Abigail Gloyd

Brief Life History of Abigail

When Abigail Gloyd was born on 16 November 1820, in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Charles Gloyd, was 23 and her mother, Abigail Pratt, was 23. She married William Hyde on 1 January 1860, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 10 January 1899, in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Hyde Park Cemetery, Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Hyde
1818–1874
Abigail Gloyd
1820–1899
Marriage: 1 January 1860
Charles Gloyd Hyde
1861–1922
Abbie Hyde
1863–1931
Rosel Homer Hyde
1864–1921

Sources (27)

  • Abigal Hyde, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Abigail Gloyd, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Abigail Gloyd Hyde, "BillionGraves Index"

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World Events (8)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

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.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Welsh: variant of Lloyd .

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

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