Abigail (Morton) Diaz (1821 - 1904)

Born 22 Nov 1821 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Manuel Diaz — married 19 Sep 1845 (to after 1865) in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Died 1 Apr 1904 at age 82 in Belmont, Middlesex County, MA, United States

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Biography

Abigail (Morton) Diaz was born in Massachusetts.

Abigail was a teacher

Abigail (Morton) Diaz is Notable.

Abigail Morton was born on November 22, 1821 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Her parents were Ichabod Morton and Patty Weston.^[1] She married Manuel Diaz on September 19, 1845. ^[2][3]

Together they had 2 children:

1. Roberto Diaz ^[4][5][6]
2. Manuel Diaz ^[4][5][6]

She passed away on April 1st, 1904 in Belmont, Middlesex County, MA, United States. ^[7][8]

Residence

1850 Census

Name	Gender	Age	Birthplace
Manuel Diaz	M	26	Cuba
Abigail Diaz	F	27	Massachusetts
Eunice Morey	F	83	Massachusetts
Roberto Diaz	M	3	Massachusetts
Manuel Diaz	M	1	Massachusetts
Margaret Christinet	F	30	Nova Scotia
Catharine Christinet	F	18	Massachusetts

^[4]

1855 Census

Name	Gender	Age	Birthplace
Manuel Diaz	M	32	Spain
Abigail M. Diaz	F	24	Massachusetts
Roberto M. Diaz	M	8	Massachusetts
Manuel A. Diaz	M	5	Massachusetts

^[5]

1860 Census

Name	Gender	Age	Birthplace
Ichabod Morton	M	71	Massachusetts
Betsey Morton	F	65	Massachusetts
Abigail Diaz	F	38	Massachusetts
George E. Morton	M	30	Massachusetts
Austin Morton	M	25	Massachusetts
Howard Morton	M	24	Massachusetts
Alberto M. Diaz	M	13	Massachusetts
Manuel A. Diaz	M	10	Massachusetts

^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NB-VBM : 20 May 2022), Abigail Morton, 22 Nov 1821; citing Birth, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009252.
2. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4QK-PCZ : 10 March 2021), Manual A. Diaz and Abby Morton, 6 Oct 1845; citing Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,256.
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHMY-BXP : 20 May 2022), Abby Morton in entry for Manuel A Diaz, 19 Sep 1845; citing Marriage, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009253.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD97-CYD : 22 December 2020), Abigail Diaz in household of Eunice Morey, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Massachusetts State Census, 1855, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ4C-RYM : 11 March 2018), Abigail M Diaz in household of Manuel Diaz, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,957.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH5-4K7 : 18 February 2021), Abigail Diaz in entry for Ichabod Morton, 1860.
7. ↑ Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWF1-8ZX : 2 March 2021), Abby Morton Diaz, 01 Apr 1904; citing Belmont, Massachusetts, v 4 cn 17, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,069,265.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 September 2022). Memorial page for Abagail “Abby” Morton Diaz (22 Nov 1821–1 Apr 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #51167463, citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Old History Buff (contributor 46810464)

See Also

• FamilySearch.org
• Wikipedia.org
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abby-Morton-Diaz
• https://en.wikidark.org/wiki/Abby_Morton_Diaz
• https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/diaz-abby-morton-1821-1904
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Womens-Educational-Association-of-Boston
• https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Century/Abby_Morton_Diaz
• https://archive.org/details/brookfarmhistori00codmuoft/page/10/mode/2up?q=Morton
• https://assets.booklocker.com/pdfs/8107s.pdf
• https://archive.org/details/schoolmasterstrunk00diaziala
• https://archive.org/details/domesticproblems00diaz
• https://archive.org/details/101174267.nlm.nih.gov/mode/2up

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