Brief Life History of Abiah
When Abiah Hough was born on 11 February 1737, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Hough Jr, was 39 and her mother, Hannah Denison, was 38. She married Capt Simeon Edgerton Sr on 23 November 1758, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 17 October 1821, in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Old Pawlet Cemetery, Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont, United States.
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- Abiah Hough, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Abiah Hough, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Abiah Hough Edgerton, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
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1781 · The First Constitution
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.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Cheshire): from Middle English hoʒ, Old English hōh ‘heel, spur of land, ridge’. The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived by such a feature, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Hough in Cheshire. This name has the same origin as Howe : Hough is from the nominative case (Old English hōh), while Howe from the dative singular. See also Howes .
Irish: variant of Haugh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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