Abigail Spaulding

Brief Life History of Abigail

When Abigail Spaulding was born on 6 October 1734, in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Deacon Andrew Spaulding, was 32 and her mother, Hannah Wright, was 30.

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Family Time Line

Deacon Andrew Spaulding
1701–1768
Hannah Wright
1704–1744
Andrew Spaulding
1729–
Hannah Spaulding
1731–1814
Abigail Spaulding
1734–
Mary Spaulding
1736–1813
Joanna Spaulding
1738–1820
Henry Spaulding
1740–1749
Ephraim Spalding
1742–
Benjamin Spaulding
1744–

Sources (3)

  • Abigail Spaulding, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Abigail Spaulding, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Abigail SPAULDING -

World Events (6)

1776

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

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""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."""""""

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Aberdeenshire) and English (Cambridgeshire and Norfolk): habitational name from Spalding (Lincolnshire), from Old English Spaldas, the name of an Anglian tribe who settled chiefly in the fen-lands of Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, + the groupname suffix -ingas. Compare Spafford .

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

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