Lydia Lucina Abbott

Brief Life History of Lydia Lucina

When Lydia Lucina Abbott was born on 25 February 1833, in Hornellsville, Steuben, New York, United States, her father, Stephen Joseph Abbott, was 28 and her mother, Abigail Smith, was 26. She married Edwin Saxton Squire on 9 September 1861, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 18 September 1919, in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Saxton Squire
1820–1887
Lydia Lucina Abbott
1833–1919
Marriage: 9 September 1861
Lydia Loretta Squire
1863–1908
Charlotte Theresa Squire
1865–1942
Edwin Bishop Squire
1868–1872
Abigail Lucina Squire
1872–1943
Phoebe Calista Squire
1876–1877

Sources (23)

  • Lydia L Squires in household of Joseph Debelle, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Lydia L Squire, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Lydia L Squire, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"

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1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

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.

1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World

William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.

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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Lydia Lucina Abbott

Lydia Lucinda Abbott was born on February 25, 1833 at Hornellsville, Steuben, New York, the fourth of eight children. Her Parents are Stephen Joseph Abbott and Abigail Smith Abbott. Lydia was 16 when …

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