Abigail is my third cousin five times removed; we are related through Thomas and Margaret (MEANS) GILPATRICK, my seventh great grandmother. Abigail and her husband Tristram were enumerated in the 1880 census in Raritan Township, East New Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ.[1] Abigail and her family moved many times. They lived in Bangor and Passadumkeag, ME while her husband worked in the government and lumber business.[2] They lived at 78 Street in Boston, Suffolk, MA.[3] They then lived in Brooklyn, Kings, NY.[4] They then lived in Harlem, NY.[5] They then moved to New Jersey living in Metuchen and Raritan Township.[6] Abigail’s husband Tristram was the author of The Jordan Memorial, a book that to this day is used as a great source of Jordan family ancestry.[7]
Abigail KIMBALL was born 12 April 1812 in Kennebunk, York, ME.[8] She was the daughter of James and Sarah (KIMBALL) KIMBALL. She died 18 May 1888 in Raritan Township, Somerset, NJ.[9] She is interred in Cambridge, Washington, NY.[10] Abigail married Tristram Frost JORDAN 6 October 1831 in Kennebunkport, York, ME.[11] Tristram was born 30 September 1804 in Hollis, York, ME.[12] He was the son of Joseph and Mary (LEIGHTON) JORDAN. Tristram is my third cousin five times removed. Abigail and Tristram are not related by blood. He died 12 October 1890 in Metuchen, Middlesex, NJ.[13]
Abigail and Tristram had the following children:
- Helen Amanda was born 25 August 1832 in Bangor, Penobscot, ME.[14] She was interred in Metuchen, Middlesex, NJ.[15] Helen married Judson Henry GILBERT 8 August 1856 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY.[16] Judson was born 22 June in 1833 in Shushan, Washington, NY.[17] He was the son of Samuel and Lydia (BEERS) GILBERT. He died 26 January 1893 in New York City, New York, NY.[18]
- Albert Francis was born 1 December 1834 in Bangor, Penobscot, ME.[19] He died 19 January 1911 in New York, Queens, NY.[20] He is interred at Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings, NY.[21] Albert married three times; first to Mary Ann MAGUIRE July 1853.[22] Mary was born March 1837 in Ireland.[23] She died 19 February 1855 in Boston, Suffolk, MA. He married second to Annie KELLEY.[24] He married third to Annie LOWRY in Brooklyn, Kings, NY.[25] Anne was born in 1848 in New York, Queens, NY.[26]
- Edwin Franklin was born 10 May 1836 in Passadumkeag, Penobscot, ME. [27] He died 3 September in Bayonne, Hudson, NJ.[28] He is interred in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, NY.[29] Edwin married Louisa Aimes HAGADORN 19 September 1867 at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, NY.[30] Louisa was born 21 December 1845.[31] She was the daughter of John HAGADORN.
- Sarah Kimball was born September 1840 in Passadumkeag, Penobscot, ME.[32] She lived 4 days.
- George Leighton was born 28 February 1844 in Passadumkeag, Penobscot, ME.[33] He died 9 March 1909 in New York, NY.[34] He was interred at Laurel Cemetery in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, NY.[35] George married Emma SMITH 4 June 1874 at Howard Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.[36] They divorced 18 September 1892.[37]
- Mary Abigail was born 18 October 1846 in Passadumkeag, Penobscot, ME.[38] She died 14 June 1928 in Manhattan, New York, NY.[39] She was interred at Mountain Home Cemetery in Kalamazoo, MI.[40] Mary married Hiram Channing UNDERWOOD 31 July 1868 in Harlem, New York, NY.[41] Hiram was born 6 August in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI.[42] He was the son of Hiram and Eliza (PATRICK) UNDERWOOD. He died 11 March 1913 in New York, NY.[43] He is interred at Mountain Home Cemetery in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI.[44]
[1] 1880 U.S. census, Middlesex County, New Jersey, population schedule, East New Brunswick, Enumeration District (ED) 132, page 9, 268 (stamped), dwellin 100, family 105, Tristram Jordan; FHL microfilm 1254790; NARA microfilm publication T9, 790.
[2] Adelbert Jean Annonson, Compiled, The Family Jordan, 3 volumes in 1 book (Maine: Penobscot Press, 1998), iv, 69, 181 [Tristram Frost Jordan #823].
[3] Annonson, The Family Jordan, iv, 69, 181 [Tristram Frost Jordan #823].
[4] Annonson, The Family Jordan, iv, 69, 181 [Tristram Frost Jordan #823].
[5] Annonson, The Family Jordan, iv, 69, 181 [Tristram Frost Jordan #823].
[6] Annonson, The Family Jordan, iv, 69, 181 [Tristram Frost Jordan #823].
[7] Annonson, The Family Jordan, iv, 69, 181 [Tristram Frost Jordan #823]. “Book Notices,” New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 36, 40 (1882, 1886), online archives, American Ancestors (www.americanancestors.org : online 19 May 2015), The Jordan Memorial by Tristram Frost Jordan.
[8] Annonson, The Family Jordan, iv, 69, 181 [Tristram Frost Jordan #823].
[9] Annonson, The Family Jordan, iv, 69, 181 [Tristram Frost Jordan #823]. Genealogical Society of Utah, “New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988,” database online, The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : online 17 May 2015), Abigail K. Jordan; FHL microfilm 589311.
[10] Annonson, The Family Jordan, iv, 69, 181 [Tristram Frost Jordan #823].
[11] Annonson, The Family Jordan, iv, 69, 181 [Tristram Frost Jordan #823]. Maine Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, “Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907,” online index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : online 17 May 2015), Tristram Frost Jordan and Abigail Kimball; FHL microfilm 11328.
