Brief Life History of Hannah Farnum
When Hannah Farnum Abbott was born on 17 June 1802, in Andover, Oxford, Maine, United States, her father, John Abbott, was 33 and her mother, Ruth Lovejoy, was 38. She married Benjamin Franklin Hall on 26 November 1835, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 13 February 1865, in Andover, Oxford, Maine, United States, at the age of 62.
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- Hannah A Hall in household of Benj Hall, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hannah Farnum Abbott, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Hannah F. Abbott, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1804
Historical Boundaries: 1804: York, Massachusetts, United States 1805: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English abbod, abbot(t), abbat ‘abbot’ (Old English abbod) or Old French abet ‘priest’. Both the Old English and the Old French term are derived from Late Latin abbas (genitive abbatis) ‘priest’, from Greek abbas, from Aramaic aba ‘father’. The nickname was presumably a joking reference to a person's behaviour. In the US, the English name is also sometimes a translation of a cognate or equivalent European name, e.g. Italian Abate , Spanish Abad , or German Abt .
History: George Abbot from Yorkshire, England, settled in Andover, MA, in 1640; he had numerous prominent descendants. George Abbott (probably not the same man) died in Rowley, MA, in 1647. Another early migrant was James Abbott, who came from Somerset, England, to Long Island, NY, in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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