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Jacob Abbott
Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 – October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books. Early life On November 14, 1803, Abbott was born in Hallowell, Maine to Jacob Abbott II and Betsey Chandler. He attended the Hallowell Academy. Education Abbott graduated from Bowdoin College in 1820. At some point during his years there, he supposedly added the second "t" to his surname, to avoid being "Jacob Abbot the 3rd" (although one source notes he did not actually begin signing his name with two t's until several years later). Abbott studied at Andover Theological Seminary in 1821, 1822, and 1824. He taught in Portland academy and was tutor in Amherst College during the next year. Career From 1825 to 1829 Abbott was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Amherst College; was licensed to preach by the Hampshire Association in 1826; founded the Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies in Boston in 1829, and was principal of it in 1829–1833; was pastor of Eliot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallowell, Maine
Hallowell is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,570 at the 2020 census. Popular with tourists, Hallowell is noted for its culture and old architecture. Hallowell is included in the Augusta, Maine, micropolitan New England City and Town Area. History The city is named for Benjamin Hallowell, a Boston merchant and one of the Kennebec Proprietors, holders of land originally granted to the Plymouth Company by the British monarchy in the 1620s. First to settle here was Deacon Pease Clark, who emigrated with his wife and son Peter from Attleborough, Massachusetts, in the spring of 1762. Legend has it that after disembarking on the west side of the Kennebec, near present-day Water Street, the Clarks took shelter in their overturned cart. On a riverfront lot measuring 50 rods (275 yards, about 250 meters), the Clark family raised corn, rye and other crops. The first land they cleared was occupied by the fire department in 1859. In 1797, Harring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorham Dummer Abbott
Gorham Dummer Abbott (September 3, 1807 – August 3, 1874) was an American clergyman, educator, and author. He was one of the earliest pioneers in the work of higher education for women in this country. Early life and education He was born in Hallowell, Maine, to Jacob and Betsey Abbott. In 1826, he graduated from Bowdoin College, and later attended Andover Theological Seminary were also graduated in 1831. Starting in 1831, together with his brother Jacob Abbott, conducted the Mount Vernon School for Girls in Boston, Massachusetts. He left the school in 1833, and married Rebecca S. Leach on February 11, 1834. Career He was ordained a minister in the Presbyterian Church in 1837, and served as the pastor of the Presbyterian Church of New Rochelle, New York from 1837 through 1841. Beginning in 1841, he served with the literary department of the American Tract Society, a position he kept until 1843, when he went to New York City to found a new girls' school with his brothers: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Farmington, Maine
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People From Hallowell, Maine
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Abbott Family
Abbott may refer to: People *Abbott (surname) *Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849–1921), American painter and naturalist * Abbott and Costello, famous American vaudeville act Places Argentina * Abbott, Buenos Aires United States * Abbott, Arkansas * Abbott, Mississippi * Abbott, Nebraska * Abbott, Texas * Abbott, Virginia * Abbott, West Virginia * Abbott Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania Companies * Abbott Laboratories, an American health care and medical devices company * Abbott Records, a former American record label * E. D. Abbott Ltd, an English maker of car bodies between 1929 and 1972 Other uses * Abbott-Detroit, an American luxury automobile * Abbott's Get Together, a magic convention held in Michigan * Abbott 33, a Canadian sailboat design * Abbott House (childcare agency), an American human services agency See also * Justice Abbott (other) * Abbot, an ecclesiastical title * Abbot (other) An abbot is the head of a monastery; the term is usually us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Maine
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American Male Writers
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American Children's Writers
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1879 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 – The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The United States Note is valued the same as gold, for the first time since the American Civil War. * January 11 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins. * January 22 – Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Isandlwana: A force of 1,200 British soldiers is wiped out by over 20,000 Zulu warriors. * January 23 – Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Rorke's Drift: Following the previous day's defeat, a smaller British force of 140 successfully repels an attack by 4,000 Zulus. * February 3 – Mosley Street in Newcastle upon Tyne (England) becomes the world's first public highway to be lit by the electric incandescent light bulb invented by Joseph Swan. * February 8 – At a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute, engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes the global adoption of standard time. * March 3 – United States Geological Survey is founded. * March 11 – The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1803 Births
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Edward Abbott (priest)
Edward Abbott (July 15, 1841 – April 5, 1908) was an American minister (later priest), journalist, and author. Early life On July 15, 1841, Abbott was born in Farmington, Maine, fourth son of Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) and Harriet (Vaughan) Abbott. Education Abbott graduated in 1860 at the New York University, being class poet, prophet, marshal, and editor of the Eucleian, also studied theology from 1861 to 1862 at the Andover Theological Seminary, and in 1863 served in the United States Sanitary Commission at Washington with the Army of the Potomac. His degrees were conferred by the University of the City of New York, A.B., 1860, and D.D. in 1890. Career Abbott was ordained in 1863 to the Congregational ministry, and was the first pastor of Pilgrim Congregational Church (then Stearns chapel) at Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving from 1865 to 1869. From 1869 to 1878 he was associate editor of '' The Congregationalist'', and from 1878 to 1888 editor of the '' Literary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Abbott (clergyman)
Edward Abbott (July 15, 1841 – April 5, 1908) was an American minister (later priest), journalist, and author. Early life On July 15, 1841, Abbott was born in Farmington, Maine, fourth son of Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) and Harriet (Vaughan) Abbott. Education Abbott graduated in 1860 at the New York University, being class poet, prophet, marshal, and editor of the Eucleian, also studied theology from 1861 to 1862 at the Andover Theological Seminary, and in 1863 served in the United States Sanitary Commission at Washington with the Army of the Potomac. His degrees were conferred by the University of the City of New York, A.B., 1860, and D.D. in 1890. Career Abbott was ordained in 1863 to the Congregational ministry, and was the first pastor of Pilgrim Congregational Church (then Stearns chapel) at Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving from 1865 to 1869. From 1869 to 1878 he was associate editor of '' The Congregationalist'', and from 1878 to 1888 editor of the '' Literary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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