Abigail Sullivan Emery

Female8 October 1820–14 April 1883

Brief Life History of Abigail Sullivan

When Abigail Sullivan Emery was born on 8 October 1820, in Sullivan, Hancock, Maine, United States, her father, Hiram Emery, was 34 and her mother, Rachel Sullivan Simpson, was 27. She died on 14 April 1883, in Sullivan, Hancock, Maine, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Sullivan, Hancock, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hiram Emery
1786–1863
Rachel Sullivan Simpson
1793–1844
John Simpson Emery
1816–1895
Philomelia Webber Emery
1818–1866
Abigail Sullivan Emery
1820–1883
Cyrus Emery
1822–1894
William Darius Emery
1824–1896
Rachael Prudence Simpson Emery
1830–1859
Ann Simpson Emery
1833–1920
Daniel Sullivan Emery
1833–1908
Erastus O. Emery
1837–1882

Sources (4)

  • Abigail S Emery, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Abigail Sullivan Emery, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Abigail S Emery, "Find A Grave Index"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (9)

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World Events (8)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

Age 1

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

1832 · Calais Branch is Chartered

Age 12

The State of Maine chartered the Calais Railway in 1832, one of the first railway charters to be granted by the state. Construction was very long, as the project was reorganized, abandoned, transferred to other companies, and extended several times. It was finally completed in 1898.

1838 · The Aroostook War

Age 18

"An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or ""Pork and Beans War"". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears."

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): from the ancient Germanic personal name Amalric, composed of the elements Amal (a dynastic name among the Goths) + rīk ‘realm, power’. The name was introduced into England from France by the Normans, developing into the Middle English personal name Amery, Emery (from Old French Amauri, Emaurri). Compare Amery , Amory , and 2 below.

French: from the Old French personal name Aimery, ancient Germanic Haimeric, from haim ‘home’+ rīc ‘power(ful)’. This may occasionally also be a derivation of the English surname (see 1 above). Compare Lemery .

Americanized form of German Hemmerich .

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

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