Brief Life History of Abraham
When Abraham Wilcox Jr. was born in 1745, in Exeter, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, Abraham Wilcox, was 46 and his mother, Lydia Harrington, was 26. He married Mary Card on 14 July 1770, in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He died on 31 January 1814, in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 69.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Abraham Wilcox Jr. - Individual or family possessions: Death record or certificate: birth: 13 July 1835; Busti, Chautauqua, New York, United States
- Abraham Wilcox, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916"
- Abraham Wilcox in entry for Abraham Wilcox, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1932"
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1763 · First Synagogue in America
The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.
1772 · The Gaspee Affair
On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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