Abel Prescott Wilkins

23 November 1776–17 September 1850 (Age 73)
Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

The Life Summary of Abel Prescott

When Abel Prescott Wilkins was born on 23 November 1776, in Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Andrew Wilkins Sr., was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Prescott, was 29. He married Lucy Tenney on 11 May 1809, in Weston, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Newbury Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States in 1840 and Chardon Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States in 1840. He died on 17 September 1850, in Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Chardon Municipal Cemetery, Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abel Prescott Wilkins
1776–1850
Lucy Tenney
1786–1831
Marriage: 11 May 1809
Lucy Wilkins
1810–
Horace Wilkins
1822–1900
Abel Prescott Wilkins Jr
1811–1885
Nancy Wilkens
1813–1874
Alden Wilkins
1815–1865
Daniel Tenney Wilkins
1817–1892
Susanna Wilkins
1820–
Maria Wilkins
1827–1923

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 May 1809Weston, Windsor, Vermont, United States
    • Children

    (8)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1781 · The First Constitution
    Age 5
    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 12
    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
    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 24
    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    Name Meaning

    English (West Midlands and southern England): variant of Wilkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.North German and Dutch: variant of Wilkens .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Wilkin

    Sources (25)

    • Abel Prescott Wilkins, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
    • Abel P Wilkins, "United States Census, 1840"
    • Able Wilkins in entry for Horace Wilkins, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

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