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Abner K. Barber

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Abner K. Barber

Birth
Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Death
8 Jan 1868 (aged 49)
Pownal Center, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Burial
Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont, USA Add to Map
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Abner was a carpenter. He was working on the Mount Anthony House in Bennington, Vermont when he fell from the scaffolding and broke his back in 1866. The injuries confined him to bed for the remainder of his life. According to a story in the Vermont Record (Brandon, Vermont)on November 10, 1866, Abner and Sally had three children. The youngest daughter died in 1866 before Abner's accident, and his wife and only son died shortly after the accident. Another daughter was the last member of the family. The Mount Anthony House burned down in November, 1868.

A death announcement was published in The Vermont Record and Farmer (Brattleboro, Vermont) January 8, 1868.
Abner was a carpenter. He was working on the Mount Anthony House in Bennington, Vermont when he fell from the scaffolding and broke his back in 1866. The injuries confined him to bed for the remainder of his life. According to a story in the Vermont Record (Brandon, Vermont)on November 10, 1866, Abner and Sally had three children. The youngest daughter died in 1866 before Abner's accident, and his wife and only son died shortly after the accident. Another daughter was the last member of the family. The Mount Anthony House burned down in November, 1868.

A death announcement was published in The Vermont Record and Farmer (Brattleboro, Vermont) January 8, 1868.


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  • Maintained by: DebL
  • Originally Created by: Grave Digger
  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43625740/abner_k-barber: accessed ), memorial page for Abner K. Barber (13 Oct 1818–8 Jan 1868), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43625740, citing Morgan-Towslee Cemetery, Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by DebL (contributor 47462502).