Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Coombs was born on 20 May 1818, in Lewiston, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joseph D. Coombs, was 28 and her mother, Jane Preble, was 24. She married Sumner Russell on 11 December 1837, in Chesterville, Franklin, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States in 1818 and Avon, Franklin, Maine, United States for about 10 years. She died on 10 November 1861, in Strong, Franklin, Maine, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Mount Blue Cemetery, Avon, Franklin, Maine, United States.
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- Abbigal Russell in household of Sumner Russell, "United States Census, 1860"
- Abigail Coombs, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Abigail Coombs, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820
Maine is the 23rd state.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English (southern): variant of Coombe , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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