Abigail Whaley

Brief Life History of Abigail

When Abigail Whaley was born about 1780, in Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States, her father, James Whaley, was 60 and her mother, Ruth Wilson, was 49. She married Jacobus Golder from 1795 to 1824, in Long Island, New York, United States. She died on 3 January 1868, at the age of 89, and was buried in Old Town Burying Ground, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacobus Golder
1775–1848
Abigail Whaley
1780–1868
Marriage: about 1812
Phebe Golder
1798–1882
Elshe Golder
1809–
Ruthe Golder
1802–
Sarah Golder
1805–
Joseph Golder
1806–

Sources (3)

  • Unknown, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
  • Abigal Whaly in entry for Phebe Golden, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
  • Whaley family genealogy - Jacobus and Abigail and children

World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

English (northern): habitational name from Whalley (Lancashire) or Whaley in Bolsover (Derbyshire). The Lancashire placename may derive from Old English hwæl ‘hill’ + lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’. The Derbyshire placename may derive from Old English wall ‘wall’, walh ‘Welshman, foreigner’ (genitive plural wala), or wælla ‘well, spring, stream’ + lēah.

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

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