Mary Perkins (Ives) Abbott (1850 - 1904)

Born 17 Oct 1850 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Patterson Abbott — married 8 Apr 1874 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1904 at age 53 in Miami, Florida, United States

Biography

MARY PERKINS 8 IVES (STEPHEN BRADSHAW 7, STEPHEN BRADSHAW 6, WILLIAM 5, JOHN 4, BENJAMIN 3, THOMAS 2, JOHN 1) was born 17 Oct 1850 in Salem, Essex, MA. She married CHARLES PATTERSON ABBOT 12 Apr 1874 in Salem, Essex, MA, son of JOSEPH ABBOT and MARGARET TILTON.^[1]

After marrying Charles Abbott, Mary Abbott, Massachusetts-born, moved with him to Calcutta (Kolkata), India. There she gave birth to three children, Margaret, Charles, and Sprague.

Her husband died in August 1879 and Mary Abbott returned to the United States, settling in Chicago, where her brother lived.

She then began a career as a popular writer. Her first novel, Alexia, was published in 1889, and was followed by The Beverleys: A Story of Calcutta in 1890. Both did well and she later wrote essays for the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Evening Post. Mary Abbott’s writing career allowed her to move among the higher levels of Chicago society. She began a literary salon, and was friendly with the Potter-Palmers and the Chatfield-Taylors, heady company indeed.

Mary also competed in golf at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, with her daughter, Maragaret. She placed 7th in the event.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWT8-H34 : 17 February 2016), Charles P. Abbott and Mary P. Ives, 08 Apr 1874; citing , Salem, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,033.
2. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/mary-abbott-1.html
3. ↑ Wallechinsky, David; Loucky, Jaime. The Complete Book of The Olympics 2012 Edition. Aurum Press, London, 2012

See also:

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6F-VV6 : accessed 12 March 2016), Mary P Abbott in household of Stephen B Ives, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 232, sheet 622C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0532; FHL microfilm 1,254,532.

• http://www.ivescentral.com/genealogy/Descendants%20of%20John%20Ives.pdf