Brief Life History of Henry Augustus
When Henry Augustus Abbe I was born on 3 August 1822, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Henry Augustus Abbe, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Allen, was 24. He married Harriet Abbe on 30 April 1843, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 9 March 1897, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
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- Henry Abbe, "United States Census, 1870"
- Henry Abbe, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Henry, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Abbe, which is usually a pet form of the female name Aubrey but may sometimes be a pet form of a male name beginning with Ab-, namely Abel , Abraham or Absalom . This surname is rare in Britain.
English: occasionally perhaps also a variant of Abbey .
German: from a pet form of the personal name Albrecht (see Albert ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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