Brief Life History of Stephen Joseph
When Stephen Joseph Abbott was born on 16 August 1804, in Providence Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Abbott, was 51 and his mother, Pheobe Howe, was 41. He married Abigail Smith on 11 December 1825, in Hornellsville, Steuben, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Pike, Illinois, United States in 1840. He died on 19 October 1843, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.
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- Stephen Joseph Abbott, "Find A Grave Index"
- Stephen Abbott in entry for Phoebe Fife, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
- James Abbott in entry for Lydia L Squire, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
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: 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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