[12] Annonson, The Family Jordan, iv, 69, 181 [Tristram Frost Jordan #823]. Maine State Archives, “Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922,” database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 17 May 2015), Tristram Jordan; FHL microfilm 11028.
[13] Annonson, The Family Jordan, iv, 69, 181 [Tristram Frost Jordan #823].
[14] Adelbert Jean Annonson, Compiled, The Family Jordan, 3 volumes in 1 book (Maine: Penobscot Press, 1998), 435 [Helen Amanda Jordan #2627]. Edmund West, comp., “Family Data Collection-Births,” database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 20 May 2015), Helen Amanda Jordan. Edmund West, comp., “Family Data Collection – Individual Records,” database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 20 May 2015), Helen Amanda Jordan.
[15] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 435 [Helen Amanda Jordan #2627].
[16] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 435 [Helen Amanda Jordan #2627]. West, “Family Data Collection – Individual Records,” database Helen Amanda Jordan.
[17] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 435 [Helen Amanda Jordan #2627].
[18] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 435 [Helen Amanda Jordan #2627].
[19] Adelbert Jean Annonson, Compiled, The Family Jordan, 3 volumes in 1 book (Maine: Penobscot Press, 1998), 436 [Albert Francis Jordan #2628].
[20] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Albert Francis Jordan #2628]. “U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962,” digital images, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 19 May 2015), Albert F. Jordan.
[21] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, online images (www.findagrave.com : online 17 May 2015), Albert F. Jordan; memorial 2591879.
[22] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Albert Francis Jordan #2628]. “Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988,” digital images, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 19 May 2015), Albert F. Jordan and Mary Ann McGuire. Massachusetts Genealogical Society of Utah custodian, publisher, “Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910,” online database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : online 21 May 2015), Albert J. Jordan and Mary A. McQuire; FHL microfilm 818097, 1432879.
[23] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Albert Francis Jordan #2628].
[24] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Albert Francis Jordan #2628].
[25] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Albert Francis Jordan #2628].
[26] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Albert Francis Jordan #2628].
[27] Adelbert Jean Annonson, Compiled, The Family Jordan, 3 volumes in 1 book (Maine: Penobscot Press, 1998), 436 [Edwin Franklin Jordan #2629]. Edmund West, comp., “Family Data Collection-Births,” database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 22 May 2015), Edwin Franklin Jordan. Edmund West, comp., “Family Data Collection – Individual Records,” database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 22 May 2015), Edwin Franklin Jordan, Louisa Aimes Hagadorn, Tristram Frost Jordan and Abigail Kimball.
[28] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Edwin Franklin Jordan #2629]. West, “Family Data Collection – Individual Records,” database Edwin Franklin Jordan, Louisa Aimes Hagadorn, Tristram Frost Jordan and Abigail Kimball.
[29] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Edwin Franklin Jordan #2629].
[30] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Edwin Franklin Jordan #2629]. West, “Family Data Collection – Individual Records,” database Edwin Franklin Jordan, Louisa Aimes Hagadorn, Tristram Frost Jordan and Abigail Kimball.
[31] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Edwin Franklin Jordan #2629].
[32] Adelbert Jean Annonson, Compiled, The Family Jordan, 3 volumes in 1 book (Maine: Penobscot Press, 1998), 182 [Sarah Kimball Jordan #2630].
[33] Adelbert Jean Annonson, Compiled, The Family Jordan, 3 volumes in 1 book (Maine: Penobscot Press, 1998), 182 [George Leighton Jordan #2631]. Edmund West, comp., “Family Data Collection-Births,” database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 22 May 2015), George Leighton Jordan. Edmund West, comp., “Family Data Collection – Individual Records,” database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 22 May 2015), George Leighton Jordan.
[34] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 182 [George Leighton Jordan #2631]. New York Municipal Archives, “New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949,” database online, The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : online 17 May 2015), George Leighton Jordon; FHL microfilm 1323209. Edmund West, comp., “Family Data Collection – Individual Records,” database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 22 May 2015), George Leighton Jordan.
[35] Archives, “New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949,” database online George Leighton Jordon; FHL microfilm 1323209.
[36] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 182 [George Leighton Jordan #2631]. Edmund West, comp., “Family Data Collection – Individual Records,” database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 22 May 2015), George Leighton Jordan.
[37] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 182 [George Leighton Jordan #2631].
[38] Adelbert Jean Annonson, Compiled, The Family Jordan, 3 volumes in 1 book (Maine: Penobscot Press, 1998), 436 [Mary Abigail Jordan #2632]. Edmund West, comp., “Family Data Collection – Individual Records,” database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 22 May 2015), Mary Abigail Jordan.
[39] New York Municipal Archives, “New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949,” database online, The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : online 17 May 2015), Mary Abby Underwood; FHL microfilm 2056681.
[40] Archives, “New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949,” database online Mary Abby Underwood; FHL microfilm 2056681. Find A Grave, Find A Grave, online images (www.findagrave.com : online 17 May 2015), Mary Abby Underwood; memorial 30714213.
[41] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Mary Abigail Jordan #2632]. Clerks of the municipal boroughs of New York City New York, New York, “New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1866-1938,” database online, The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : online 17 May 2015), H. Channing Underwood and Mary A. Jordan; FHL microfilm 1544133. Edmund West, comp., “Family Data Collection – Individual Records,” database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : online 22 May 2015), Mary Abigail Jordan.
[42] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Mary Abigail Jordan #2632].
[43] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Mary Abigail Jordan #2632].
[44] Annonson, The Family Jordan, 436 [Mary Abigail Jordan #2632]. Find A Grave, Find A Grave, online images (www.findagrave.com : online 17 May 2015), Hiram Channing Underwood; memorial 30714209.