Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Ambrose Abbott 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1890 - Wesleyville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1261
    Christening: 
          Death: 15 Nov 1968 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 78) 1261
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Richard Abbott 437
         Mother: Anne Green Oakley 1261
Audrey Ann Abbott 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 17 Sep 1923 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1263,1265,1266,1267
    Christening: 
          Death: Apr 1969 - Metuchen, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States of America ( at age 45) 1264,1267
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1923, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Departure: 13 Sep 1924, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Immigration: SS ROSALIND from St. John's via Halifax, 13 Sep 1924, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Residence: 13 Sep 1924, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Arrival: 18 Sep 1924, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Residence: 344 14th St., 1 Jun 1925, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. 

•  Arrival: 21 Jul 1926, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. Apparently Elspeth took her children home sometime after their initial arrival but returned in 1926. 

•  Residence: Hopewell Society, 218 Gates Ave. / a 17 / 25 Monroe St., 1935, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Census: Census of Hopewell Society Orphanage, 1940, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Residence: Hopewell Society, 218 Gates Ave. / a 17 / 25 Monroe St., 1 Apr 1940, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Social Security Number: 104-18-3866 New York, 1951, New York, New York, New York, United States of America.
Parents 
         Father: Pte. Jacob Abbott MM 437,1262,1263,1265,1268,1269,1270
         Mother: Elspeth May Wheeler 1051,1263,1265,1271
Notes
General:
140413:

I cannot say with certainty that the SSDI entry I found was for this Audrey Abbott but it seems highly likely because it was issued in New York, where she lived most of her life, the year of birth was correct, and she died in New Jersey, where here father died according to his SSDI record. So it appears he moved there to be with her in his last years.

011017 from Carol Kramer:

As for Audrey, she married but the marriage was annulled very quickly. She remained single the rest of her life and lived with Joyce and James. I remember her fondly.

Beatrice Abbott 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1902 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1261
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Richard Abbott 437
         Mother: Anne Green Oakley 1261
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Harold Abbott 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1899 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1261
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Richard Abbott 437
         Mother: Anne Green Oakley 1261
Pte. Jacob Abbott MM 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 3 Aug 1892 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1263,1265,1269,1273,1274
    Christening: 
          Death: Jan 1963 - New Jersey, United States of America ( at age 70) 328,1270,1274
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Occupation: Sailor, then High Rigger, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Alt. Birth: 1892, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Birth: 1893, Wesleyville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Birth: From 1921 Newfoundland Census, Aug 1893, Wesleyville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Military: Royal Newfoundland Regiment; Regt. # 168 - a "Blue Puttee", Between 3 Sep 1914 and 15 Feb 1919. England - Egypt- Gallipoli - France - Belgium. 

•  Physical Description: 5'4"; Light complexion; dark brown hair; light blue eyes;, 3 Sep 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Tattoo of full rigged ship on his right arm. 

•  Honors: Awarded the Military Medal for bravery in battle at Broembeek, Belgium in the Battle of Ypres., 12 Oct 1917, Broembeek, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 

•  Occupation: Employed temporarily with Cowan and Andrews, 21 Nov 1918, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: at time of marriage, 36 Power Ave., Signal Hill Rd., 30 Nov 1918, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Census: Census of Jacob Abbott Household, 16 Walshs Square, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Household consisted of:
Jacob Abbott, 28 Master mariner
Elsie [Wheeler] Abbott, 25, his wife
Joyce Abbott, 1, his daughter
Joseph Wheeler, 78, retired city works, father-in-law
Mary [Hannah Gosse] Wheeler, 70, mother-in-law
Joseph Wheeler [Jr.], 30, brother-in-law, electrician
Clara Wheeler, 32, sister-in-law

But on a separate Supplementary sheet there is also the name:
Mytris Abbott, shown as born Feb. 1922 AFTER the 1921 Census. 

•  Arrival: From Newfoundland, 1923, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Departure: Heading to New York, 1923, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: 1924, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. 

•  Residence: 1924, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Arrival: 20 Apr 1924, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America. 

•  Immigration: SS SPEAR as Crew Member, 20 Apr 1924, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Occupation: Seaman; 409 Deane St., 20 Apr 1924, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. 

