Leonidas Abbett (1836 - 1894)

Born 8 Oct 1836 in Kensington District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Mary Ann (Briggs) Abbett — married 8 Oct 1862 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Dec 1894 at age 58 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States

Preceded by 25th Governor George C. Ludlow 27th Governor Robert Stockton Green

Leon Abbett 26th Governor of New Jersey 1884—1887 and 1890—1893

Succeeded by 27th Governor Robert Stockton Green 28th Governor George Theodore Werts

Biography

Leon Abbett is Notable.

Freemason

Son of Ezekiel and Sarah (Howell) Abbett

Husband of Mary Briggs

Two term Governor of New Jersey and a Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Abett was a Freemason. He was a Master of Mystic Tie Lodge No 272 in New York, but later moved to Varick Lodge No 31 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was the Grand Representative of Ireland near the Grand Lodge of New Jersey from 1886 to 1894. He was also a Royal Arch Mason, a member of Ancient Chapter No 1, New York City.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Denslow, William R. 10,000 Famous Freemasons, Vol. I, A-D.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #3842

• Leon Abbett on Wikipedia

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CK-Q1Y : accessed 12 June 2016), Leonodas Abbott in household of Ezeikel Abbott, Philadelphia, Upper Delaware ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 361, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "New Jersey, Births, 1670-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCY6-T5N : 10 February 2018), Leon Abbet in entry for Leon Abbet, 27 Mar 1867; citing Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States, Division of Archives and Record Management, New Jersey Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 584,567.

• "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZQY-XJK : 11 February 2018), Leon Abbett in entry for Leon Abbett, 27 Mar 1867; citing 1ST THRU 16TH WARDS-1ST THRU 5TH ALDERMANIC DISTRIJER,JERSEY CITY,HUDSON,NEW JERSEY, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.

See also

Wikidata: Item Q888943, en:Wikipedia