Memorial: M278

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating to Elizabeth Swift Nye Abbe d. 1863 following the loss of the ‘Hotspur’

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / ELIZABETH / BELOVED WIFE OF B. R ABBE M.D. / OF BOSTON USA. / WHO DIED APRIL 4TH 1863 / Saved from the wreck of the “Hotspur” on February 19th, exposure for many days in an open boat / proved fatal to her, already / weakened by long / illness'

Details

Description: Obelisk on plinth
Type: Obelisk
Vessel: Hotspur

People

Abbe, Elizabeth Swift Nye
Age: 40
Date of Death: 4/4/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Wife of B. R. Abbe M.D. Buried in Hong Kong with another memorial at Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA. 'Hotspur' was wrecked on the Paracels Reef, on a voyage from Foo Chow to New York. The crew escaped in three boats and survived with the exception of Elizabeth Abbe.
Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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