•  Occupation: Carpenter, 1925, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. 

•  Residence: 344 14th St., 1 Jun 1925, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. 

•  Occupation: Iron Worker, 1930, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. 

•  Residence: 757 46th St., Age: 37; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of  House: Roomer, 1930, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. 

•  Occupation: Johnson, Pieper and Johnson, Ft. Tilden, 1942, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. 

•  Residence: 150 St. James Place, 1942, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. 

•  Social Security Number: 101-07-3717, 1951, New York, New York, New York, United States of America.
Parents 
         Father: Richard Abbott 437
         Mother: Anne Green Oakley 1261
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elspeth May Wheeler 1051,1263,1265,1271 
       Marriage: 29 Nov 1918 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437,1275

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: Edgar Jones, 29 Nov 1918, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Eva Cornick and Joseph Wheeler, 29 Nov 1918, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
       Children:
                1. Joyce Darby Abbott
                2. Myrtis Grace Darby Abbott
                3. Audrey Ann Abbott
Notes
General:
180203:

I have no information on this man other than Mom's word that he was her uncle and married to her father's youngest sister "Elsie" of whom I also had no prior knowledge before Mom identified her in the group picture I have included in Elsie's scrapbook.

Because Tommy Ricketts, Newfoundland's only VC, appears in this picture and others taken with the Wheelers at about the end of the war, I suspect that Jake is the man described in the information below as one of the first 500 (Blue Puttees), which I have copied from the Newfoundland's Grand Banks website:

JACOB ABBOTT Reg. No. 168 (No Photo) Enlisted, Sept. 3, 1914; British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Nov. 14, 1915; Admitted to Hospital, Suez, Feb. 23, 1916; Embarked Alexandria for British Expeditionary Force, Aug. 27, 1916; Rejoined Battalion in the field. Sept. 21, 1916, Wounded, Gueudecourt, Oct. 12, 1916; Rejoined Battalion, Nov. 18, 1916; Awarded Military Medal, Jan. 14, 19l8; Returned to Newfoundland on furlough July 27, 1918; Demobilized, St. John's, Feb. 15, 1919.

290208: Viewed and copied main parts of his military records at the National Archives: Had 15 missing teeth. DATE 03 SEP 1914 PLAC St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

130413: The 1930 US Census shows him living as a roomer, a widower, without any mention of his three young daughters. In the 1940 Census, two daughters, Joyce and Audrey appear at an orphanage called Hopewell Society in NYC where they are both attending highschool. But there is no mention of Myrtis in either the 1930 or 1940 Census and I think it is possible that her mother may have killed her when she committed suicide.

I found this description of the Hopewell Society on Brooklynhistory.org:

The Hopewell Society of Brooklyn was incorporated in 1870 as the Society for the Aid of Friendless Women and Children. Its building was located at 20 Concord Street between Fulton and Washington Streets. The Society administered aid to destitute women and children, providing temporary housing, employment assistance, and educational and recreational programs. The Society's name was legally changed to the Hopewell Society of Brooklyn in 1921, and a year later the Society moved into a larger building, known as Hopewell House, at 218 Gates Avenue. In 1928 another building on Monroe Street was donated to the Society and was converted into a home and educational center for adolescent girls. The Society discontinued its programs for women in 1942, though it later began providing housing for elderly women at another property on Monroe Street.

020314: He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in battle at Broembeek, Belgium in the Battle of Ypres.

240816:
Here is his biographical sketch in the "soldier cards" on the website of The Rooms:
Regt. No.: 168
Name: Abbott, Jacob
Rank: Private
Community: Wesleyville
Occupation: Sailor
Enlisted: September 3, 1914
Enlist. Age: 22
Military Medal
London Gazette, January 14th, 1918.
Action Date, October 9th, 1917 '96 Broembeek.
On the evening of October 9th, 1917, the Transport were taking rations to the Battalion in the front line when a shell burst among them killing the Transport Officer, four of his men, and wounding another. These men, notwithstanding difficulties from shell fire, safely delivered the rations to Brigade Headquarters.

