The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-21
Memorial

Mrs. Abigail \. kineaid. who passed
away August 1st. at Lisbon, ~ H.,
vas the widow Of fhe late IIoratio \.
kincaid oil Cornvlle She was the
daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca J.
tFrenehi Folsom. and was born in
coruville. May 18th, 1899.
She va married to Mr. kincaid,
July 1st 1855. They were the pa
rents OF nine children Frank y"
Frederick. Emma Liyonia, Eta Abi-
gail E. Walter Scott, Jay Folsom and
! Lillian VI There are I'VE of that
number living, DR. F. y. kincaid OF
/ Lisbon. y. II, Mrs. r C. Haryille of
Dover. y. H.. Dr. Abigail f. kineaid
OF Newport. y II, W S Kincaid of
W Somerville. Mass. and j F. Kin
caid of East Deering, y. H., also there
are eight grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Mrs Kincaid lived in Cornville for
sixty years. Twenty-six years ago
she moved to Scion, residing in that
town for three years. She then
moved to Lisbon. y. II. to live with
her eldest son with whom she lived
fourteen years. coming to Skowhegan
at the time of the death of her young
est daughter. She passed one year
in Skowhegan with Mrs f. c. Har-
Vile and one year in Brighton with
her daughter Mrs Lfvonia Wescott,
and then returned to Lisbon, y. H.,
where she remained for two and one
half years, again returning to SHOW
hogan to her daughters Mrs. Har-
Vile. with whom she lived till about
year ago, going to Dover, y. IL. with
the family two years ago. She went
to West Somerville, Mass. in June,
1918, to visit her son w. S. kincaid
The last two years of her life she had
been afflicted with troublesome cough
which the air Of the sea coast towns
seemed to aggravate. The mountain
air of New Hampshire had always
had for her a tonic effect Last
year in July, she went to Hayerhll,
n. H., where she passed three months,
returning to w Somerville, Mass. ap-
parently in perfect health Her
cough returned however during the
winter from which she did not re-
cover. Although this year she went
to Lisbon. N H. to be with her eldest
son and to enjoy the benefit of the
mountain air. She arrived in Lis
bon, May 81, standing the journey
well for one of her advanced age,
She did not derive the benefit which
she anticipated from the change of
climate but failed rather than gained.
The doctor pronounced her ailment
chronic bronchitis.
The funeral services were held at
Lisbon, N. H., Rev. Austin Davis, pas
tor of the Congregational church, Of
floating. Burial was at Cornville
Center.
Mrs. Kincaid was a woman of pleas
ing personality and possessed bright
mind. She was school teacher of
considerable experience beginning to
teach at the early age of seventeen
years. Her experience in that field
covered a period OF six years. She
taught in the towns of Athens, Corn
Vile and Madison; also in Kings
bury. She retained her mental fac
ulties unimpaired to her last mo-
ments. She received her education
principally at Somerset Academy be-
ing one of the earliest students of
that school. She also attended a
private school at Skowhegan in Wash
ington Hall taught by Miss Went
worth.
Mrs Kincaid was a member of the
Congregational church but because
of rheumatism she had been unable to
attend church services of late years
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