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Rufus Abbott


Birth30 January 1784Chester, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Rufus Abbott, ID: K27R-VMD.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for Rufus Abbott, folder "First 100, second 50, returns, 1847 June" (#36), image 5, line 39; and entry for Rufus Abbott, folder "First 100, second 50, returns, 1847 June" (#36), image 16, line 8.
Death30 August 1879Payson, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Rufus Abbott, ID: K27R-VMD.
Burial1879Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Rufus Abbott (1784-1879), memorial #30112499.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Rufus Abbott, ID: K27R-VMD.
FatherEbenezer Abbott
MotherAnna Wright
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   • Anna Owen
Married17 June 1809Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Rufus Abbott and Anna Owen, ID: K27R-VMD, and ID: LC7Y-1ZZ.
          Children:
               Malona Abbott
               Minerva Abbott
               Hiram Abbott
               Sophronia Abbott
               Parintha Abbott
               Rhube Ann Abbott
               Rufus Abbott
               Norman Abbott
               Clarissa Abbott


   • Eleanor Eliza Bowen
Married11 June 1854
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Rufus Abbott and Eleanor Eliza Bowen, ID: K27R-VMD and ID: KCLL-FQZ.

   • Sarah Hancock
Married1861Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Rufus Abbott and Sarah Hancock, ID: K27R-VMD and ID: LJYY-7JS.
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• 1840Hancock County, Illinois, United States
• 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Great Salt Lake, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Payson, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusHancock County, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1842 Population CensusNauvoo, Hancock, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusPayson, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusPayson, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure17 Jun 1847
       Arrival19-22 Sept 1847

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