Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Cox was born on 24 November 1847, in Fairmount, Fairmount Township, Grant, Indiana, United States, her father, John William Cox, was 23 and her mother, Elizabeth Wilson, was 20. She married Jonathan Bogue on 14 December 1865. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Liberty Township, Grant, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Jackson Township, Blackford, Indiana, United States in 1910. She died on 20 January 1927, at the age of 79.
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- Abigail Winslow in household of Josiah Winslow, "United States Census, 1910"
- Abigal Cap, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Abigail Cox in entry for Farel C Bogue, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Grant, Indiana, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Cocke and Cook , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish (Ulster): mistranslation of Mac Con Coille (‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’), as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.
Dutch and Flemish: genitivized patronymic from the personal name Cock, a vernacular short form of Cornelius .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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