Individual Details
Justin Edwards Abbott
(11 Apr 1820 - 31 Aug 1901)
He last lived in the Soldiers' Home in Saugus, Massachusetts. His death record gives the names of parents as Benjamin Abbott and Rebecca Boynton and their birthplace as Andover, Massachusetts.
Justin Edwards Abbott is our second great grandfather by this path: you (Abbott sibling) → RWA → Fred Pemberton Abbott →Arthur Merrill Abbott → Justin Edwards Abbott
Justin Edwards Abbott was born in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. He married Ellen Janet Wilson on May 5, 1845 in Saugus, Essex County,Massachusetts. They had four children: Mary Ellen, Pliney Irving, Alice Jeannette (later Raddin), and Arthur Merrill. Justin Abbott worked as a shoemaker. He served in the Civil War in Company E of the 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. He mustered in August 17, 1864 as a private and mustered out as a corporal on June 17, 1865 in Washington, DC. He was listed as being 40 years old at the time he mustered in which does not fit exactly with his birth year of 1820. The 4th Massachusetts H.A. was stationed mostly in Washington and may not have been in battle. He applied for his pension on October 22, 1890. He last lived in the Soldiers’ Home in Saugus, Massachusetts. His cause of death was listed as senile asthenia. His grave site is in the Riverside Cemetery in Saugus.
Here is a link to his soldier details from the National Park Service site: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=E3458379-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
Civil War data information: http://civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&98002
Events
| Birth | 11 Apr 1820 | Andover, Essex, Massachusetts |  |  | |
| Marriage | 12 May 1845 | Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts - Ellen Janet Wilson | | ||
| Residence | 1850 | Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts | |||
| Residence | 1860 | Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts | |||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1863 | Saugus, Massachusetts | | ||
| Military | 17 Aug 1864 | Massachusetts | | ||
| Residence | 1880 | Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts | |||
| Residence | 1898 | Lynn, Massachusetts | | ||
| Death | 31 Aug 1901 | of senile asthenia - Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts | | ||
| Residence | Saugus, Massachusetts | | |||
| Occupation | cordwainer/shoemaker | ||||
| Burial | Riverside Cemetery |
Families
| Spouse | Ellen Janet Wilson (1825 - 1876) |
| Child | Mary Ellen Abbott (1847 - 1897) |
| Child | Pliny J. Abbott (1851 - 1936) |
| Child | Arthur Merrill Abbott (1858 - 1930) |
| Child | Alice Jeanette Abbott (1858 - 1895) |
| Father | Benjamin Abbott (1795 - 1853) |
| Mother | Rebecca Boynton (1800 - 1895) |
| Sibling | John T Abbott (1823 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Mary L Abbott (1827 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Rebecca A Abbott (1828 - ) |
| Sibling | William Otis Abbott (1831 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Martha Ann Abbott (1834 - 1871) |
Notes
Birth
Justin E., s. Benjamin, 3d and Rebecca, Apr. 11, 1820Endnotes
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