Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Gorham was born in 1792, in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Phineas Gorham, was 35 and her mother, Rachel Whitlock, was 41. She married Jonathan J Randall on 17 August 1813. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States in 1850. She died on 2 November 1890, in Bridgewater, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 98, and was buried in Bridgewater, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Abigail Randall in household of Johnathan Randall, "United States Census, 1870"
- Abigail Gorham Randall, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Abigail Gorham Randall, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1807
Post office est. July 1, 1807
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.
Name Meaning
English (Kent and Suffolk): habitational name from Gorham Wood in Bicknor (Kent), so named from Old English gāra ‘triangular piece of land’ + hām ‘homestead’.
English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Gorron, in Mayenne (France).
History: Born in England, John Gorham emigrated to MA and in 1643 married Desire Howland, daughter of John Howland, who came to North America on the Mayflower. His descendant Nathaniel (1738–96) was born in Charlestown, MA. He served as chairman of the Committee of the Whole House of Representatives in 1787, when it debated the American constitution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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