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William Edward Abbs

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William Edward Abbs

Birth
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Death
6 Aug 1902 (aged 83)
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Eldorado, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.8515282, Longitude: -88.6305084
Plot
Lot 44, Row 2, Sect 1
Memorial ID
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Age at death: 83y, 9m, 26d
[See the inscription note below.]
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from GG Grandson, Jim Abbs:

"William was born at 6 Jesus Lane (near Kings College), Cambridge, England CB5 8, United Kingdom.  He was apprenticed to a white-smith in Cambridge in 1830 and was appointed town crier of Ely in 1836.  He emigrated to the U.S., landing on March 9,1849, as cabin passengers with a servant.  Subsequently they went north of NYC to Burnt Hills and then Wisconsin."
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Age at death: 83y, 9m, 26d
[See the inscription note below.]
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from GG Grandson, Jim Abbs:

"William was born at 6 Jesus Lane (near Kings College), Cambridge, England CB5 8, United Kingdom.  He was apprenticed to a white-smith in Cambridge in 1830 and was appointed town crier of Ely in 1836.  He emigrated to the U.S., landing on March 9,1849, as cabin passengers with a servant.  Subsequently they went north of NYC to Burnt Hills and then Wisconsin."
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Inscription

W E ABBS
died 6 Aug 1902
aged 84y 7m

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