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and died there, September 31, 1658. His
estate was valued at one hundred and
forty-three pounds, thirteen shillings. He
was twice married, the name of his second
wife being Maria.
Joseph Abbott, the youngest of the
thirteen children of Robert Abbott, born
in Branford, and was living in New Haven
in 1683. The date of his birth is not
known.
Stephen Abbott, eldest child of Joseph
Abbott, was born in Branford, Connecti-
cut. He married, January 6, 1724-25,
Hannah Frisbee, of Branford, born August
14, 1693, third daughter of Jonathan
and Mary Frisbee, and granddaughter of
Edward Frisbee, one of the earliest settlers
of that town. He joined the Con-
gregational church, June 2, 1728, and his
wife joined, April 28, 1734. About 1750,
they removed to Middlebury, Connecti-
cut, where he died well advanced in years.
She died December 25, 1803, aged one
hundred and three years.
Daniel Abbott, eldest child of Stephen
and Hannah (Frisbee) Abbott, was born
January 4, 1725, in Branford, Connecticut,
and lived in Middlebury. He mar-
ried, March 1, 1763, Lois, daughter of Jo-
seph Smith, of Wallingford. She died in
August, 1800, aged fifty-nine years.
Daniel (2) Abbott, second son of Dan-
iel (1) Abbott, was born June 24, 1768, in
Middlebury, and was a farmer in that
town. He married, July 25, 1787, Lois,
daughter of Benjamin Terrel. She died
in Middlebury, January 16, 1836, aged
sixty-nine years.
Daniel (3) Abbott, eldest son of Daniel
(2) and Lois (Terrel) Abbott, was
born September 18, 1796, in Middlebury,
Connecticut. In addition to cultivating
his farm in Middlebury, he engaged in
the manufacture of pumps and pipes as
well as edge tools and hammers, continu-
ing until about 1850, and at one time con-
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ducted an extensive business. In South-
ford, a little stream called the Eight-Mile
brook, the outlet of Quassepaug pond,
has been utilized for manufacturing since
the seventeenth century, first for lumber
and flour. Adin Wheeler and Dr. Can-
dee had a saw mill to the south of the
village. They were succeeded by Amos
Piatt, who in 1837 sold to Daniel Abbott,
who moved to Southford. He erected a
new flour and feed mill on the site of the
old one, and two large factories used for
manufacturing different kinds of mater-
ials. About 1849, ne turned his attention
to paper making, commencing in the old
fulling mill, on a small scale, drying his
paper on the ground in the sun. Then
he added a building to the mill and
advanced to loft and steam drying. After
some experimenting he came to the con-
clusion that loft dried paper was the best,
so in 1859 he erected a large and commodious
building for loft drying, the best
in the State at that time, and entered
largely into the manufacture of straw-
board. He died March 7, 1859, before the
mill had been operated a year. The mill
was sold to his son, S. A. Abbott, for
$12,000. Daniel Abbott won success by
persistent, intelligently directed industry.
His brain was as tireless as his physical
energy. He possessed a business imag-
ination, and had the courage to push forward
and keep abreast of the times.
Withal he was careful in forming his
judgments and thrifty in financial matters.
He was a member of the Methodist
church, and an adherent of the Whig
party. He married, February 10, 1819,
Sally Sherman, born March 27, 1801, fifth
daughter of Elijah and Nanny (North-
rop) Sherman, of Woodbury, Connecti-
cut, who belonged to the famous family
which produced General William Tecum-
seh Sherman. The Sherman family is a
/ery ancient one in England, and has