Place of birth: Andover
The husband of Mary Elizabeth Cummings whom he married October 4, 1832 in Andover.
Occupation: Machinist
Residence & place of death: 16 Wall Street, Charlestown
Age 54 years, 12 days.
Cause of death: Consumption
Place of burial: Andover
Nathan and Mary were the parents of:
Nathan Emerson Abbott (1833–1887)
Mary Frances Abbott (1835–1880)
Joseph Warren Abbott (1836–1925)
Costello Cummings Abbott (1837–1839)
Albert Costello Abbott (1840–1872)
Lewis Porter Abbott (1842–1872)
Alice Adelaide Abbott (1845– )
Samuel Cummings Abbott (1847– )
Nathan and Mary lost two of their sons in the Great Boston Fire of 1872. Albert was severely injured and died over a month later. Lewis's body was not found.
THE GREAT BOSTON FIRE--NOV. 10, 1872
As of Friday, December 6, 1872, the Police had a list of nineteen missing persons. The two firemen, Frazier of Cambridge and Abbott of Charlestown, have not been found.
[Massachusetts Spy (Worcester, MA) page 4]
Place of birth: Andover
The husband of Mary Elizabeth Cummings whom he married October 4, 1832 in Andover.
Occupation: Machinist
Residence & place of death: 16 Wall Street, Charlestown
Age 54 years, 12 days.
Cause of death: Consumption
Place of burial: Andover
Nathan and Mary were the parents of:
Nathan Emerson Abbott (1833–1887)
Mary Frances Abbott (1835–1880)
Joseph Warren Abbott (1836–1925)
Costello Cummings Abbott (1837–1839)
Albert Costello Abbott (1840–1872)
Lewis Porter Abbott (1842–1872)
Alice Adelaide Abbott (1845– )
Samuel Cummings Abbott (1847– )
Nathan and Mary lost two of their sons in the Great Boston Fire of 1872. Albert was severely injured and died over a month later. Lewis's body was not found.
THE GREAT BOSTON FIRE--NOV. 10, 1872
As of Friday, December 6, 1872, the Police had a list of nineteen missing persons. The two firemen, Frazier of Cambridge and Abbott of Charlestown, have not been found.
[Massachusetts Spy (Worcester, MA) page 4]
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