Abigail Hanson

8 September 1791–26 August 1872 (Age 80)
Berwick, York, Maine, United States

The Life Summary of Abigail

When Abigail Hanson was born on 8 September 1791, in Berwick, York, Maine, United States, her father, Caleb Hanson, was 46 and her mother, Judith Jepson, was 34. She married Josiah Braley on 26 February 1812, in China, Kennebec, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Madrid, Oxford, Maine, United States in 1860 and Madrid Township, East Central Franklin Territory, Franklin, Maine, United States in 1870. She died on 26 August 1872, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Josiah Braley
1788–1861
Abigail Hanson
1791–1872
Marriage: 26 February 1812
Lydia Braley
1813–1813
Mary Braley
1815–
Annie Braley
1818–1820
Hiram Braley
1820–1822
Judith H Braley
1823–
Andrew H Braley
1827–1850
Alice H Braley
1827–
Eunice Frye Braley
1829–1918

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 February 1812China, Kennebec, Maine, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
    Age 3
    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
    1807
    Age 16
    Historical Boundaries: 1807: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States 1838: Franklin, Maine, United States
    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 28
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    Name Meaning

    English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Hann or Hand + son; see Hand 5.Irish: variant of Hampson .Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Hansson .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Anson
    Hann

    Sources (3)

    • Abigail Brailey in household of Helden Brimigion, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Abigail Braley in household of Josiah Braley, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Abigal Hanson in entry for Eunice F Brimigion, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

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