Ancestors and Cousins of John Van Essen

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  • ID: I117
  • Name: Abigail Morse "Abba" Robbins
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: 20 Jan 1819 in Peacham, Vermont
  • Death: 25 Oct 1902 in Crow Wing, Minnesota
  • Burial: 29 Oct 1902 Crow Wing, Minnesota
  • Immigration: Descendant of 3 Mayflower Passengers
  • Change Date: 02 Apr 2009
  • Note:
    Birth info from Morse Society and from "George Robbins in Chelmsford..." manuscript.

    1850 Census for Craftsbury, Orleans County, Vermont, shows Abigail, age 29, and mother, Abigail Robbins, age 67.

    1860 Census for Craftsbury, Orleans County, Vermont, shows Abba, age 39, Mary, age 3.

    1880 Census for Craftsbury, Orleans County, Vermont, shows Abby, age 59, Mary, age 23 and Henry, age 10.

    1900 Census for Crow Wing County, Minnesota, E.D. 60, sheet 2, shows Abba M., age 79. Birthdate Jan 1820. Father born in Vermont, mother born in Massachusetts. She gave birth to 6 children, 4 of whom were still living at the time (Octavia, Abba, James, and Kate). (NOTE: the states for her parents are the opposite of the true states).

    Birthyear also 1820 on grave marker. But all census ages (_9) imply birthyear of 1821. And Morse Society and Robbins Genealogical Society records says birthyear 1819 (which makes sense since the next child was born in May 1820).

    No Crow Wing County death record. No obituary, either. Apparently died on the homestead in Crow Wing township and quietly buried in the local Oak Land Cemetery.

    At the Oak Land grave site, there is a tall, obelisk-type grave marker inscribed on the front side with "Abba M wife of James K. Gardner Born Jan 20 1820 Died Oct 25 1902". James' info is on the right side.

    Crow Wing County death record of daughter Octavia Hutchins (27 May 1902) gives birthplace of mother (Abba) as a scribbled name that looks like Pukiem and that I thought could be Putnie (i.e. Putney) but it turns out to be Peacham, Vermont. Later I found more legible Crow Wing Township records and it was clearly Peacham, there.




    Father: William Robbins b: 02 Aug 1778 in Dunstable, New Hampshire?
    Mother: Abigail "Nabby" Morse b: 04 Feb 1782 in Norwich, Vermont

    Marriage 1 James K. Gardner b: 06 Nov 1826 in Bartlett, New Hampshire
    • Married: 27 Sep 1848 in Conway, New Hampshire
    Children
    1. Has Children Octavia C. "Tave" Gardner b: 20 Aug 1850 in Craftsbury, Vermont
    2. Has No Children Abba R. Gardner b: 27 Aug 1852 in Craftsbury, Vermont
    3. Has Children James Buchanan Gardner b: 05 Jan 1854 in Craftsbury, Vermont
    4. Has No Children Mary E. Gardner b: Abt 1856 in Craftsbury, Vermont
    5. Has No Children Kate C. "Katie" Gardner b: 28 Aug 1858 in Craftsbury, Vermont
    6. Has No Children Henry G. Gardner b: Abt 1869 in Craftsbury, Vermont?
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