Niram or Nirum Abbott Research 2013UM ABBOTT
Niram was born 9 April 1800 Ct He died 14 December 1855 Chanhassen, MN
First married Elizabeth Allard about 1820 in NY Elizabeth was probably born about 1805 NY
Died 23 Sept 1840 probably Illinois
Children
Susan born 13 January 1824 NY (possible Elizabeth S ? ?)
Charles E born 3 May 1826 NY Died after 1860 probably in Minnesota. Listed in 1860 census
living in Eden Prairie, MN with brother Niram He was an engineer. Does not appear after
that.
John G born 27 Nov 1828 NY died 4 April 1856. Listed in 1850 census I11. living with sister
Harriet, her husband, and sister Hannah. He was single.
Harriet born 27 May 1831 NY Listed 1850 311 married to Solomon Dwight
Nirum Jr b 1837 Michigan died unknown came to MN with father and brother married
in Carver County Listed in 1860 census EP with Brother. Listed in 1870 census
Carver Co Wife and 3 children. Niram was a blacksmith
Alice born 1838 Michigan died 1 April 1847 Illinois
Hannah born 1 June 1834 NY living with sister Harriet in 1850 census.
Niram purchased land 3 different times in Michigan, purchasing large acres of land. One
purchase was for 300 acres. He also ran for County Commissioner while living in Michigan.
Hiram is listed in the 1840 census Bloomingville Precinct Allegan, MI with 5 males and 4
females in the family
Following the death of his first wife Niram married the Widow Fanny Mills Hamblet on 4 Feb
1841 Ogle Co Ill (VR) Fanny was the mother of 4 children all of whom came with Niram and
Fanny to Minnesota.
22 Nov 1850 Census Marion Ogle, 111
Niram Abbott age 50 born CT Blacksmith
Fanny M age 39 born NH
Nirum age 13 son born MI ( son from first marriage)
Herman age 8 son born III
Milton age 1 son born 1849 ll1- believed to have died young does not appear any other census
Albert Hamblet step son age 16 born MA Farmer
Annette Hamblet step daughter age 14 born MA
Benjamin 0 Hamblet step son age 10 born Ill
Niram is living next door to Solomon Dwight age 22 his wife Harriet Abbott her brother John G
and sister Hannah.
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1857 Census Carver County Chanhassen, MM
Fanny M Abbot age 47 born NH Widow
Benjamin son age 17 born ILL (from first marriage)
Herman son age 15 born Ill
Armellia daughter age 19 born MA (from first marriage)
In later years Fanny lived with Son Herman Aiken Abbott and his family. She is alleged to have
been a very wealth woman. Fanny purchased land on 22 August 1856 of 160 acres in
Chanhassen from Joshua Moore. She and her family were members of the First Independent
Church of Excelsior and Chanhassen. She joined the 3 March 1861.
Fanny died 3 October 1885 at age 73 from cancer in Chanhassen, MN (CCVR)
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acres of land on section 15: Finding profitable employ - reason no very marked progress was made in the improve-
ment in the village, he remained there two years, when he went of the township for several years.
built a log house on his place, moved into it, and began Mr. Griswold was given the contract for building the
improving his land. In the spring, squaws were busy in the first school -house in his neighborhood, a very early school
vicinity making sugar. The method they pursued was not having previously been taught in a barn built by him, by
such as to tempt an epicurean palate. Game of' various Miss Olivia Wetmore. In the school -house just mentioned
kinds is said to have been cooked in the sap, which was was held the first Sabbath - school in the township, Mr. Gris-
afterwards reduced to sugar, packed into 'L mococks "* and wold having been the superintendent. Like many other
sold to the settlers for potatoes and meal. In the family old residents of the township, Mr. Griswold retired to the
of Mr. Peabody occurred probably the earliest death in the village to spend the declining years of his life.
township, —that of one of his infant children, in 1837.Peter Dumont, a brother- in -Iaw of Chester Wetmore,
Peter M. Hig may, with some justice, contest came in the spring of 1837, having remained at Gun Plain
the honor of being the earliest settler. He arrived from during the two previous years. He entered 160 acres on
Oneida Co., N. Y., and entered land on section 15 early in section 4. His family remained with Mr. Wetmore until a
1835, before the settlement made by Moody. There be log house was constructed, to which they removed. Mr.
