William Howe Cuyler Abbey

Male7 March 1813–28 February 1836

Brief Life History of William Howe Cuyler

When William Howe Cuyler Abbey was born on 7 March 1813, in New Albany Township, Floyd, Indiana, United States, his father, Ansel Abbey, was 26 and his mother, Bathsheba Morgan, was 25. He married Mary Eliza Tucker on 20 January 1835, in Floyd, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 28 February 1836, in his hometown, at the age of 22, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Howe Cuyler Abbey
1813–1836
Mary Eliza Tucker
1815–1892
Marriage: 20 January 1835
Harriett Maria Abbey
1835–1920

Sources (4)

  • William H C Abby, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • William Howe Cutler Abbey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • William H C Abbey, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 January 1835Floyd, Indiana, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 6

    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. 

    1819

    Age 6

    Historical Information 1819; Floyd, Indiana, United States

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 7

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    Name Meaning

    English:

    from Anglo-Norman and Middle English abbeye, abbaye ‘abbey’, i.e. a community of monks under an abbot or of nuns under an abbess (Old French abeie, Late Latin abbatia ‘priest's house’), applied as a topographic name for someone living in or near an abbey, or an occupational name for someone working in one.

    (of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French abé, abbé ‘priest’. See also French Labbe .

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

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