MASON HEZEKIAH ABBEY, son o£ Hezekiah H. and Anna (Goodell) Abbey, born August 9, 1821, in Westminster, Vt. ; died January 8, 1895, at Newport, Vt.
He was educated at Clinton Seminary and entered the Free Baptist ministry, holding pastorates at Harrisburg, Attica, Varysburgh, Warsaw, Philadelphia and Lowville, N. Y. In 1864 he served three months as missionary among the freedmen around Norfolk, Va. He was for fifteen years in evangelistic work. In 1884 he became pastor at Allegheny, Pa., where he remained for ten years, going from there to West Charleston, Vt.
Married (1) October 4, 1843, MARYETTA C. SCOVEL, born in Cazenovia, N. Y., December 24, 1824; died in Port Allegany, March 7, 1892.
Married (2) November 15, 1894, JENNIE MILES of Sutton, Vt., who was born at East Charleston, October 3, 1868. She married (2) George W. Rogers on Nov 18, 1911 in St Johnsbury, VT and resides at Newport Center, Vt. No children. Daughter of Ezekiel & Charlott E (Stevens) Miles.
MASON HEZEKIAH ABBEY, son o£ Hezekiah H. and Anna (Goodell) Abbey, born August 9, 1821, in Westminster, Vt. ; died January 8, 1895, at Newport, Vt.
He was educated at Clinton Seminary and entered the Free Baptist ministry, holding pastorates at Harrisburg, Attica, Varysburgh, Warsaw, Philadelphia and Lowville, N. Y. In 1864 he served three months as missionary among the freedmen around Norfolk, Va. He was for fifteen years in evangelistic work. In 1884 he became pastor at Allegheny, Pa., where he remained for ten years, going from there to West Charleston, Vt.
Married (1) October 4, 1843, MARYETTA C. SCOVEL, born in Cazenovia, N. Y., December 24, 1824; died in Port Allegany, March 7, 1892.
Married (2) November 15, 1894, JENNIE MILES of Sutton, Vt., who was born at East Charleston, October 3, 1868. She married (2) George W. Rogers on Nov 18, 1911 in St Johnsbury, VT and resides at Newport Center, Vt. No children. Daughter of Ezekiel & Charlott E (Stevens) Miles.
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