041017:

Information from Carol Kramer. A man who is valiant in battle is not necessarily so in private life as this shows:

"Well, your grandmother was right to have a hate on for Jake. He was more than abusive. He was a pedophile. He molested several extended family members as young children, both male and female. In all likelihood, he molested his own daughters. In fact my mother believes that is why Audrey's one and only marriage ended so abruptly. After the honeymoon, she was apparently traumatized, and returned to live with Joyce and Jimmy and had the marriage annulled."
Medical:
011017 from MIlitary File:
- Suffered from venereal disease while overseas and was treated again later in St. John's.
- 14 Oct. 1916, suffered a gun shot wound to the right upper extremeity

James Abbott 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Sarah Bancroft 589 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Abigail Abbott
Joyce Darby Abbott 
      Sex: F
AKA: Joyce Althea T. Abbott 1276,1277, Joyce Murtis Darby Abbott 1263,1265,1266,1278
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Apr 1920 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1279
    Christening: 
          Death: 2 Sep 2008 - New Jersey, United States of America ( at age 88) 704
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Residence: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1920, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Census: Census of Jacob Abbott Household, 16 Walshs Square, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Household Member) 

•  Departure: 13 Sep 1924, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Immigration: SS ROSALIND from St. John's via Halifax, 13 Sep 1924, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Arrival: 18 Sep 1924, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Residence: 1 Jun 1925, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. 

•  Arrival: 21 Jul 1926, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. Apparently Elspeth took her children home sometime after their initial arrival but returned in 1926. 

•  Residence: Hopewell Society, 218 Gates Ave. / a 17 / 25 Monroe St., 1935, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Census: Census of Hopewell Society Orphanage, 1940, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Residence: Hopewell Society, 218 Gates Ave. / a 17 / 25 Monroe St., 1 Apr 1940, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Residence: 75 Willow St., 1942, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. She was the next of kin on her father's draft registration card for WWII and she was still going by Abbott at the time, so single. 

•  Alt. Death: After 1942. 

•  Alt. Death: 2008, United States of America.
Parents 
         Father: Pte. Jacob Abbott MM 437,1262,1263,1265,1268,1269,1270
         Mother: Elspeth May Wheeler 1051,1263,1265,1271
Spouses and Children 
1. *James Henry Meier 704,1277 
       Marriage: 23 Oct 1942 - Manhattan, New York, New York, United States of America 704
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. James Meier
Notes
General:
271014:

There is some doubt about her full name. I had Joyce Murtis Darby Abbott but I think that is a mistake as Murtis is her sister's main name. There may have been some confusion in the information given to me by Mom late in her life when she was suffering from dementia.

Mary Barbour Abbott 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1895 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1261
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Richard Abbott 437
         Mother: Anne Green Oakley 1261
Myrtis Grace Darby Abbott 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Feb 1922 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1279
    Christening: 
          Death: 30 Jun 1938 - Granville, Washington, New York, United States of America ( at age 16) 1280
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: Struck by a car and killed/Fractured skull

Events

•  Residence: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Census: Census of Jacob Abbott Household, 16 Walshs Square, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Household Member) 

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1922, Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. St. John's Rd. 

•  Departure: 13 Sep 1924, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Immigration: SS ROSALIND from St. John's via Halifax, 13 Sep 1924, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Arrival: 18 Sep 1924, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Residence: 344 14th St., 1 Jun 1925, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America. 

•  Arrival: 21 Jul 1926, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. Apparently Elspeth took her children home sometime after their initial arrival but returned in 1926. 

•  Alt. Death: After Jul 1926.
Parents 
         Father: Pte. Jacob Abbott MM 437,1262,1263,1265,1268,1269,1270
         Mother: Elspeth May Wheeler 1051,1263,1265,1271
Notes
General:
160413:

All traces of Myrtis, whether under that name or any of her other names, disappear after her mother dies. I know from Mom that her mother committed suicide, deliberately or not, apparently in an effort to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. I'm wondering if Mom got the whole story and if it is possible that it was actually a murder suicide and that she took Myrtis with her. US death records are not easy to access online unless a person had a Social Insurance Number. The only way to find out more about the death/disappearance of Myrtis would be to go to New York and access the records manually.
Medical:
Accident happened on Thursday, June 30, 1938, during a visit to relatives in Pawlett, Vermont, but she died in hospital in Granville, NY, nearby and just across the state boundary.

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