Abbott, John S. C. (1805-1877), an historical writer. A brother of Jacob Abbott. He also took a college course at Bowdoin, a theological course at Andover, and became a Congregational pastor. He had several charges, including the church at New Haven, where he died. He wrote a number of histories for young people, including a history of Frederick the Great, Cyrus, etc. Abraham Lincoln, whose chances for schooling were slight, read these histories with delight, and said that he owed to John S. C. Abbott all the knowledge of general history he ever acquired. Mr. Abbott wrote also a History of the Civil War in America. Other works of an ethical nature are The Mother at Home, The Child at Home, etc.