorge W. Townsend (1805 - 1890)
ChildMary Ann Townsend (1830 - )
ChildJohn Townsend (1832 - 1905)
ChildGeorge Lafayette Townsend (1834 - )
ChildEmma Frances Townsend (1852 - 1930)
FatherWilliam Abbott (1779 - 1843)
MotherAbigail Sawtell (1779 - 1864)
SiblingNathan Abbott (1808 - )
SiblingMaria Abbott (1810 - 1853)
SiblingWalter Longley Abbott (1814 - 1851)
SiblingRichard Sawtell Abbott (1815 - 1856)
SiblingSarah Tarbell Abbott (1816 - )
SiblingElizabeth Wait Abbott (1818 - 1819)
SiblingElizabeth Wait Abbott (1820 - 1896)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_323; Page: 366B; Image: 82.

2. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, State Census, 1855 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).

3. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_506; Page: 239; Family History Library Film: 803506.

4. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_629; Page: 395A; Family History Library Film: 552128.

5. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 540; Page: 346D; Enumeration District: 396.

6. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911.