Brief Life History of Priscilla
When Priscilla Abbott was born on 16 November 1785, in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Abbott, was 30 and her mother, Margaret Elizabeth Williams, was 30. She married John Lemmon on 3 September 1804, in Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Otoe, Nebraska, United States in 1860 and Rockville Election Precinct, Kane, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 10 July 1877, in Northrop, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Hilltop Cemetery, Springdale, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Priscilla Lemon in household of Alumbia Lemon, "United States Census, 1860"
- Priscilla Abbitt, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Priscilla Abbott Lemmon, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1789 · Becomes 12th State
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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Priscilla Abbott Stories & Family History Info
History of Priscilla Abbott and John Lemmon Sr.compiled by Lin Floyd in 1997 taken from notes by Vera Farnes and a story of Lemmon family by Martha Jane Lemmon Doxford Priscilla Abbott was born in Ro …
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