Featured are several descendants of George Abbott and Hannah Chandler, all single women, who worked as teachers. For the first 200 years...

Lafayette Abbott served with Confederate forces during the Civil War and was prisoner at two of the more notorious Union prisoner of war cam

Sewell Osgood was a industrious man, well thought of in his community who ultimately met a tragic end.

Rose Standish Nichols (1872-1960) was an exemplar of the late 19th century "New Woman", feminist, educated, engaged in social welf

The Battle of Perryville, also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills, was fought 8 October 1862. Two George Abbott descendants participated i

Sally Blanchard daughter of Stevens Blanchard and Sarah Hall married "a Durgin." But who was Durgin?

Miriam and Moses Hastings were parents to ten children, three of whom lived out their adult lives in Shaker communities.

Alfred Ingalls was a farmer in Methuen. He was also known for drawing the first map of Methuen in 1794.

George Carleton was mentally disabled. He lived most of his life with family members but outlived all his family and spent the last five yea

Emily Abbot Everett and Anne Wales Abbot were sisters who lived over 100 years. They are sixth generation descendants of George Abbott an Ha