He was born March 4, 1962 in Biddeford, the son of Donald and Irene (Angers) Abbott and was educated in Saco, graduating from Thornton Academy in the class of 1980.
On May 19, 1984 he married his high school sweetheart, Coreen Harrison in the Old Orchard Beach Episcopal Church.
Jeffrey had worked as a commercial fisherman out of Casco Bay, but began his lobstering career as a young boy alongside his father in Saco Bay. Over the years Jeffrey owned and operated several lobster boats out of Camp Ellis: the York Harbor, Errin Amanda, Coreen A, Liberty, and his present boat, Coreena Joy.
He had a passion for hunting, fishing, and cooking, but his priority and greatest joy was spending time with his wife, daughters, grandchildren and his faithful black lab, Chevy. He was a member of Biddeford-Saco Elks Lodge and Camp Ellis Rod and Gun Club.
He leaves behind his wife of 32 years, Coreen Abbott of Saco; two daughters, Errin Abbott Picard, her husband Jean, and their children Jackson, Coreena, and Kendall of Saco, and Amanda Abbott Tanguay, her husband Nathan, their daughter Lillian and soon-to-be son Jeffrey of Waterboro; his parents, Donald and Irene Abbott; mother-in-law, Peggy Harrison of Saco; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Visiting Hours will be 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. A memorial service will begin at 6 p.m. in the Hope Chapel.
To share condolences online, please visit HopeMemorial.com.
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