Brief Life History of Emily
When Emily Abbott was born on 19 September 1827, in Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston, New York, United States, her father, Stephen Joseph Abbott, was 23 and her mother, Abigail Smith, was 21. She married Edward Bunker Sr on 9 February 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States in 1870 and Bunkerville, Clark, Nevada, United States in 1900. In 1870, at the age of 43, her occupation is listed as keeping house in Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States. She died on 7 February 1913, in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Panguitch City Cemetery, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States.
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- IMAGE 4 OF 8 TAGGED IN MEMORIES (1870 US CENSUS); Emily Bunker, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Emily Abbott - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Emily Abbott
- Emily Bunker, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1850 · Tornado Finishes off the Temple
On May 27, 1850, a tornado came through Nauvoo and took the remaining outer walls of the temple. It was the most frightful thing the city had witnessed. Not just a tornado but also lightening, thunder, wind, hail and rain assailed the spot. Over time what was not destroyed by the storm crumbled until only a small amount was left.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English abbod, abbot(t), abbat ‘abbot’ (Old English abbod) or Old French abet ‘priest’. Both the Old English and the Old French term are derived from Late Latin abbas (genitive abbatis) ‘priest’, from Greek abbas, from Aramaic aba ‘father’. The nickname was presumably a joking reference to a person's behaviour. In the US, the English name is also sometimes a translation of a cognate or equivalent European name, e.g. Italian Abate , Spanish Abad , or German Abt .
History: George Abbot from Yorkshire, England, settled in Andover, MA, in 1640; he had numerous prominent descendants. George Abbott (probably not the same man) died in Rowley, MA, in 1647. Another early migrant was James Abbott, who came from Somerset, England, to Long Island, NY, in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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