Abigail Perry

Female17 September 1745–before 1833

Brief Life History of Abigail

Abigail Perry was born on 17 September 1745, in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. She married Joseph Brooks about 1770. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died before 1833.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Brooks
1745–1816
Abigail Perry
1745–1833
Marriage: about 1770
Jonas Brooks
1772–1842
Abigail Brooks
1775–1864
Betsey Brooks
1784–1843
Joseph Brooks
1786–
Mehitable Brooks
1777–1866
Esther Brooks
1780–1878
Rhoda Brooks
1782–1837

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Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1770

    • Children (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1776

    Age 31

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 31

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    1791

    Age 46

    Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Herry ‘son of Herry’, a variant of the personal name Harry (see Harris ).

    English: topographic name for someone who lived near a pear tree (Middle English piri(e), peri(e), puri(e), Old English pirige, pyrige), or a habitational name for someone who owned or came from a place so named. This surname and a number of variants have been established in Ireland since the 17th century.

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

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