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George Rufus Abbott[1]
Male 1835 - 1872

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  • Birth  19 Apr 1835  West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender  Male 
    Census  1870  West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Name  George Ropes Abbott  [2] 
    Occupation  Ship's mate  [1, 3] 
    Died  30 May 1872  Callao, Peru Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID  I9589  West Brookfield Families
    Last Modified  16 Jun 2019 
     
    Father  James Abbott,   b. 29 Jul 1790, West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1864, West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Azubah Ruggles,   b. 24 Nov 1797, Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1871, West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  11 Apr 1833  Dana, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F3686  Group Sheet
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S1948] Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass, Maj. Lemuel Abijah Abbott, (Name: Maj. Lemuel Abijah Abbott; Date: 1906;), Page 583, Individual No. 1054,.
      George Rufus Abbott, born b. Apr. 19, 1834 ( from Spooner and Ruggles family reg., Brookfield VR say Apr.19, 1835]. Thrown from a horse in Callao, Peru, South America, and died May 30, 1872. sailor, mate of a ship

      Printed abstarcts of Brookfield VR give George's middle name as Ropes. George's sister Eliza contribited information to the genealogy, whcih along with the fact that Rufus is a commonly used name, and Ropes is not, lends more credence to the middle name being Rufus]

    2. [S1689] Vital records of Brookfield, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Name: Ancestry.com; Location: Provo, UT: ;).
      Abbot,George Ropes, s. of James and Azubah, b. 19 Apr. 1835

    3. [S63] 1870 United States Census West Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, (Name: Ancestry.com; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2009;), P. 33, Line 16, June 11, 1870.
      Abbott, Geo. R., age 35, at sea

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