Abigail Regester

Brief Life History of Abigail

When Abigail Regester was born in March 1848, in Pennville, Penn Township, Jay, Indiana, United States, her father, William Regester, was 34 and her mother, Eliza Foreman, was 30. She lived in Jackson Township, Jay, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died in November 1856, in Pennville, Penn Township, Jay, Indiana, United States, at the age of 8, and was buried in Balbec, Penn Township, Jay, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Regester
1813–1901
Eliza Foreman
1818–1911
Sarah Regester
1838–1899
Seth Regester
1839–1863
Susan Regester
1841–1846
David Regester
1843–1846
Thomas Regester
1844–
Robert Regester
1846–1902
Abigail Regester
1848–1856
Charles Regester
1850–1856
Mary Ann Regester
1851–1928
Isabel Regester
1854–1907
Daniel R Regester
1856–1874
James Foreman Regester
1858–1929

Sources (2)

  • Abigail Register in household of William Register, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Abigail Regester, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (2)

1851 · Constitution of 1851

Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk and Cambridgeshire): variant of Register .

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

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