Brief Life History of Abiah
When Abiah Hough was born on 13 April 1810, in Floyd, Floyd, Oneida, New York, United States, her father, Joel Robert Hough, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Stillson, was 29. She married Jacob Wilson about 1835, in Oswego, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Richland, Richland, Oswego, New York, United States for about 5 years and Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1860. She died on 14 July 1872, in Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Abiah Wilson in household of Jacob Wilson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Abiah Wilson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Aliah Wilson in entry for Edwin M. Wilson, "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1816
Historical Boundaries 1816: Oswego, New York, United States
1829
American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Cheshire): from Middle English hoʒ, Old English hōh ‘heel, spur of land, ridge’. The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived by such a feature, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Hough in Cheshire. This name has the same origin as Howe : Hough is from the nominative case (Old English hōh), while Howe from the dative singular. See also Howes .
Irish: variant of Haugh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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