Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Fosdick was born on 10 September 1745, in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Ezekiel Fosdick Sr., was 25 and her mother, Abigail Wright, was 22. She married Seth Boardman on 6 February 1772, in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 29 January 1815, in Pittsford, Pittsford, Monroe, New York, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Pioneer Burying Ground, Pittsford, Monroe, New York, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Abigail in entry for Betsy Boardman, "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905"
- Abigail Fosdick, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Abigail in entry for Abigail Boardman, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1742–1831 Male
1745–1815 Female
Children (9)
1776–1777 Female
1778– Male
1778– Male
1779– Female
1781– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1720–1786 Male
1723–1755 Female
Siblings (4)
1745–1815 Female
1748–1823 Female
1750–1831 Male
1751–1837 Female
World Events (6)
1776
Age 31
1776
Age 31
1783 · A Free America
Age 38
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Fosdyke, Lincolnshire, so called from the genitive case of the Old English byname Fōt, meaning ‘foot’ (or the Old Norse cognate Fótr), + Old English dīc ‘ditch, dike’ (see Ditch ). This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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