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Abigail Howard 1815 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 June 1815

Birth Location: Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA

Death Date: 7 Feb 1885

Death Location: Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA

Father: WILLIAM Howard

Mother: MARY Hawkins

Spouse(s): Benjamin Foster

Children(s): Addison Foster

Abigail Howard was born in 1815 in Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, the child of WILLIAM Howard and MARY Hawkins. Abigail Howard married Benjamin Tenney Foster, and had children including Addison Howard Foster. Abigail Howard passed away in 1885 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA.

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Biography

  • Abigail Howard was born in 1815 in Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA, the child of WILLIAM Howard and MARY Hawkins.
  • Abigail Howard married Benjamin Tenney Foster, and had children including Addison Howard Foster.
  • Abigail Howard passed away in 1885 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

WILLIAM Howard
1769 – 1833
Birth Location: Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
WH
MARY Hawkins
1771 – 1852
Birth Location: Northborough, Worchester Co., MA, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Foster
1813 – 1868
Birth Location: Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
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Children(s)

Addison Foster
1838 – 1906
Birth Location: Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
AF

Abigail Howard's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Howard
1815 – 1885
Birth Place: Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
Parents
WILLIAM Howard
1769 – 1833
Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
MARY Hawkins
1771 – 1852
Northborough, Worchester Co., MA, USA
Grandparents
Wm (Adrian) Hawkins
1742 – 1817
New Hampshire
Abigail Keyes
1743 – 1813
Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Keyes
1712 – 1776
Abigail Livermore
1724 – 1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John VGV
1668 – 1758
Sarah Prescott
1675 – 1764
Jonathan VGV
1700 – 1801

Abigail Howard's Descendants

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Abigail Howard (11 June 1815 – 7 Feb 1885) m. Benjamin (Tenney) Foster (8 July 1813 – 30 Oct 1868)
  1. 1. Addison (Howard) Foster (13 Nov 1838 – 3 Mar 1906) m. Susan (Morton) Houghton (29 Nov 1838 – 14 Mar 1924)
    1. 1. Winston (Howard) Foster (7 April 1872 – 1942) m. Anna (Mabel) Burr (1 July 1868 – 3 September 1943)
      1. 1. Ann Foster (abt 1900 – ) m. Partick McCarthy (abt 1893 – )
        1. 1. James McCarthy (22 Nov 1921 – Dec 1998) m. Mary Dempsey (Jan 1920 – )

Abigail Howard's Timeline

3 Records

1815
11 June 1815
Birth of Abigail Howard in Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
1838
4 Jan 1838
Age 23
Abigail Howard was married in Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
1885
7 Feb 1885
Age 70
Death of Abigail Howard in Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA
Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 June 1815
    Event Place: Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1838
    Event Place: Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA
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