Amos Abbott house, 382 North State Street, undated

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

Amos Abbott house, 382 North State Street, undated

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.12.015

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Undated photographic print of the Amos Abbott House at 382 North State Street in Concord, NH. A photocopy of the caption states, "Amos Abbott was born February 22, 1726, at Andover, Massachusetts. When a young boy he came to Concord with his people, he was the ninth child of his parents, James and Abigail Abbott. They came to Concord before 1735 and purchased the rights of Bexaleel Toppan and Stephen Emerson. His fathers name appears on the town records in 1735 when he and Deacon Merrill were empowered to hire a man to keep school for four months during the next winter. In 1746 he and his family were living in the Lovejoy Garrison, West Concord site of the Garrison school. This region at this time was called Rattlesnake Plain, and the farm has always been the family homestead. He owned considerable land near Long Pond and in other parts of the town. He died December 27, 1787, aged ninety-three years. When brother James and brother Reuben were ready to marry their father gave each a farm back of Long Pond. While the youngest son, Amos, was awared [awarded] the home place. The house was repaired and enlarged in 1807. The walls and foundations remained the same, hand-wrought iron nails can still be seen; in those days iron was scarce and difficult to obtain, and people used wooden spoons and plates, wooden pegs instead of nails, wooden latches and even wooden combs for the hair. Amos Abbott was skilled in the use of carpenters' tools and in whittling and he could make anything from a wooden spoon to an ox-sled. He always kept many old-fashined [fashioned] traditions, one of these was the planting of corn the first day of May, no matter what the state of the weather. Corn on that farm was often planted by men wearing mittens. Amos Abbot was a member of the Old North Church. In 1777 he harried Mrs. Rebecca (abbot) Chandler, widow of Abiel Chandler. Amos Abbot died December 3, 1821, at the age of ninety-six. He left the house to his eldest son Amos, who was born in the old homestead, West Concord, July 15, 1754. He lived in the house which his father built and where his grandfather spent his last days, was a successful farmer, and had a skill in managing bees. John Abbot his eldest child was born November 15, 1805. He lived on the ancestral homestead until after his marriage, when he bought the house in Concord at 236 North Main street. This house, previous to the Abbott occupancy, was owned by Dr. Peter Renton and Dr. William Prescott, physicians of note in their day. John Abbot died instantly of heart disease at his home on the evening of March 18, 1886. He had three all born at this house 236 North Main street, Frances Matilda Abbott, John Boylston Abbott and Walter Brooks Abbott..." See item for full caption.

Subjects:

Dwellings , Snow , Trees

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971 , Abbott, Amos, 1726-1787

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

2