Marie (#47644196) provided the following info:
Dr Burr Reeve Abbe was born Nov 30, 1830 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co, CT
he died March 13, 1897 in Hartford, Hartford Co, CT
he can be linked to Elizabeth at FAG Memorial# 14627456. Married her in 1855.
and Julia at FAG Memorial# 14627473. Married her in 1865.
he can be linked to his parents also:
- Alanson Abbe FAG Memorial# 85578032
- Eliza Woodruff (Barnes) Abbe FAG Memorial# 88605433
here is his bio:
From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
BURR REEVE ABBE, son of Alanson and Eliza Woodruff (Barnes) Abbe, born in the town of Litchfield, Conn., November 20, 1830; died in Hartford, Conn., March 13, 1897, where he had been a broker and banker for thirty years.
He was educated at Yale College, M.D. 1854; studied medicine and in his earlier days was a great traveler, having lived at times in China, India, Egypt, California, and in Paris and other European cities.
Married (1) July, 1855, ELIZABETH SWIFT NYE. She died April 4, 1863, on board the ship "Viscount Canning" in the China Sea. She was on her way home from China with her two children on the ship "Hotspur" when it was wrecked. After nine days in an open boat she was rescued by a Chinese junk but died at sea as a result of the exposure.
Married (2) August 16, 1865, JULIA ARNOLD JONES, born March 29, 1839, daughter of Reverend Elisha Cowles and Julia (Chappell) Jones of Southington, Conn. She resides in Brockton, Mass.
Children by first wife
1 - Elizabeth Abbe, b. June 12, 1856
2 - Thomas Abbe, b. in New Bedford, Mass., Nov. 9, 1859
Children by second wife
1 - Jane Barnes Abbe, b. Aug. 17, 1866 ; d. Dec. 26, 1872.
2 - Burr Reeve Abbe, jr., b. Aug. 19, 1868
3 - Harry Allen Grant Abbe, b. Aug. 15, 1870.
4 - William Franklin Jones Abbe, b. July 2, 1872.
5 - Marian Chapell Abbe, b. July 2.3, 1873.
6 - Amy Kirk Abbe, b. July 30, 1877.
Marie (#47644196) provided the following info:
Dr Burr Reeve Abbe was born Nov 30, 1830 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co, CT
he died March 13, 1897 in Hartford, Hartford Co, CT
he can be linked to Elizabeth at FAG Memorial# 14627456. Married her in 1855.
and Julia at FAG Memorial# 14627473. Married her in 1865.
he can be linked to his parents also:
- Alanson Abbe FAG Memorial# 85578032
- Eliza Woodruff (Barnes) Abbe FAG Memorial# 88605433
here is his bio:
From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
BURR REEVE ABBE, son of Alanson and Eliza Woodruff (Barnes) Abbe, born in the town of Litchfield, Conn., November 20, 1830; died in Hartford, Conn., March 13, 1897, where he had been a broker and banker for thirty years.
He was educated at Yale College, M.D. 1854; studied medicine and in his earlier days was a great traveler, having lived at times in China, India, Egypt, California, and in Paris and other European cities.
Married (1) July, 1855, ELIZABETH SWIFT NYE. She died April 4, 1863, on board the ship "Viscount Canning" in the China Sea. She was on her way home from China with her two children on the ship "Hotspur" when it was wrecked. After nine days in an open boat she was rescued by a Chinese junk but died at sea as a result of the exposure.
Married (2) August 16, 1865, JULIA ARNOLD JONES, born March 29, 1839, daughter of Reverend Elisha Cowles and Julia (Chappell) Jones of Southington, Conn. She resides in Brockton, Mass.
Children by first wife
1 - Elizabeth Abbe, b. June 12, 1856
2 - Thomas Abbe, b. in New Bedford, Mass., Nov. 9, 1859
Children by second wife
1 - Jane Barnes Abbe, b. Aug. 17, 1866 ; d. Dec. 26, 1872.
2 - Burr Reeve Abbe, jr., b. Aug. 19, 1868
3 - Harry Allen Grant Abbe, b. Aug. 15, 1870.
4 - William Franklin Jones Abbe, b. July 2, 1872.
5 - Marian Chapell Abbe, b. July 2.3, 1873.
6 - Amy Kirk Abbe, b. July 30, 1877.
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