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Mrs Mary A. <I>Briggs</I> Abbett

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Mrs Mary A. Briggs Abbett

Birth
Death
8 Oct 1879 (aged 39–40)
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot
section 156; lot 22993
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Wife of Leon Abbett, Governor of NJ. She was the daughter of Judge Amos Briggs. Governor Abbett and Mary had two sons & a daughter in their 17 years of marriage. Mary died of cancer at age 40 in 1879. He never remarried.
Wife of Leon Abbett, Governor of NJ. She was the daughter of Judge Amos Briggs. Governor Abbett and Mary had two sons & a daughter in their 17 years of marriage. Mary died of cancer at age 40 in 1879. He never remarried.

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  • Created by: Laurie
  • Added: Oct 28, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12186637/mary_a-abbett: accessed ), memorial page for Mrs Mary A. Briggs Abbett (1839–8 Oct 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12186637, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Laurie (contributor 2811407).