Priscilla Hodgkins

Brief Life History of Priscilla

When Priscilla Hodgkins was born on 2 December 1793, in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Amos Hodgkins, was 27 and her mother, Priscilla Smith, was 27. She married Abel Brown on 3 March 1814, in Chester, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States in 1850 and Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States in 1860. She died on 29 February 1880, in Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Summer Hill Cemetery, Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abel Brown
1792–1845
Priscilla Hodgkins
1793–1880
Marriage: 3 March 1814
Elisha Brown
1815–1894
Lucia H. Brown
1818–1906
Jane Howard Brown
1820–1879
Ira Brown
1820–1830
Amos Hodgkins Brown
1822–1906
Nancy Elizabeth Brown
1828–1886
Harriet Brown
1831–
Marcia P. Browne
1835–1923

Sources (21)

  • Priscilla Brown in household of Leonard Parker, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Prissilla Hodgkins, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Priscilla Hodgkins Brown, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital

In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English (West Midlands): variant of Hotchkiss .

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

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