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Emma Florence <I>Johnston</I> Abbe

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Emma Florence Johnston Abbe

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
26 Jul 1973 (aged 96)
Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Mrs. Emma Florence (Johnston) Abbe

Age: 96 yrs. 6 mos. 1 dy.

D/O Albert V. Johnston & Caroline L. (Capen) Johnston
W/O Frank Gibbs Abbe (29 Jul 1877-11 Jun 1952); m 3 Oct 1900, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
M/O Eleanor Johnston (Abbe) Underdown (7 Oct 1901-May 1984)
M/O Dorothy Burgess (Abbe) Sellman (9 Sep 1904-10 Jan 1955)

Obituary, The Boston [MA] Globe, Sat, Jul 28, 1973, p. 29:

ABBE—Of Peterborough, N.H., July 26, Mrs. Emma Johnston Abbe, formerly of Mattapoisett, Mass.; widow of Frank Gibbs Abbe; mother of Mrs. Nathaniel (Eleanor) Underdown, Peterborough, N.H.; also survived by 4 grandchildren, Miss Joy Underdown, Columbua, Md., Mrs. Charles Phillips, Jr., Mattapoisett, Mass., Mrs. Dean Ervin, Wilton, Conn., and Mrs. Charles Sellman, Sherborn, Mass.; several great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the Congregational Church, Mattapoisett on Saturday, August 4, at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Sagamore, Mass. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Mattapoisett Historical Society. The Jellison Funeral Home, Peterborough, N.H., is in charge of arrangements.

Births Registered in the City of Boston for the Year 1877
Date of Birth - January 25, 1877
Name - Emma Florence Johnston
Place of Birth - 223 W. Sixth
Father - Albert V., Glass Agent, b. Boston
Mother Caroline L., b. Boston
Residence of Parents - Boston

Marriages Registered in the Town of Sandwich for the Year 1900
Date of Marriage - October 3, 1900
Place of Marriage - Sandwich
Groom - Frank Gibbs Abbe of Bourne, ae. 23, Salesman, b. Sandwich, 1st marriage
Bride - Emma Florence Johnston of Sandwich, ae. 23, b. South Boston, 1st marriage
Groom Parents - Benjamin B. & Emma (Burgess)
Bride Parents - Albert V. & Caroline L. (Capen)
Mrs. Emma Florence (Johnston) Abbe

Age: 96 yrs. 6 mos. 1 dy.

D/O Albert V. Johnston & Caroline L. (Capen) Johnston
W/O Frank Gibbs Abbe (29 Jul 1877-11 Jun 1952); m 3 Oct 1900, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
M/O Eleanor Johnston (Abbe) Underdown (7 Oct 1901-May 1984)
M/O Dorothy Burgess (Abbe) Sellman (9 Sep 1904-10 Jan 1955)

Obituary, The Boston [MA] Globe, Sat, Jul 28, 1973, p. 29:

ABBE—Of Peterborough, N.H., July 26, Mrs. Emma Johnston Abbe, formerly of Mattapoisett, Mass.; widow of Frank Gibbs Abbe; mother of Mrs. Nathaniel (Eleanor) Underdown, Peterborough, N.H.; also survived by 4 grandchildren, Miss Joy Underdown, Columbua, Md., Mrs. Charles Phillips, Jr., Mattapoisett, Mass., Mrs. Dean Ervin, Wilton, Conn., and Mrs. Charles Sellman, Sherborn, Mass.; several great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the Congregational Church, Mattapoisett on Saturday, August 4, at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Sagamore, Mass. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Mattapoisett Historical Society. The Jellison Funeral Home, Peterborough, N.H., is in charge of arrangements.

Births Registered in the City of Boston for the Year 1877
Date of Birth - January 25, 1877
Name - Emma Florence Johnston
Place of Birth - 223 W. Sixth
Father - Albert V., Glass Agent, b. Boston
Mother Caroline L., b. Boston
Residence of Parents - Boston

Marriages Registered in the Town of Sandwich for the Year 1900
Date of Marriage - October 3, 1900
Place of Marriage - Sandwich
Groom - Frank Gibbs Abbe of Bourne, ae. 23, Salesman, b. Sandwich, 1st marriage
Bride - Emma Florence Johnston of Sandwich, ae. 23, b. South Boston, 1st marriage
Groom Parents - Benjamin B. & Emma (Burgess)
Bride Parents - Albert V. & Caroline L. (Capen)

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ABBE

EMMA JOHNSTON
1877 – 1973

FRANK GIBBS
1877 – 1952

Gravesite Details

Joint flat marker with Frank Gibbs Abbe



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