Brief Life History of Abby Kate
When Abby Kate Rockwell was born on 31 July 1845, in Oneida, New York, United States, her father, Stephen Hubbard Rockwell, was 41 and her mother, Abigail Wells, was 39. She lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Trenton, Oneida, New York, United States in 1880. She died on 1 November 1890, in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Holland Patent, Trenton, Oneida, New York, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Abbee C Rockwell in household of Steph Rockwell, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Abby Kate Rockwell - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Abby Kate Rockwell
- Abbey K Rockwell, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
English (Buckinghamshire): habitational name either from Rockwell End in Hambleden (Buckinghamshire), derived from Old English hrōc ‘rook’ + holt ‘wood, thicket’, or from one or more unidentified places in southwestern England apparently named Rockwell. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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