Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Fellows was born on 6 November 1721, in Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Ebenezer Fellows, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Brookes, was 26. She married Theophilus Eaton on 23 February 1743, in Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 17 October 1823, in Prospect, Hancock, Maine, United States, at the age of 101.
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- Abigel Fellows, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Abigail Fellows, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Abigail Eaton, "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1794
Historical Boundaries: 1794: Hancock, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Hancock, Maine, United States 1827: Waldo, Maine, United States
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Fellow, from Middle English felau(e) ‘partner, co-worker, companion’ (late Old English fēolaga, from Old Norse félagi, which is composed of fé ‘fee, money’ + legja ‘to lay, place, put’). In Middle English the term was used in the general sense of a companion or comrade, and the surname thus probably denoted a (fellow) member of a trade guild. Compare Fear 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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