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Abbott, John Stevens Cabot

Authors, People (non-government), SocietyBy Jim July 20, 2011 Leave a comment

was born in Brunswick on September 18, 1805. He was a brother of Jacob Abbott. Having graduated Bowdoin College in 1825, with Longfellow and Hawthorne. He later attended Andover Theological Seminary, serving as a minister between 1830 and 1844 when he retired. John Abbot was a historian and author of fifty-four books, including a partisan…

Abbott, Jacob

Authors, People (non-government), SocietyBy Jim July 19, 2011 Leave a comment

(1803-1879) was born in Hallowell, graduated from Bowdoin College in 1820 and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1825. He was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Amherst College from 1825-1829. He was ordained in 1834 at Elliot Church, Boston Highlands. An author, he wrote extensively for juveniles, including his first success, The Young Christian…