Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Parsons was born on 13 July 1793, in Cushing, Knox, Maine, United States, her father, William Parsons, was 31 and her mother, Sarah Sally Pearson, was 26. She married Capt John Robinson Sr on 9 July 1814, in Cushing, Lincoln, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 1 November 1857, in Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Abigal Robinson in household of John Robinson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Abigail Parsons Robinson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Abigail Parsons Robinson, "Utah, Cemetery Abstracts"
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1804 · Whitehead Light
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for the servant of a parish priest or parson, from the possessive case of Middle English persone, parsoun (see Parson ).
English: many early examples are found with the prepositions (e.g. Ralph del Persones 1323); these are habitational names, with the omission of house, hence in effect occupational names for servants employed at the parson's house.
English: post-medieval variant of Parson , with excrescent -s. Alternatively, Parson may be a shortened form of Parsons.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Capt. John Robinson "Over Jordan" & Neighbors & the 1851 Utah Territory Census
CAPTAIN JOHN ROBINSON and ABIGAIL PARSONS “OVER JORDAN” 1848 - 1854 and Their Neighbors in the 1850 (1851) Utah Census Wilford W. Whitaker Editor and Compiler 6094 Glenoaks Murray, Utah 84107 801-26 …
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