Chauncey Milton Abbott (c. 1822 – November 11, 1863) was an American politician from

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Life

He was born in that part of the Town of Sempronius which was separated in 1833 as the Town of Niles, in

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. In 1845, he married Adaline Oakley (1823–1907), and they had several children. He was a member of the

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(Cayuga Co., 2nd D.) in

1858 Events January–March * January 9 ** Revolt of Rajab Ali: British forces finally defeat Rajab Ali Khan of Chittagong. ** Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide. * January 14 – Orsini affair: Pi ...

and

1859 Events January–March * January 21 – José Mariano Salas (1797–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico. * January 24 ( O. S.) – Under the rule of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the provinces of Wallachia and Moldavia are uni ...

. He was a member of the

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(25th D.) in

1862 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom annexes Lagos Island, in modern-day Nigeria. * January 6 – Second French intervention in Mexico, French intervention in Mexico: Second French Empire, French, Spanish and British ...

and

1863 Events January * January 1 – Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation during the third year of the American Civil War, making the abolition of slavery in the Confederate States of America an official war goal. The signing ...

. He died at his residence in Niles in 1863 and was buried in the town's Twelve Corners Cemetery.

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1870; pg. 443, 486 and 488)
''Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and the Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1862 and '63''
by William D. Murphy (1863; pg. 40ff)
''The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1863''
(1868; pg. 721) {{DEFAULTSORT:Abbott, Chauncey M. 1820s births 1863 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Sempronius, New York Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature