Mrs. Abigail Morrison, widow of the late George Washburn, died in Melrose, Mass. August 3 at the residence of her son, Hon. Frank Washburn, from paralysis and rheumatism, aged 75 years, 7 months, 14 days.
She was the daughter of the late Deacon Moses Cheney of this town.
born at Sanbornton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
or Ashland, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Among the number of out-of-town relatives who followed the remains to the grave were Hon, Frank Washburn, wife and daughter, Miss Plaisted, the nurse of Mrs. W., all of Melrose; J.P.F. Smith and wife and Mr. Kidder and wife of Meredith; Mrs. Charles Wright of Plymouth, beside Ashland relatives and friends. The Ashland Item, August 12, 1899, p5.
She was the daughter of the late Deacon Moses Cheney of this town.
born at Sanbornton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
or Ashland, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Among the number of out-of-town relatives who followed the remains to the grave were Hon, Frank Washburn, wife and daughter, Miss Plaisted, the nurse of Mrs. W., all of Melrose; J.P.F. Smith and wife and Mr. Kidder and wife of Meredith; Mrs. Charles Wright of Plymouth, beside Ashland relatives and friends. The Ashland Item, August 12, 1899, p5.
Mrs. Abigail Morrison, widow of the late George Washburn, died in Melrose, Mass. August 3 at the residence of her son, Hon. Frank Washburn, from paralysis and rheumatism, aged 75 years, 7 months, 14 days.
She was the daughter of the late Deacon Moses Cheney of this town.
born at Sanbornton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
or Ashland, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Among the number of out-of-town relatives who followed the remains to the grave were Hon, Frank Washburn, wife and daughter, Miss Plaisted, the nurse of Mrs. W., all of Melrose; J.P.F. Smith and wife and Mr. Kidder and wife of Meredith; Mrs. Charles Wright of Plymouth, beside Ashland relatives and friends. The Ashland Item, August 12, 1899, p5.
She was the daughter of the late Deacon Moses Cheney of this town.
born at Sanbornton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
or Ashland, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Among the number of out-of-town relatives who followed the remains to the grave were Hon, Frank Washburn, wife and daughter, Miss Plaisted, the nurse of Mrs. W., all of Melrose; J.P.F. Smith and wife and Mr. Kidder and wife of Meredith; Mrs. Charles Wright of Plymouth, beside Ashland relatives and friends. The Ashland Item, August 12, 1899, p5.
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Family Stone: Abigail Cheney, His Wife | 1823 — 1899 | Cheney
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Married George Washburn in 1847, one son Frank.
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