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work of clearing. He then returned to the East, where he purchaser the place i
stayed during the following winter. The next spring we another farm which he purchased on section 6, where he
find him again with axe in hand felling the forest. It was died in 1852, and where his sons John B. and Robert now
not, however, till the spring of 1837 that he brought his reside. Wolves were plenty at this period, and the bounty
family from New York and took permanent possession. It for killing thew was large enough to be a material object to
consisted of his father, his mother, and his brother, John B. a skillful hunter. An instance is related of one settler who
Higginbotham. Another brother, H. S. Higginbotham, paid for his farm from the proceeds of wolf-scalps.
came in 1839 and located on section 21, his land being now The first public relit ous services in the township, out -
embraced within the village limits. This brother is the side of the village, were probably held in the school -house
only surviving member of the family. Peter Higginbotham on seetion 21. Elder Munger is recollected as an early
was undoubtedly the first to begin a clearing in Allenn preacher, as were also Rev. William Jones and Rev. W. C.
township, outside the village, but not the first to take up H. Bliss. The latter gentleman has already appeared as
his permanent residence in it. In 1841 Mr. Higginbotham having purchased the farm of Peter Dumont. For a time
removed to section 21, where he resided until his death.the week was occupied by Mr. Bliss in physical labor, and
Niram Abbott came from Elmira, N. Y., in 1835, to the the Sabbath in pastoral work in various parts of the county.
village, and a year later began improving his place on see- His services were in constant demand on- funeral occasions,
Lion 30. This was the first farm improved near the village, and at intervals he performed a marriage ceremony, though
and Mr. Abbott while clearing it continued his residence his annual income was not materially increased by the fre-
in Allegan. Ile built a comfortable home for that period, quency of these latter events. When Mr. Bliss became a
but in a short time moved to Monterey. Even this did not circuit- preacher, be traveled twenty -two hundred• miles in
K content him, and in 1839 he emigrated to Illinois, finally one year in fulfilling the duties of his position. Though
moving to Minnesota, where he died. His daughter, Eliza- advanced in years, he still occasionally officiates at religious
beth S., now the wife of H. S. agg nbotham, was the first gathering, and still occupies the homestead ou which be
little white girl in Allegan township, out of the village.first settled.
Z. L. Griswold ]eft his early home la Batavia, N. Y., in Corydon Weeks emigrated from Vermont in 1834, and
1835, and located 160 acres on section 22 on the 8th of located in Allegan village. After a brief residence there
June of that year. While enteriug his land at Kalamazoo, he settled upon the farm now occupied by Charles S. Wil-
Mr. Griswold met Elisba Moody and recommended a tract son. Later, he removed to Ohio, but, finding the attractions
adjoining his own, which he (Moody) immediately exam- of Michigan superior to those of the Buckeye State, he
ined and purchased. Three weeks later Mr. Moody had returned and purchased 40 acres on section 17, where he
built a log house upon it and established his family in it. now resides.
When Mr. Griswold returned the following year he found Joseph Bush came from Rochester, N. Y., in 1835, and
Elisha Dickeuson in possession of the Moody place, with became a resident of the village. In 1837 he purchased
whom he remained three weeks, paying 35 per week for of William B. Jenner 40 acres on section 9, to which he
board. Meanwhile, he erected a shanty on his Iand, removed. During the first year he was absent much of
moved into it, and went to keeping bachelor's hall. He the time helping to build schooners for the lake traffic, he
chopped 11 acres, which he planted principally with pots- being by trade a ship - carpenter. Mr. Bush bad been a
toes, the seed of which cost from 81 to 81.50 per bushel. soldier in the regular army, and had been engaged in the
Few of the settlers devoted themselves entirely to the im- Black Hawk war. For years Mrs. Bush accompanied her
provement of their land, but worked for the Allegan or the husband, and endured the hardships of camp-life and its
Boston Company j' in chopping and drawing logs. For this privations.John J. Miner, one of a numerous family, most of whom
located in Watson, entered 80 acres on section 13, in Alle-
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t See precedingg chapter on Allegan village.gap township, in 1886. He improved this land and ren-
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POLL LIST OP A SPECIAL ELECTION Dec.20,1868 ALLEGAN TOWNSHIP
Votes for County Commissioners
1. Benjamin Mager
2, Garri *t H Baker 26. Albert Wilson
3. Andrew Heverance 27, D B Stoat
4. Silas F Littlejohn 29, Jesse D Stone
5. 0 D Goodrich 29, Join Wilson
6. D A McMartin 30. John Littlejohn
7.Alvah Puller 31. Benj Braley
8. Elijah d Bingham 32. Niram Abbott
9, Heenan B Ely 33. L man Lam s
10. William J Niles 34. Elisha MsNie1
11. Geo Y Warner 35. Michael Van orman
12. Henry H Booth 36. Philo Van Einren
13. H K Clarke 37. Zadoc Higinson
144 John Billings 38. Ezra filers