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Joel B Abercrombie

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Joel B Abercrombie

Birth
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
4 Nov 1897 (aged 82)
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Florence, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Son of William & Abigail Abercrombie. Died at 83 yrs 9 mos, Exhaustion, listed as a truckman. Note: date of death from MVR is 4 Nov.

Owned a store on the corner of Main & Maple Streets where he built the Florence Hotel in the 1850s. The original hotel building was 2 stories with a barn in the back off of Maple Street. The barn burned down in 1882 and was replaced with a brick structure. The Florence Hotel burned down on 9 May 1921. The brick barn was the Hannigan cleaning business in the 1940s.

Son of William & Abigail Abercrombie. Died at 83 yrs 9 mos, Exhaustion, listed as a truckman. Note: date of death from MVR is 4 Nov.

Owned a store on the corner of Main & Maple Streets where he built the Florence Hotel in the 1850s. The original hotel building was 2 stories with a barn in the back off of Maple Street. The barn burned down in 1882 and was replaced with a brick structure. The Florence Hotel burned down on 9 May 1921. The brick barn was the Hannigan cleaning business in the 1940s.


Inscription

Joel B. Abercrombie/Born/Jan. 17 1815/Died/Nov. 5 1897
Sarah A. Presho/His Wife/Died Aug. 10 1907/Æ 89 yrs.//
Arthur B./son of/Joel & Sarah/Abercrombie/ Died/Oct. 1 1880/Æ 34 Yrs. 4 Mos.//
Harry A/Hopkins/Apr 4 1910/Dec 28 2000



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