Abigail McGinnis

Brief Life History of Abigail

When Abigail McGinnis was born on 6 August 1809, in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Captain John O. McGinnis, was 44 and her mother, Sarah Mary Clark, was 37. She married Daniel Grable in 1829, in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in East Bethlehem Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Bethlehem Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 27 February 1880, in Marianna, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Ten Mile Church Of The Brethren Cemetery, Marianna, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Grable
1795–1851
Abigail McGinnis
1809–1880
Marriage: 1829
Barbara Grable
1830–1896
Joseph Grable
1831–1884
Mary Grable
1832–1897
Sarah Grable
1833–1910
Elizabeth Grable
1834–1920
Samuel Grable
1836–1907
Rebecca Grable
1840–1910
Lucinda Grable
1842–1903
Susanna Grable
1842–1921
Amanda Grable
1844–1913
Phoebe Clark Grable
1847–1923
Abigail Grable
1850–1940

Sources (12)

  • Abagail More in household of Abraham More, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Abigail G. Moore, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Unknown in entry for Abbie Grable Hedge, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

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World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Aonghuis or Mag Aonghusa ‘son of Aonghus’ (see Angus ). This is the surname of a chieftain family in western County Down. Compare the Scottish form McInnis , and the variant McNeese . Compare also McGuinness .

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

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