Abigail Lester

Brief Life History of Abigail

When Abigail Lester was born on 4 December 1782, in Long Whatton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Lester, was 29 and her mother, Abigail Hull, was 29. She married Joseph Hayes on 5 April 1801, in Long Whatton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 3 April 1853, in Long Whatton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70, and was buried in Long Whatton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Hayes
1776–1869
Abigail Lester
1782–1853
Marriage: 5 April 1801
Ketharine Hayse
1801–1861
George Hayes
1802–1879
Joseph Hayse
1805–1869
Sarah Hayse
1807–
John Hayse
1809–
Ruth Hayse
1812–
Henry Hayse
1815–
Mary Hayse
1817–
Samuel Hayes
1820–1893
Isaac Hayse
1823–
Benjamin Hayes
1823–1902

Sources (32)

  • Abigal Hayes in household of Joseph Hayes, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Abigail Hays, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"
  • Abigal Hayes in household of Joseph Hayes, "England and Wales Census, 1841"

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World Events (5)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Leicester, which is recorded as Ligeraceastre in the 10th century. The placename derives from an Old English folk name Legore ‘the dwellers by the river Legor (a lost river name)’ + Old English ceaster ‘city, Roman fortification’.

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lestre in Normandy.

English and Scottish: variant of Lister .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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