Abigail Elizabeth Kellogg

Brief Life History of Abigail Elizabeth

When Abigail Elizabeth Kellogg was born on 24 March 1814, in Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States, her father, Captain Elisha Seymour Kellogg, was 30 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Polly Derrick, was 22. She married John Williams on 26 February 1829. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 19 November 1907, in Nevada City, Nevada, California, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Nevada City, Nevada, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Williams
1803–1871
Abigail Elizabeth Kellogg
1814–1907
Marriage: 26 February 1829
Julia Ann Williams
1830–1836
William Henry Williams
1831–1864
Wallace Williams
1832–
Loring Wallace Williams
1832–1874

Sources (3)

  • Abigail E. Williams in household of Caroline E. Williams, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Abigal Elizabeth Kellogg, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Abigail Elizabeth Kellogg Williams, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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. 

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (London): nickname for a pig-slaughterer, from Middle English kille + hog(ge).

History: Daniel Kellogg (1630–88), from Great Leighs, Essex, England, settled in Norwalk, CT, in 1656. His son, Edward (1790–1858), was a financial reformer and the intellectual father of Greenbackism (a movement favoring promotion of economic growth by increasing the paper money supply, regardless of the inflationary side effects).

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

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