Abbott, Jane 'Jennie' Elizabeth Bingham (fem) 19.mar.1851-20.feb.1934 USA Vermont, Charlotte - Illinois, Chicago
singer, pianist, 1870 residing with her parents, 6 siblings and 2 servants in Boston, 1900 with her husband, son Donald and a servant at 5426 Lexington Avenue in Chicago, 1910 with her daughter Ruth, son Donald and a servant at 5426 Lexington Avenue, 1920 with her daughter Ruth and a housemaid at 5716 Dorchester Avenue in Chicago, 1924-1934 with her never married daughter Ruth at 5722 Kenwood Avenue, her song 'Just for today' became a standard and was performed throughout the US for as long as she lived, she was buried at Forest Home Cemetery in Chicago ; daughter of minister Dr. Joel Smith Bingham (Vermont, Cornwall 16.oct.1815-28.jul.1894 Iowa, Dubuque) and Jane Robbins (Ohio, Marietta 18.dec.1815-3.feb.1898 Dubuque) ; 25.mar.1879 in Dubuque Iowa she married auditor steel co. Charles Fuller Abbott (Missouri, St Louis 20.aug.1847-22.sep.1900 Chicago) ; daughter university librarian Ruth Abbott (Iowa, Dubuque 27.mar.1880-28.oct.1933 Chicago), son Samuel Bingham (Boston Brookline 24.dec.1881-16.apr.1893 Chicago Oak Park), son physician Donald Putnam (Boston Brookline 15.apr.1884-26.mar.1936 Chicago), son Julian Fuller (Chicago Oak Park 22.apr.1887-24.apr.1893 Chicago Oak Park) ; her sons Samuel and Julian died aged 11 and 6 in the small pox epidemic 1893

Title	Parts

[] Just for today. Prayer. Soprano or alto and piano words Samuel Wilberforce pub Clayton F. Summy Co., Chicago, Illinois 8oct1894 words Sibyl F. Partridge, Liverpool pub Clayton F. Summy Co., London, England 1894 copyright renewal Jane Bingham Abbott, Chicago 5jan1922 Christine Miller, Orchestra. rec.1914. Victor Recordings B-14842
[] Sigh no more ladies. Song Mrs. Hussey at a musicale in honor of the guest Mrs. Jane Bingham Abbott given by Mrs. W. P. Bingham at her home 215 Seminary Street, Dubuque 2dec1896
[] True love hath my heart. Song Mrs. Hussey at a musicale in honor of the guest Mrs. Jane Bingham Abbott given by Mrs. W. P. Bingham at her home 215 Seminary Street, Dubuque 2dec1896
[] Whom unseen we love. Hymn anthem words Ray Palmer pub and copyright Clayton F. Summy Co., Chicago 27jul1898
[] Lullaby. Voice and piano words Alfred Bryant pub and copyright Clayton F. Summy Co., Chicago 25may1899
[] Adventures of two little girls. A Story musically depicted in sketches for the pianoforte pub Clayton F. Summy Co., Chicago 1902
[] Alone with God. Soprano or alto and piano pub Clayton F. Summy Co., Chicago 1903
[] Song of hope words Frederic E. Dewhurst pub Clayton F. Summy Co., Chicago 1907
[] Think of today words Herbert P. Thomas pub Clayton F. Summy Co., Chicago and Weekes & Co., London 1909 copyright renewal Donald Putnam Abbott, Chicago as child of the deceased author of music 28apr1936 although he had died 26mar1936
[] Our Christ words Harry Webb Farrington pub Clayton F. Summy Co., Chicago 30jun1925
[] Mater dolorosa. 1926
[] Christmas. Anthem copyright renewal Jane Bingham Abbott 1933

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