Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893

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Abby Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893), daughter of Isaac T. Hopper (1771-1852), was an important figure in many of the reform movements of the mid- and late nineteenth centuries, especially abolition and her work with the Women's Prison Association and Isaac T. Hopper Home. In 1833, she married fellow Hicksite Quaker, James Sloan Gibbons (1810-1892), a member of the New York Yearly Meeting of Friends.

From the description of Papers, 1824-1992, 1850-1892. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 36094178
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creatorOf Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893. Papers, 1824-1992, 1850-1892. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn Hopkins family. Papers, 1747-1910. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Cock, Elizabeth H. (Elizabeth Hicks), 1805-1865. Family correspondence, 1821-1881. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
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sibling of Brown, Rachel Hopper person
acquaintanceOf Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880. person
acquaintanceOf Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917. person
associatedWith Cock, Elizabeth H. (Elizabeth Hicks), 1805-1865. person
acquaintanceOf Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887 person
acquaintanceOf Douglas, John Hancock, 1824-1892 person
associatedWith Dunning family. family
relativeOf Emerson family. family
parentOf Emerson, Sarah Hopper, b. 1835. person
parent-in-law of Emerson, William, 1835-1864 person
relativeOf Gibbons family. family
spouseOf Gibbons, James Sloan, 1819-1892. person
parentOf Gibbons, William, -1852 person
relativeOf Hallowell, Anna Davis, 1838- person
correspondedWith Hartwell, Alfred S. (Alfred Stedman), 1836-1912 person
associatedWith Hopkins family. family
auntOrUncleOf Hopper, De Wolf, 1858-1935 person
relativeOf Hopper family. family
childOf Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852. person
acquaintanceOf Howland, Eliza Woolsey, 1835-1917 person
relativeOf Ingraham, Elsie Powell person
founderOf Isaac T. Hopper Home. corporateBody
correspondedWith Mann, Maria R., b. 1817. person
parent-in-law of Morse, James Herbert, 1841- person
parentOf Morse, Lucy Gibbons, 1839-1936 person
relativeOf Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 person
memberOf New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1829-1955) corporateBody
sibling of Palmer, Sarah Hopper, 1796-1885. person
acquaintanceOf Purvis, Harriet Forten, 1810-1875 person
acquaintanceOf Purvis, Robert, 1810-1898 person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. person
acquaintanceOf Sedgwick, Charles, Mrs., 1801-1864 person
correspondedWith Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 person
acquaintanceOf Tebbets, Theodore, 1831-1863 person
acquaintanceOf Thayer, James Bradley, 1831-1902 person
acquaintanceOf Wagner, Clinton, 1837-1914 person
acquaintanceOf Walker, James, 1794-1874 person
founderOf Women's Prison Association of New York. corporateBody
acquaintanceOf Woolsey, Jane Stuart person
correspondedWith Woolsey, Jane Stuart person
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Philadelphia PA US
New York NY US
Point Lookout MD US
New York NY US
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Society of Friends
Quakers
Quakers
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Abolitionists
Nurses
Prison reformers
Quaker abolitionists
Quakers
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Birth 1801-12-07

Death 1893-01-16

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