Abraham Stickney IV
Abraham, his four eldest siblings, and his two wives were part of the romantic, adaptive Compromise Generation. His parents were part of the heroic, civic-minded Republican Generation. His six younger siblings and his eight eldest children were part of the idealistic Transcendental Generation. His remaining five children were part of the nomadic, reactive Gilded Generation.
Year by year in the life of Abraham Stickney IV
The childhood of Abraham Stickney IV in its historical context
The teen years and early adulthood of Abraham Stickney IV in its historical context
The later years of Abraham Stickney IV in its historical context
| Birth of Abraham Stickney IV | |
| Born: | 7 May 1787 |
| Birthplace: | Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts |
| Parents | |
| Father: | Abraham Stickney III, 1758-1821 (our ancestor), from Tewksbury, Middlesex County, and Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts |
| Mother: | Abigail Bell, 1758-1850 (our ancestor), from Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts |
| Siblings | |
| Brother: | Benjamin Stickney born 1779, married first S. Bernard, second L. Bodwell |
| Brother: | Isaac Stickney born 1781, married first S. Adams, second B. Quimby |
| Sister: | Abigail Stickney born 1783, married Benjamin Burt in 1802 |
| Sister: | Sarah Stickney born 1785, married Aaron Hardy in 1805 |
| Brother: | William Stickney born 1793, married Eliza Ricker |
| Brother: | Joseph Stickney born 1794, married 1817 Lucebia Clark |
| Brother: | Zephaniah Stickney born 1797, after marriage resided in Essex, New York |
| Sister: | Elizabeth Stickney born 1799, married 1822 Hervion Barnard |
| Sister: | Mary Stickney born 1803, married Amon Simonds |
| Sister: | Naomi Stickney born 1805, died 1868 in Andover, Massachusetts |
| Spouses and children | |
| Wife 1: | Mary Beard, 1789-1824 (Andover, MA) (our ancestor) (no information on her parents, our ancestors) Married 7 April 1808 |
| Daughter: | Mary Ann Stickney born 1808, married William Goldsmith (same one who married Mary Ann's sister Jane Maria Stickney later) |
| Daughter: | Catherine B. Stickney born 1809, died 8 January 1835 |
| Son: | Edward Beard Stickney born 1812, married first H. Dean, second J. P. Cogswell |
| Son: | James Madison Stickney (twin brother of Jane Maria Stickney) born 1814, married Mary Burdett |
| Daughter: | Jane Maria Stickney (twin sister of James Madison Stickney) born 1814, married first William Goldsmith (same one who married Jane Maria's sister Mary Ann Stickney earlier} married second A. Meader |
| Daughter: | Lucebia Clark Stickney (apparently named for the fiancée of Uncle Joseph-- after 1817 Aunt Lucebia) born 1816, died 7 December 1839 |
| Son: | William Henry Stickney born 1819, died 30 October 1838 |
| Daughter: | Louisa Richmond Stickney born 1821, married Noah Clapp |
| Daughter: | Alathena Gertrude Stickney born 1823, died 1824 |
| Daughter: | Caroline Elizabeth Stickney, 1824-1853
(our ancestor) (Caroline was born November 30; her mother died December 4) |
| Wife 2: | Hannah Holt, b. 23 October 1791 (daughter of Jesse Holt and Mary Clark) Married in Andover 21 January 1826 (After Abraham's death [8 September 1839], Hannah married [on 26 August 1844] Richard Barker; he died in March 1845; Hannah spent her last years with daughter Hannah Stickney Burtt) |
| Son: | Abraham Elmore Stickney born 1826, died 1852 |
| Son: | John Adams Stickney born 1828, died 1853 |
| Daughter: | Hannah Eliza Stickney born 1831, married Henry Burtt |
| Other information | |
| Occupation: | Wheelwright, carpenter |
| Religion: | No information available |
| Death of Abraham Stickney IV | |
| Died: | 8 September
1839 (age 52 years 4 months 1 day) |
| Deathplace: | Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts |
| Back to the top | |
Sources on Abraham Stickney IV: