Abigail "Abbie" Craine

Female10 September 1866–16 November 1951

Brief Life History of Abigail "Abbie"

When Abigail "Abbie" Craine was born on 10 September 1866, in Bremer, Bremer, Iowa, United States, her father, John Mylcharane Craine, was 29 and her mother, Susannah M Jackson, was 25. She married Warren O'Day on 22 February 1900. She lived in Dresden, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Fredericksburg Township, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died on 16 November 1951, in Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Fredericksburg, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States.

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Warren O'Day
1866–1941
Abigail "Abbie" Craine
1866–1951
Marriage: 22 February 1900

Sources (7)

  • Abbie Oday in household of Warren Oday, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Abbie Craine - Published information: birth-name: Abbie Craine
  • Abby Oday in household of Warren Oday, "United States Census, 1910"

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  • Marriage
    22 February 1900

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    World Events (8)

    1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

    Age 1

    This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

    1867 · The Burtis Opera House

    Age 1

    The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 24

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    Name Meaning

    Manx: shortened form of Gaelic Mac (Giolla) Ciaráin ‘son of (the devotee of) Ciarán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of Gaelic ciar, Manx keeir ‘black’. The place Ballacraine on the Isle of Man means ‘Craine's farm’.

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

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