Abigail Matilda Dawes

1823 - 1892  (68 years)

• Name	Abigail Matilda Dawes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	16 Dec 1823	Bartletts Island, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 2, 3, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1860	Trenton, Hancock, Maine, USA   [3]
  	Abigail and George Thurber
  Census	1870	Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA   [2]
  	Abigail and George Thurber
  FSID	K85X-1QB
  Residence	1890	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA   [5]
  	Abigail Thurber, Widow of George Thurber
  Death	10 Sep 1892	Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 4, 7, 8]
  Burial	Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA   [7, 8]
  		Woodbine Cemetery Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine Find a Grave: #90725
  Person ID	I30153	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jonathan R Dawes,   b. 1800   d. 1874 (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Abigail Susan Reed,   b. Abt 1800
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F13482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	George Winchester Thurber,   b. 18 Mar 1814, Trenton, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 1871 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	28 Aug 1844	Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA   [7]
  Children	1. Susan Elizabeth Thurber,   b. 10 Jun 1850, Trenton, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 27 Apr 1909, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	_____ Card
  Family ID	F13484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 28 Aug 1844 - Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Abigail and George Thurber - 1860 - Trenton, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Abigail and George Thurber - 1870 - Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA Residence - Abigail Thurber, Widow of George Thurber - 1890 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA Death - 10 Sep 1892 - Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA Burial - - Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). [S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M593_544; Page: 516B. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M593_544; Page: 516B [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Trenton, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M653_438; Page: 342; Family History Library Film:. 1860 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Trenton, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M653_438; Page: 342; Family History Library Film: [S10080] Ancestry.com, Maine, U.S., Death Records, 1761-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 9. Maine, U.S., Death Records, 1761-1922 Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 9 [S66] Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;). U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [S10080] Ancestry.com, Maine, U.S., Death Records, 1761-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 49. Maine, U.S., Death Records, 1761-1922 Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 49 [S9919] Find a Grave: DAWES Abigail Card 1823-1892, Abigail Matilda “Abbie” Dawes Thurber Card. Abigail was born to Jonathan and Susan Reed Dawes. On 28 August 1844, she married George Winchester Thurber (1814-1871), a seaman who was lost at sea. In 1890, she was listed as Abbie Thurber, widow of George, living in Portland, Maine. In 1892, her death certificate lists her name as Abbie M Card, a widow in Ellsworth, Maine. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110005181/abigail_matilda-thurber_card [S1513] Ancestry.com, Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2019;). Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990