Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Tower was born on 12 August 1819, in Vermont, United States, her father, Reuben Tower, was 45 and her mother, Susannah Carr, was 44. She married Cyrus Comstock Green on 27 September 1832, in Huron, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 14 December 1886, in Fitchville, Huron, Ohio, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Fitchville Cemetery, Fitchville, Huron, Ohio, United States.
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- Abigail Green in household of Cyrus C Green, "United States Census, 1880"
- Abigal Sours, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Abigail Tower Green, "Find A Grave Index"
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1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, usually a defensive fortification or watchtower, from Middle English, Old French tūr (from Latin turris).
English: occupational name for someone who dressed white leather, cured with alum rather than tanned with bark, from an agent derivative of Middle English taw(en) (Old English tawian ‘to prepare, make ready’).
Americanized form of German Tauer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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