From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols:
HENRY STEPHEN ABBEY, son of Benjamin and Lois (Stocking) Abbey(*sic - see note below), born in Portland, Conn., November 5, 1808; died in Akron, Ohio, October 25, 1873.
Married October 30, 1831, ELIZABETH SMITH of Torrington, Conn., who died July 1, 1874, aged 66 years, 9 months, and 25 days.
Children (several died young)
1 - Henry Eugene Abbey, b. in Akron, June 27, 1846; d. in New York City, Oct. 17, 1896.
He was a dramatic manager in Akron, New York and Boston, at one time manager of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
He m. (1) Kate Kingsley of Northampton, Mass., who d. in 1883, leaving two children, a son and a daughter
He m. (2) in Boston, Sept., 1892, Florence Gerard, an actress.
2 - Ellen G. Abbey (adopted), m. Oct. 30, 1868,S E Phinney, b. 1838, a shoe-dealer of Akron, and has two children.
* Henry was not the son of Benjamin and Lois - he was their grandson. He may have been partially raised by them, since his father died when he was quite young. His actual mother, Clarissa, came to Ohio with the family and is buried in the same plot.
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HENRY STEPHEN ABBEY, son of Benjamin and Lois (Stocking) Abbey(*sic - see note below), born in Portland, Conn., November 5, 1808; died in Akron, Ohio, October 25, 1873.
Married October 30, 1831, ELIZABETH SMITH of Torrington, Conn., who died July 1, 1874, aged 66 years, 9 months, and 25 days.
Children (several died young)
1 - Henry Eugene Abbey, b. in Akron, June 27, 1846; d. in New York City, Oct. 17, 1896.
He was a dramatic manager in Akron, New York and Boston, at one time manager of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
He m. (1) Kate Kingsley of Northampton, Mass., who d. in 1883, leaving two children, a son and a daughter
He m. (2) in Boston, Sept., 1892, Florence Gerard, an actress.
2 - Ellen G. Abbey (adopted), m. Oct. 30, 1868,S E Phinney, b. 1838, a shoe-dealer of Akron, and has two children.
* Henry was not the son of Benjamin and Lois - he was their grandson. He may have been partially raised by them, since his father died when he was quite young. His actual mother, Clarissa, came to Ohio with the family and is buried in the same plot.
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From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols:
HENRY STEPHEN ABBEY, son of Benjamin and Lois (Stocking) Abbey(*sic - see note below), born in Portland, Conn., November 5, 1808; died in Akron, Ohio, October 25, 1873.
Married October 30, 1831, ELIZABETH SMITH of Torrington, Conn., who died July 1, 1874, aged 66 years, 9 months, and 25 days.
Children (several died young)
1 - Henry Eugene Abbey, b. in Akron, June 27, 1846; d. in New York City, Oct. 17, 1896.
He was a dramatic manager in Akron, New York and Boston, at one time manager of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
He m. (1) Kate Kingsley of Northampton, Mass., who d. in 1883, leaving two children, a son and a daughter
He m. (2) in Boston, Sept., 1892, Florence Gerard, an actress.
2 - Ellen G. Abbey (adopted), m. Oct. 30, 1868,S E Phinney, b. 1838, a shoe-dealer of Akron, and has two children.
* Henry was not the son of Benjamin and Lois - he was their grandson. He may have been partially raised by them, since his father died when he was quite young. His actual mother, Clarissa, came to Ohio with the family and is buried in the same plot.
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HENRY STEPHEN ABBEY, son of Benjamin and Lois (Stocking) Abbey(*sic - see note below), born in Portland, Conn., November 5, 1808; died in Akron, Ohio, October 25, 1873.
Married October 30, 1831, ELIZABETH SMITH of Torrington, Conn., who died July 1, 1874, aged 66 years, 9 months, and 25 days.
Children (several died young)
1 - Henry Eugene Abbey, b. in Akron, June 27, 1846; d. in New York City, Oct. 17, 1896.
He was a dramatic manager in Akron, New York and Boston, at one time manager of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
He m. (1) Kate Kingsley of Northampton, Mass., who d. in 1883, leaving two children, a son and a daughter
He m. (2) in Boston, Sept., 1892, Florence Gerard, an actress.
2 - Ellen G. Abbey (adopted), m. Oct. 30, 1868,S E Phinney, b. 1838, a shoe-dealer of Akron, and has two children.
* Henry was not the son of Benjamin and Lois - he was their grandson. He may have been partially raised by them, since his father died when he was quite young. His actual mother, Clarissa, came to Ohio with the family and is buried in the same plot.
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