Abiel Abbot

Abiel Abbot (August 17, 1770 – June 7, 1828) was a prominent clergyman. He was born to John and Abigail Abbot in Andover, Massachusetts. In 1783 he went on to study at Harvard University. President Adams was one of his classmates. In 1787 he received the Bachelor of Arts degree with honors.

He started working as a preacher in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1793 and remained there through 1803, having been promoted to pastor in 1795. He married Eunice Wales in 1796 then he moved to Beverly, Massachusetts, and became a pastor there of the First Church. He remained in that position through the end of his life.

To recover his health he passed the winter of 1827, 1828, in and near Charleston, South Carolina, and embarked for Cuba in the spring of 1828. In Cuba visited the cities, villages and plantations at Matanzas and Havana. He died of yellow fever on his way back from Charleston to New York. His remains were deposited in the cemetery on Staten Island and the funeral service was performed by the Rev. Mr Miller.