Rachel Hogg (1780–1872) • FamilySearch

Rachel Hogg

28 August 1780–23 April 1872 (Age 91)
Dublin, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

The Life of Rachel

When Rachel Hogg was born on 28 August 1780, in Dublin, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Samuel Hogg or Shepherd, was 28 and her mother, Mary Taggart, was 28. She married Abijah Twitchell about 1800, in Jackson, Waldo, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 23 April 1872, in Dixmont, Penobscot, Maine, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Dixmont, Penobscot, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Abijah Twitchell

1778–

Rachel Hogg

1780–1872

Marriage: about 1800

Louisa Twitchell

1801–

Nancy Twitchell

1802–

Rachel Twitchell

1804–1871

Abijah Twitchell

1806–1887

Sarah Twitchell

1808–

Perses M. Twitchell

1810–

Mary Twitchell

1811–1876

Samuel D. Twitchell

1814–

Joseph Twitchell

1816–

Milton Twitchell

1819–1903

Spouse and Children

Abijah Twitchell

Male1778–Male

Rachel Hogg

Female1780–1872Female

MARRIAGE
about 1800
Jackson, Waldo, Maine, United States

children

(10)

Louisa Twitchell

Female1801–Female

Nancy Twitchell

Female1802–Female

Rachel Twitchell

Female1804–1871Female

Abijah Twitchell

Male1806–1887Male

Sarah Twitchell

Female1808–Female

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Parents and Siblings

Samuel Hogg or Shepherd

Male1752–Male

Mary Taggart

Female1752–1812Female

siblings

(7)

Female1774–Female

Male1776–Male

Female1778–Female

Female1780–1872Female

Mary Hog

Female1782–Female

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World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Age 1

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution

Age 8

On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land

1804

Age 24

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

Name Meaning

Hogg

Rachel

1 Scottish and English: metonymic occupational name for a swineherd, from Middle English hog(ge) ‘swine’.2 Scottish and English: metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle English hogg ‘yearling sheep’.3 German (Högg): topographic name, a variant of Heck 2, found chiefly in Bavaria.

Possible Related Names

Heck

Hoag

Hogge

Sources (3)

Rachael Dodge in household of Milton Twitchell, "United States Census, 1860"
Rachel Twitchell, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980"
Rachel Hogg in entry for Milton Twitchell, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

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