 In the lighthouse, she found a lightkeeper's log, which detailed great storms that had struck Matinicus Rock, including one in 1839 that had destroyed the original lighthouse.The family lived in a home near the new lighthouse, and Abbie became concerned that if a gale came, that the home could be damaged, and her mother would be unable to be moved.In December 1855 she transferred her mother's bedroom to a small room in the lighthouse itself.