Brief Life History of Jacob Farnum
When Jacob Farnum Abbott was born on 13 September 1808, in Andover, Oxford, Maine, United States, his father, Enos Abbott, was 39 and his mother, Sarah Farnum, was 37. He married Martha Jane Bickmore on 9 January 1850, in Indian Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 9 May 1872, in Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Jacob Abbot, "United States Census, 1840"
- Jacob Farnum Abbott, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Jacob F Abbott, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934" Marriage to Martha I Bickmore.
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1815
Historical Boundaries: 1815: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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Jacob Farnum Abbott 1808
LIFE OF JACOB FARNUM ABBOTT Jacob Farnum Abbott was born 13 September 1808 at Andover, Oxford, Maine to Enos Abbott and Sarah Farnum Abbott. He was the youngest of a large family and the only one …
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