Brief Life History of Abigail Sizer
When Abigail Sizer Abbott was born on 13 August 1811, in Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, her father, John Abbott II, was 28 and her mother, Clarissa Sizer, was 26. She married Moses Mulnick Burgess on 26 November 1834. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Greenwich Township, Huron, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Greenwich, Huron, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died about 23 March 1920, at the age of 108.
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- Abigail Burgess in household of Moses Burgess, "United States Census, 1850"
- Abagail Abbott in entry for Abagail Watson, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
- Abigal Burgess in household of Mose M Burgess, "United States Census, 1870"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English abbod, abbot(t), abbat ‘abbot’ (Old English abbod) or Old French abet ‘priest’. Both the Old English and the Old French term are derived from Late Latin abbas (genitive abbatis) ‘priest’, from Greek abbas, from Aramaic aba ‘father’. The nickname was presumably a joking reference to a person's behaviour. In the US, the English name is also sometimes a translation of a cognate or equivalent European name, e.g. Italian Abate , Spanish Abad , or German Abt .
History: George Abbot from Yorkshire, England, settled in Andover, MA, in 1640; he had numerous prominent descendants. George Abbott (probably not the same man) died in Rowley, MA, in 1647. Another early migrant was James Abbott, who came from Somerset, England, to Long Island, NY, in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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