Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Arnold was born in 1712, in Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, John Arnold, was 42 and her mother, Mary Mowry, was 38. She married Abner Bartlett on 30 April 1734, in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 9 January 1817, in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 105, and was buried in Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Abigail Arnold - Government record: birth-name: Abigail Arnold
- Abagail Arnold, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
- Abigail Arnold Bartlett, "Find A Grave Index"
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1723 · Pirates Hung in Newport
On July 17, 1723, twenty-eight pirates are hung in Newport, Rhode Island.
1763 · First Synagogue in America
The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.
1772 · The Gaspee Affair
On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, German, Dutch, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Arnwald (Middle English Arnold, Old French Arnaut), composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule, power’. This name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.
English: habitational name from either of two places called Arnold in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + halh ‘nook’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German personal name (see 1 above), at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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