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Did Abner Doubleday have a wife?
Mary Hewittm. 1852–1893
Abner Doubleday/Wife
Doubleday returned to garrison duty after the war and in 1852 married Mary Hewitt, the daughter of a Baltimore lawyer. In 1856 he was transferred to Florida for the Third Seminole War (1855-58).
Where did Abner Doubleday live?
Fort Moultrie
CooperstownMendhamAuburn
Abner Doubleday/Places lived
Where is Abner Doubleday buried?
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Abner Doubleday/Place of burial
Doubleday’s body was laid in state in New York’s City Hall and then was taken to Washington by train from Mendham, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. He was survived by his wife.
When and where was Abner Doubleday born?
June 26, 1819, Ballston Spa, NY
Abner Doubleday/Born
Where did Abner Doubleday live as a child?
Childhood & Early Life Abner Doubleday was born to Ulysses F. Doubleday and Hester Donnelly, in Ballston Spa, New York, on 26th June 1819. His family lived in a tiny house, and they all slept in the attic. His father had fought in the War of 1812.
Who was Abner Doubleday in the Civil War?
Abner Doubleday (1819-1893) was a U.S. military officer who served as a Union general during the Civil War (1861-65).
How old was Abner Doubleday when he invented baseball?
The commission’s decision, released in 1908, stated that Abner Doubleday invented baseball at Cooperstown, New York, in 1839. This flies in the face of the fact that Doubleday was a plebe at West Point at that time, was only 20 years old, and had never left West Point from August 1838 until his graduation in 1842.
When did Abner Doubleday get married to Mary Hewitt?
In 1852, he married Mary Hewitt of Baltimore, the daughter of a local lawyer. Doubleday initially served in coastal garrisons and then in the Mexican–American War from 1846 to 1848 and the Seminole Wars from 1856 to 1858.