When Abraham B Tyger was born on 9 August 1825, in Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, his father, Adam David Tiger, was 22 and his mother, Mary Philhower, was 22. He married Sarah Griffith about 1848, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 30 October 1906, in Canoe Township, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Rossiter, Canoe Township, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
The Camden & Amboy railroad was completed in 1833. It made transportation between New York City and Philadelphia possible within a 7-hour time-frame. This advancement led to dozens of other companies opening railroad lines during the 1800's.
A battalion of volunteers from New Jersey assisted during the Mexican-American War. They were active from 1847 to 1848 and divided among four companies. The battalion assisted during the Battle of Contreras and the Battle of Churubusco.
Probably a variant of Dygert , a surname of German origin. Compare Tiger .
Irish and English: variant of Tiger . This form of the surname is vanishingly rare in Britain and Ireland.
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