Abigail Libby

Femaleabout 1793–

Brief Life History of Abigail

When Abigail Libby was born about 1793, in Machias, Washington, Maine, United States, her father, Josiah Libby, was 36 and her mother, Sarah Holmes, was 33.

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Family Time Line

Josiah Libby
1758–1828
Sarah Holmes
1761–1840
Lydia Libby
1780–1841
Josiah Libby
1788–
Abigail Libby
1793–
Elijah Libby
1782–1807
Thomas Libby
1782–
Susan Libby
1784–1874
Hannah Knight Libby
1784–1861
William Libby
1786–1786
Luther C Libby
1796–1878

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    World Events (3)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    Age 1

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 7

    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.

    1804 · Whitehead Light

    Age 11

    In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.

    Name Meaning

    English (mainly Devon): from the Middle English female personal names Libbe, Libby, or Lebby, probably pet forms of Elizabeth and perhaps also of its cognate Isabel .

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

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