Abbot family.

William Richardson Abbot

• 1839 January 1: Born in Hagerstown, Md.
• 1855 - 1857 : University of Virginia, distinction in the Study of Law
• 1857: Teacher at Mr. Halliwell's School, Alexandria, Va.
• 1858 - 1860 : Teacher at Dr. Charles Minor's Brookhill School, outside Charlottesville, Va.
• 1860 - 1861 : Tutor to family of Dr.Arthur Taylor, Opelouses, St. Landry Parish, La., until outbreak of Civil War
• 1861: Clerk at General Post Office Department, Auditor's Office to the Treasury of the Southern Confederacy, Richmond, Va.
• 1862: Clerk at First Auditor's Office to the War Department, Richmond Va.
• 1863 - 1865 : Enlistment in the First Regiment of Engineers Troops, Army of Virginia; served in the field as Second Lieutenant; was present with Robert E. Lee at Appomattox.
• 1863: Marriage to Lucy Ridgway Minor, daughter of Dr. Charles Minor of Brookhill School, Charlottesville, Va.
• 1866 - 1870 : Opened school for boys in Charlottesville
• 1870 - 1873 : Teacher of Classics and English; Associate Headmaster with founder James P. Holcombe at Bellevue High School, Va.
• 1873 - 1901 : Headmaster of Bellevue on the death of J.P. Holcombe
• 1882: Purchased Bellevue
• 1902 - 1909 : Bellevue administered chiefly by W.R. Abbot's son, Associate Principal Charles Minor Abbot
• 1909: Closed and converted Bellevue to personal residence; continued to reside at Bellevue with his family
• 1916, October 5: Died at Bellevue, Va.

Ellen Harris Abbot

• 1815 December 9: Born; given name Ellen Jane
• 1831: Married William R. Abbot, founder of Georgetown Classical and Mathematical Academy, Georgetown.
• 1852: Widowed with five children
• 1861: Closed her boarding house in Georgetown with the outbreak of the Civil War
• 1902, December 3: Died

Jane (Jeannie) Oliver Abbot

• 1834, August 14: Born to William and Ellen Abbot
• 1898, October 28: Died

Francis (Frank) Harris Abbot

• 1841: Born to William and Ellen Abbot
• 1861 - 1862 : Served as Lieutenant in 17th Regiment of the Alexandria Riflemen, Army of the Southern Confederacy
• 1862: Died in combat

Ellen Harris Abbot

• 1847, June 1: Born to William and Ellen Abbot; given name Ellen Harris
• 1901, November 17: Died in Washington D.C.

Lucy Ridgway Minor Abbot

• 1838: Born to Dr. Charles and Lucy Minor of Brookhill, Charlottesville, Va.; given name Lucy Ridgway
• 1861: Moved to Lands End (Va.) on death of Dr. Charles Minor and the subsequent sale of Brookhill School Tutored and taught music with outbreak of the Civil War
• 1863: Married William R. Abbot
• 1870: Moved to Bellevue with W.R. Abbot
• 1921: Died

Charles M. Abbot

• 1875, September 10: Born in Charlottesville to William and Lucy Abbot; given name Charles Minor Educated at Bellevue, Bedford County (Va.)
• 1896: Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, University of Virginia
• 1897 - 1901 : Taught at Bellevue High School
• 1901 - 1902 : Moved to Norfolk, Va.
• 1902 - 1909 : Returned to Bellevue to teach; administered Bellevue in the capacity of Associate Headmaster until its closure
• 1909 - 1925 : Taught in Campbell and Bedford counties, (Va.)
• 1925 - 1946 : Taught History and Government at Glass High School,(Va.)
• 1940 [1941?]: Played central role in re-establishment of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Forest, Va.; continued to serve as vestryman
• 1946: Retired from faculty at Glass High
• 1949: Died

Francis (Frank) H. Abbot

• 1877, November 3: Born to William and Lucy Abbot Early education at Bellevue and other private schools in Va.
• 1895 - 1899 : Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees, University of Virginia
• 1899: Doctoral student of Modern Languages at universities of Goettingen and Leipzig, Germany
• 1902: Ph.D from University of Leipzig Returned to United States; taught English at Marion Military Institute, Alabama
• 1904 - 1919 : Associate Professor of Rhetoric at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg (Va.) Instructor of French, Johns Hopkins University Instructor of French, University of Chicago
• 1919: Adjunct Professor of French, University of Virginia
• 1926: Full Professor of French, University of Virginia
• 1933: Died at the University of Virginia

Virginia Henderson

• 1897, November 30: Born in Kansas City Mo. to Daniel Brosius Henderson and Lucy Minor Abbot
• 1900: Moved to Bellevue High School (Va.), where the Hendersons established their residence, Trivium
• 1921: Completed schooling in nursing with highest mark on examination, U.S. Army School of Nursing, Walter Reed Hospital, Washington D.C. Certified as Registered Nurse in N.Y. and Va.
• 1921 - 1929 : Public health visiting nurse in New York City and Washington D.C. Nurse educator at the Protestant Hospital School of Nursing, Norfolk, Va.
• 1929: Enrolled in Teacher's College, Columbia University
• 1932: Bachelor of Sciences, Teacher's College, Columbia University
• 1934: Master of Arts, Teacher's College, Columbia University
• 1934 - 1948 : Associate Professor of Nursing Education, Teacher's College, Columbia University
• 1948 - 1953 : Engaged in extensive revisions of 5th ed. of Textbook of Principles and Practice of Nursing by Bertha Harmer
• 1959 - 1971 : Research Associate at Yale University
• 1971: Retired from faculty of Yale University
• 1964: Publication of Nursing Research: Survey and Assessment, coauthored with Leo Simmons
• 1966: Publication of Basic Principles of Nursing
• 1972: Completed Nursing Studies Index
• 1982: Received honorary degree from Yale University
• 1985: Received highest nursing honor, the Christiane Reimann prize, from the International Council
• 1996: Died in Branford, Ct.

Dr. Charles Minor

• 1810, Nov. 4: Born in Louisa county (Va.)
• 1827: Moved to Virginia, teaching at the Forks of the Rivanna, after graduating in medicine at the University of Virginia and attending Philadelphia Medical Clinics
• 1835: Traveled to New Orleans to decide whether to settle there; returned to Virginia to reside in Ridgway
• 1836: Married Lucy Walker Ridgway
• Early-1850's: Established Brookhill School, six miles north of Charlottesville (Va.)
• 1861: Died

John Barbee Minor

• 1813, June 2: Born in Louisa county (Va.)
• 1828 - 1829 : Attended Kenyon College, Ohio
• 1831 - 1834 : Attended University of Virginia
• 1834: Awarded Bachelor of Law; practiced Law in Botetourt county, (Va.)
• 1840: Moved to Charlottesville
• 1840 - 1843 : Partnership with his brother Lucian Minor in Charlottesville
• 1845: Appointed Professor of Law at the University of Virginia
• 1856: Appointed Professor of Common and Statute Law, University of Virginia
• 1875 - 1878 : Published four volumes of Common and Statute Law
• 1895, July 29: Died at his home at the University of Virginia

From the guide to the Abbot Family Papers, 1733-1999 and undated, (bulk 1860-1910), (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)