Abigail Eno

Brief Life History of Abigail

When Abigail Eno was born on 28 February 1785, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Capt. Jonathan Eno, was 45 and her mother, Mary Goodrich Hart, was 40. She married John Viets on 2 October 1805, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 20 December 1863, in East Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in East Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Viets
1782–1857
Abigail Eno
1785–1863
Marriage: 2 October 1805
John Jay Viets
1806–1885
Imlay Bird Viets
1808–1875
Lavina Abirah Viets
1810–1884
Chauncey Eno Viets
1812–1876
Mary Adelia Viets
1819–1908
James Rollin Viets Sr.
1821–1896

Sources (9)

  • Abigail Viets dans le foyer de John Viets, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Abigail Eno, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Abigal E. Viets, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1801

Post office est. April 18, 1801

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Adrien, Camille, Pierre.

Altered form of French Canadian Hénault (see Henault 2) and, in some cases, possibly also of the same French surname (see Henault 1). Compare Ano .

Altered form of French (mainly Nord) Henno: variant of Hanno . Compare Enos .

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

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CHAUNCEY EVELYN ENO - Life story & Family History

“HON. CHAUNCEY EVELYN ENO, one of Simsbury's most respected retired agriculturists, is a native of Hartford county, born in Simsbury Dec. 27, 1815, and descends from one of the first settlers in the S …

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