Benjamin Abbot (September 17, 1762-October 25, 1849) was a schoolteacher. His most significant work was his work as a teacher at the Phillips Exeter Academy. September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter, Phillips Exeter, or PEA) is a co-educational independent boarding school for grades 9-12, located on 619 acres in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA, fifty miles north of Boston. ...

He was born in Andover, Massachusetts, the son of one John Abbot. He graduated from Harvard University in 1788, and married his first wife, Hannah Tracy Emery, in 1791. Later, in 1798, he married again, to Mary Perkins. He had four children.   Settled: 1642 â€“ Incorporated: 1646 Zip Code(s): 01810 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://andoverma. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...

He was a teacher and the principal of the Phillips Exeter Academy, teaching such subjects as Latin, Greek, and mathematics.

His students included such prominent individuals as Lewis Cass, Daniel Webster, Edward Everett, Jared Sparks, and Francis Bowen. Daniel Webster paid tribute to him at his retirement. Campaign poster for 12th United States Presidential campaign, 1848. ... Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 25, 1852) was a leading American statesman during the nations antebellum, or Pre-Civil War, era. ... Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was a Whig Party politician from Massachusetts. ... Jared Sparks (10 May 1789 - 14 March 1866) was a U.S. historian, educator, Unitarian minister, and president of Harvard University. ... Francis Bowen (September 8, 1811 - January 22, 1890), was an American philosophical writer and educationalist. ...

He died in Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1849. Squamscott River Falls in 1907, Exeter, NH Exeter is a town located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. ...

References

Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1967.