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From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols.

SIMEON ABBE, son of Solomon and Lucy (Johnson) Abbe, born in Mansfield, Conn., July 16 or 17, 1785; was living in Mansfield about 1865.

Married (1) in Mansfield, March 15, 1810, ANNA CRANE, born August 21, 1792, probably in Mansfield, daughter of Hezekiah and Rachel (Hall) Crane; died October 5, 1822.

Married (2) in Mansfield, November 28, 1822, LYDIA NICHOLS, died July17, 1851.

Children by first wife:
1 - Lucy Abbe, b. June 25, 1810; resided with her father in Mansfield.
2 - Fearing Abbe, b. Nov. 18, 1811 ; lived in Hartford ; m. Julia A. Thompson. No children.
3 - Austin Abbe, b. May 5, 1813; m. in Mansfield, Oct. 11, 1835, Clarissa Gordon of Ashford, who d. 1859. Children : i. Luther A. ; ii. Fearing William, lived in Hartford about 1898 ; iii. Adeline C. ; iv. Amanda J.
4 - Lucy Ann (or Laura or Lura), b. July 26, 1820; m. Joseph Woodward of Mansfield Hollow, resided in Mansfield about 1865 ; had three children.

Children by second wife: recorded in Mansfield
1 - Isabel Lovisa Abbe, b. Oct. 26, 1823; m. in Mansfield, May 19, 1850, Samuel D. Thompson ; had children ; lived in Illinois.
2 - Elisha Abbe, b. Nov. 17, 1825; d. Nov. 18, 1825.
3 - Clark Crain Abbe, b. Oct. 12, 1826. Married (1) March 1, 1852, Mrs. Sarah Young, who d. in Kenosha, Wis., March 5, 1859; no children; (2) Dec. 16. 1860, Adaline A. Hughes of Ashford. They were living in Massachusetts about 1865.
4 - Albert Abbe, b. May 23, 1829 ; lived in Illinois. Married in Mansfield, Nov. 28, 1849, Amelia Medulla Phillips, b. May 13, 1833, daughter of Abel W. and Anna (Wood) Phillips. They had three children, one of whom was Viannen Janette, b. in Mansfield, Aug. 26, 1850.
5 - Anna Maria Abbe, b. Sept. 4, 1831 ; m. in Mansfield, Sept. 23, 1850, Lester White ; had three children, and lived in Ashford.
6 - Lydia Sophia Abbe, b. June 1, 1833; m. Samuel Bailey; had three children; lived in Illinois.
7 - Marietta Abbe, b. Oct. 15, 1834; d. April 4, 1856; m. Henry White. No children.
8 - Martha Lucena Abbe, b. Aug. 29, 1837; lived in Leeds, Mass.; m. May 1, 1856, Henry C. Thompson. Child : Ella L., b. March 9, 1862 ; d. Sept. 30, 1863.
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