Jacob Farnum Abbott was born September 13, 1808 at Andover, Massachusetts, son of Enos Abbott and Sarah Farnum. He married Martha Jane Bickmore and crossed the plains in the J. B. Walker company, arriving in Salt Lake City in 1852. They went directly to Grantsville.
Jacob and Martha Jane were parents of three sons and four daughters. He also had a daughter Hannah, by a previous marriage, who married James Johns. One of their daughters was born in a covered wagon in Cottonwood Canyon as they arrived in the valley. Three children were born in Grantsville. He had a sawmill at Fishing Creek, east of Grantsville, he also made furniture for people. Later, they moved to Wellsville, where he ran a sawmill and made furniture. He helped his mother-in-law Martha Harvel Bickmore, with her family of five after her husband died while crossing the plains. Jacob died in Wellsville and is buried there.
Jacob and Martha Jane were parents of three sons and four daughters. He also had a daughter Hannah, by a previous marriage, who married James Johns. One of their daughters was born in a covered wagon in Cottonwood Canyon as they arrived in the valley. Three children were born in Grantsville. He had a sawmill at Fishing Creek, east of Grantsville, he also made furniture for people. Later, they moved to Wellsville, where he ran a sawmill and made furniture. He helped his mother-in-law Martha Harvel Bickmore, with her family of five after her husband died while crossing the plains. Jacob died in Wellsville and is buried there.
Jacob Farnum Abbott was born September 13, 1808 at Andover, Massachusetts, son of Enos Abbott and Sarah Farnum. He married Martha Jane Bickmore and crossed the plains in the J. B. Walker company, arriving in Salt Lake City in 1852. They went directly to Grantsville.
Jacob and Martha Jane were parents of three sons and four daughters. He also had a daughter Hannah, by a previous marriage, who married James Johns. One of their daughters was born in a covered wagon in Cottonwood Canyon as they arrived in the valley. Three children were born in Grantsville. He had a sawmill at Fishing Creek, east of Grantsville, he also made furniture for people. Later, they moved to Wellsville, where he ran a sawmill and made furniture. He helped his mother-in-law Martha Harvel Bickmore, with her family of five after her husband died while crossing the plains. Jacob died in Wellsville and is buried there.
Jacob and Martha Jane were parents of three sons and four daughters. He also had a daughter Hannah, by a previous marriage, who married James Johns. One of their daughters was born in a covered wagon in Cottonwood Canyon as they arrived in the valley. Three children were born in Grantsville. He had a sawmill at Fishing Creek, east of Grantsville, he also made furniture for people. Later, they moved to Wellsville, where he ran a sawmill and made furniture. He helped his mother-in-law Martha Harvel Bickmore, with her family of five after her husband died while crossing the plains. Jacob died in Wellsville and is buried there.
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