Three years after the Lizzie Borden’s mother died, their father remarried to a lady by the name of Abby Durfee. Durfee was thirty seven years old when she married Andrew Borden and was considered an old maid. Mr. Borden wanted a woman who could help look after his children and do the chores around the house. Durfee was known for wanting respect and a great social status, achieving a great social status was difficult for her since she was the daughter of a push cart peddler. People were astonished when the two got married since Andrew Borden was a
wealthy man and Abby Borden was known as lower class. In an interview Lizzie would always use the term “stepmother and never mother.
wealthy man and Abby Borden was known as lower class. In an interview Lizzie would always use the term “stepmother and never mother.