The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-26
Waterbury Woman To Celebrate lOIst Birthday Next Monday
Mrs. Fannie Abbott Abarl, dOns Radio to Find COrrl-
 fort, Diversion in Bible

One of Waterbury's few centenar- ians, Mrs. Fannie Abbott of 1O6 Ma nor avenue, will observe another milestone in her long life on Mon- day when she celebrates her 10lst birthday.
 Mrs. Abbott is in many ways an unusual woman for her age-as though 1t weren't achievement enough to reach that age at all! Although she is not now as active as she was last year, when she round- ing off her first century, she still finds an interest in life.
 With advancing years, however, the little old lady finds that her interests are changing. Until last year, she used to derive a great deal of pleasure from listening to the ra- dio, with 8 set of earphones, and followed current events eagerly.
 Last year, in fact, when your re- porter interviewed her, he found her quite excited about the possibility of Franklin Roosevelt's being elected for third term a possibility she dreaded to contemplate. Today, perhaps as the result of the election. last fall, she has lost this interest in current affairs.
 Reads Bible
 Instead of following the chaotic events of the day, at home and over- seas, Mrs. Abbott now finds enjoy- ment through reading the Bible, and certain religious literature which gives her all she wants to know of present-day happenings. She uses a n1agnifying glass for reading, but the fact that she can read at all is remarkable at her age. Likewise unusual is the fact that Mrs. Abbott still has her own lower teeth.
 Unfortunately for those who would like to emulate her longevity, Mrs. Abbott says she has no particular recipe for living to such 8 ripe old age. Nor does she herself have any ambition to go on living indefinitely. Asked how long she would like to live, she replied "just through next week..
 Next Monday she will receive her many relatives who live in Water bury and the vicinity, and few irl- innate friends, at her Manor avenue home, but she plans to celebrate the occasion very quietly.
 Mrs. Abbott, former school teach- CT, was married 70 Bennett T. Ab- bolt, 8 Methodist minister, just be- fore the outbreak of the Civil War. He died in 1905. The only living relative in her own generation is Benjamin L. Coe of Holmes avenue, brother.
 But Mrs. Abbott is far from alone in the world. In addition to nurse-companion, Mrs. James J. Guyette, with whom she makes her home, she has a large family com prising five generations, although she has no children of her own
 Local Relatives
 Among her nieces, and YephewS, most of them local people, are John A. Coe, ST., Herbert w. Coe and Miss E. Louise Coe, all of Willow street; Robert L. Coe of Grove street John s. Coe of Pennington avenue, Benjamin s. Coe of Columbia bou- levard, Mrs. Kenneth Bristol of Holmes avenue, Dr. Edmund Abbott of Columbia boulevard, c. Fred Ab- bolt of Middlebury, Wilbur Abbott of Babylon, L. T., Arthur Abbott of Bridgeport, and Mrs. Franklin John son of Brookline, Mass.
 In the next generation there were at the last reckoning 22 grand niec- es, 17 grand nephews, 6 great grand nieces, 8 great grand nephews.
 So far there are only two great great grand nephews.