The Sterling genealogy

WILLIAM STERLING OF HAVERHILL, MASS. 603
commissioned colonel. In Aug., 1864, this regiment was designated
as a part of the N. Y. State quota of 12,000 100-day men
called for by the President and was sent to Elmira, N. Y., to take
the place of veterans who were wanted at the front. Colonel
Abbott resided (1901) at Hamburg.
Children, born in Hamburg:
2681 tGeorge Burwell Abbott, b. May 28, 1858; m. H. May
McLaury.
2682 Eliza Maria Abbott, b. Feb. 18, 1861 ; unm. in 1901.
2683 Arthur Lee Abbott, b. July 21, 1864; d. Aug. 26,
1865.
2684 Carrie Amanda Abbott, b. Oct. 8, 1866; d. Aug. 3,
1868.
2685 Charles Church Abbott, b. Sept. 28, 1869 ; d. Nov. 28,
1870.
1228 JULIA ABBOTT (sister of the above), b. at Lewiston,
Niagara Co., N. Y., Mar. 31, 1831 ; m. at Geneseo, 111., Oct. 6,
1858, William Emory Foster, b. Sept. 15, 1821, son of John and
Ruth (Cone) Foster of Henry, 111.
Mr. Foster was by occupation a farmer. He was elected to
fill various local offices of trust and during his life contributed to
the building of fifty churches, he being a zealous member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. He removed in 1869 to Santa Bar-
bara, Cal., where he d. Feb. 17, 1888. Mrs. Julia Foster resides
(1901) with her son.
Child:
2686 tGeorge Emory Foster, b. Aug. 28, 1861; m. 1st, Hattie
E. Cook, 2d, Cora L. Cook ; 3d, Flora R. Young.
1230 ORRIN LEE ABBOTT (brother of the above), b. at Me-
dina, Orleans Co., N. Y., Apr. 1, 1834; m. at La Porte, Ind.,
Aug. 7, 1866, Louisa Elvira Stanton, b. at La Porte, Nov. 30,
1841.
Cal.
Mr. Abbott is a lawyer, living (1901) at Selma, Fresno Co.,
Children
2686 a Stanton Bond Abbott, b. at La Porte, Nov. 4, 1867.
2687 Milton Orrin Abbott, b. at Santa Barbara, Cal., Feb. 21,
1869.