Brief Life History of Obadiah
When Obadiah Abbe was born on 5 April 1780, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Obadiah Abbe, was 27 and his mother, Jane McClester, was 26. He married Sarah Sally Baxter on 27 February 1808, in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died in 1822, at the age of 42.
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- Obadiah Abbe, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Obadiah Abby, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- George in entry for Lewis Boyden and Betse Jenks Thornton, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Abbe, which is usually a pet form of the female name Aubrey but may sometimes be a pet form of a male name beginning with Ab-, namely Abel , Abraham or Absalom . This surname is rare in Britain.
English: occasionally perhaps also a variant of Abbey .
German: from a pet form of the personal name Albrecht (see Albert ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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