Abigail (May) Alcott (1800 - 1877)

Born 8 Oct 1800 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Amos Bronson Alcott — married 23 May 1830 in Boston Village, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1877 at age 77 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Abigail May was born October 8, 1800, the youngest child of Dorothy Sewall and prominent Unitarian layman Joseph May. Abigail was given a largely informal education, though like the rest of her family, she was well-read. As a young adult she studied history, languages and science by her tutor Abigail Allyn in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

Outspoken and passionate for the rights of others, she was one of the first female social workers in Boston, Massachusetts. She later met and married Amos Bronson Alcott on May 23, 1830, and the union produced four daughters. She was the mainstay in an often-stormy household due to her visionary husband's failure to support his family. Her strong and kind nature provided a stable and nurturing home for her children,

Sources

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DV-ZBM : 10 March 2018), Abigail May, 08 Oct 1800; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, v 24 p 348; FHL microfilm 14,734.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8X-32F : 4 November 2017), Amos Bronson Alcott and Abigail May, 23 May 1830; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004277237.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDS8-H66 : 29 October 2019), Abby Alcott in household of A B Alcott, Boston, ward 8, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 173, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWV-KXG : 9 March 2018), Mrs. Alcott in household of A Bronsen Alcott, Ward 06, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,959.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCQ-Z4W : 14 December 2017), Abba Alcott in entry for A B Alcott, 1860; Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD36-Z8M : 12 June 2019), Aby M Alcott in entry for Alcott, 1870; Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N75D-Z51 : 10 March 2018), Abby May Alcott, 25 Nov 1877; citing Concord, Massachusetts, v 293 p 79, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,213.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_May_Alcott_Nieriker

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 November 2018), memorial page for Abigail May Alcott (8 Oct 1800–25 Nov 1877), Find A Grave: Memorial #7418450, citing Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

• https://www.geni.com/people/Abigail-Alcott/6000000002022978756