Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Glidden was born on 27 February 1793, in Raymond, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, her father, David Glidden, was 33 and her mother, Sarah True, was 31. She married Reuben Daniels on 1 September 1847, in Morgan, Illinois, United States. She died on 24 August 1865, in Morgan, Illinois, United States, at the age of 72.
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Sources (11)
- Abigail Gliden, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Abigail Foster, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Abigail Glidden Foster, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1799
Historical Boundaries: 1799: Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Kennebec, Maine, United States
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English (Devon and Cornwall): apparently from a lost or as yet unidentified place, probably in Cornwall. There is a Gliddon in Hambledon (Hampshire), named from Old English gleoda ‘kite’ + dūn ‘hill’, but this does not appear to be the source of the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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