Mary Bethune Abbott
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Mary Abbott | |
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| Born | Mary Martha Bethune October 17, 1823 |
| Died | February 25, 1898 (aged 74) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Known for | Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada |
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| Children | 8 |
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Mary Martha Bethune, Lady Abbott (October 17, 1823 – February 25, 1898) was the wife of Sir John Abbott, the third Prime Minister of Canada.[1]
Family
[edit | edit source]Bethune was the daughter of Anglican clergyman and McGill acting president John Bethune. She and John Abbott married on July 26, 1849 and had four sons and four daughters. Mary and John Abbott are maternal great-grandparents of actor Christopher Plummer.[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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