Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-20
OBITUARY.


On. ABBY n. FULTON.
Abby NJ, widow Of DR.. Alexander Full
TON. died 1t the Eastern Maine hospital
for the insane 1t Bangor on Saturday, Dec.
ia. at the advanced age OF eighty four
Years, three months. and thirteen days.
Mrs. Fulton Was born In Brooksville
septembey 8. 1877, one ofthe three children
OF John R. and Abigail (Orcuttl Redman;
the other two children were Margaret,
who married George Hartwell, OF Lincoln,
Mass, and who died when about thirty
years OF age, and Erastus, one OF Ellis
worths most prominent citizens. who died
about fifteen years ago. The family moved
from Brooksvilie to Ellsworth after Mr..
Redman had been elected sheriff OF Han
cock county, and remained here.
Dr. Fulton wss practicing physician
in BIuehill whom shAwho became his wife
came to Bluehill to attend school ct the
Buehili academy, then one OF the best
known educational institutions Ia the
State They were married on January IA,
1919. DR.. Fulton had an extensive practice
throughout the entire western section OF
the county, and wss highly esteemed for
his high character - we'll - for his skill
in his profession.
Not long after moving from Bluehill to
Ellsworth, Mrs.. Fulton took up the study
OF medicine; she went to New York and
studied there; then she attended woman's
medical school in Boston. After GRADUATE
ing she returned to Ellsworth and prac-
ticed for several years. She then went
abroad and studied and prscticed In Paris
and London, and became clinical assistant
in 1874 to DR.. Prot hero Smith. famous in
his dav. who had esta blished In r,ond an
tho soho hosnital for women Hare she
had an extensive practice nnder MANY
eminent surecons.
Return,ov - America. abe resnmea tho
nr,ct,c. ~ madeleine here IN E,lswor,h
a.. lv;.;,sd Enrore .g.,n IN 1s7s ~
.,rav .na travel meetinv n.pv neon,a
di.,inpui.hed in n,edicine and literatore
IN h.r ,.,nrn N. again toot mn nr,c,ics
here r.king . srsc;.,,v ~ womsn,s and
eh;,a-.r,. a;.s....
Dr. Fulton died in March 1888. Inst
rr;or - NJ. ae.,h ha had hevnr tba bn,,d-
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Ahcrt ,cs,r vs.r. 500 : .troke NJ naralv- |
-. .,,.c,a,, hsr hr.;n and denrived her Of |
-. 1900 !, .naech she was later re-
moved "a the hospital for the insane at
R.roo,. here abe remained in fairly good
rhvs;c.l health until I few weeks ago.
~han .he beo.n to fail rapidly. the end
coming last saturday,
The remains were brought here on Mon
d.v. ana prayers were said at the home Of
. niece. Mrs. e. F. Robinson, BY Rev. r.
r Mathev.. The body was placed in the
receiving tomb a Wood biue cemetery. and
l.t.r viii be taken TO Bluehill and laid by
the aide az her husband.
No children were born to them. The
nearest Of kin remaining are three nieces
Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Margaret r. Cole,
Of Pawtucket. r. l., and Mrs. Frances X.
Keepe. al Howard. r. l.: one nephew
Eraatus r. Redman. Of Boston,
Mrs. Fulton was I charter member Of
sorosis. the first woman's club ever or
panixed in the United States; she was a
mamber az the Wi-mo-dau- sis club. an |
a...h... .s.,e,n ~ w..h;pyton u q |
she =. an enthusiastic Supporter Of the
came - woman suffrage. and was an
.raent .urrcrter NJ the Womsn,s Christian |
tempsr,nce npion. Her religious belief
-. Iyni..ri.n.
rhs ...,rr n, A.. Fulton remove. a |
wo,r.r - unu.usI cbsracteri.tica. In
49, vcn,h .ha "a. str;kinp,v beautiful. |
ana ~ commanding presence: shS was ! |
r,oforrd .tndent. of hiph literary attain
r,.r,. - ,ndom;t.hIe will. and she a.
t,.c..d attention vherever she went.