Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Tower was born on 21 June 1787, in New York, United States, her father, Gideon Tower Sr, was 34 and her mother, Abigail Perkins, was 32. She married William Manning Lemon Jr. in 1804, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 19 September 1844, in Dillsboro, Clay Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Farmers Retreat, Caesar Creek Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Abigail Tower Lemon, "Find A Grave Index"
- Harriet Lower in entry for Omer Lemon, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"
- Harriet Lower in entry for Omer Lemon, "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990"
Spouse and Children
1782–1861 Male
1787–1844 Female
Children (15)
1805–1878 Male
1807–1808 Male
1808–1895 Male
1810–1811 Male
1811–1885 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1753–1847 Male
1754–1845 Female
Siblings (12)
1776–1866 Female
1777–1868 Female
1779– Male
1781– Male
1785–1813 Male
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World Events (8)
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 1
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Age 10
1803
Age 16
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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