Abigail HOOKER

Born

14 July 1746 , West Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

6 August 1802 , West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Abigail married Henry BRACE 18 August 1763 in Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Henry BRACE was born 16 June 1744 in Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Henry died 17 February 1814 in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Henry was the child of Henry BRACE and Elizabeth CADWELL .

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Abigail HOOKER married

Henry BRACE
Marriage date: 18 August 1763
Marriage place: Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Henry BRACE was the child of Henry BRACE and Elizabeth CADWELL

Children of Henry BRACE and Abigail HOOKER

Lory BRACE

Born: abt. 1770, , Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: August 1825, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Manning BRACE

Born: 25 December 1774, Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 30 May 1828, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Oren BRACE

Born: 15 May 1785, West Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 15 July 1804, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1746
14 July 1746
West Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 Marriage / Partner
Abigail HOOKER and Henry BRACE 18 August 1763, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

She was 17 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Manning BRACE was born 25 December 1774, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Abigail was 28 years old.

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1785 Birth of Child
Oren BRACE was born 15 May 1785, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Abigail was 38 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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Death — 1802
6 August 1802
West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 56.

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Old Center Cemetery West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA PLOT row 13

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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