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    Abbie Burgess

    Abbie Burgess

    Abbie Burgess

    Born

    Abbie Burgess


    1839

    Rockland, Maine

    Died1892, age 53
    NationalityAmerican
    OccupationLighthouse keeper

    Abbie Burgess Grant (1839–1892) was an American lighthouse keeper known for her bravery in tending the Matinicus Rock Light in Maine during a raging winter storm in 1856.

    She did so for nearly a month while her father, the head keeper, was away from the island. Her heroic actions attracted much attention and she was soon a popular heroine.

    Biography

    Abbie was the fourth of nine children of Samuel and Thankful (Phinney) Burgess,[1][2] who moved to Matinicus Rock in 1853 to become its lighthouse keeper.[3] Although only 15, she soon took over duties of tending the lighthouse so that Samuel could fish and catch lobster, which he sold in Rockland, Maine, 25 miles (40 km) away.

    In the lighthouse, she found a lightkeeper's log, which detailed great storms that had