Abigail MAY

Born

8 October 1800 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

25 November 1877 , Concord, Massachusetts, USA

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Joseph MAY Dorothy SEWALL

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Born: 8 October 1800 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joseph MAY

Mother: Dorothy SEWALL

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Abigail married Amos Bronson ALCOTT 23 May 1830 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Amos Bronson ALCOTT was born 29 November 1799 in Wolcott, Connecticut, USA (Farmingbury). Amos Bronson died 4 March 1888 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Amos Bronson was the child of Joseph Chatfield ALCOTT and Ann BRONSON.

Abigail MAY died 25 November 1877 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA.

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Abigail MAY married

Amos Bronson ALCOTT
Marriage date: 23 May 1830
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Amos Bronson ALCOTT was the child of Joseph Chatfield ALCOTT and Ann BRONSON

Children of Amos Bronson ALCOTT and Abigail MAY

Anna Bronson ALCOTT

Born: 16 March 1831, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 17 July 1893, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA

Louisa May ALCOTT

Born: 29 November 1832, Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 6 March 1888, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth Sewell ALCOTT

Born: 24 June 1835, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 March 1858, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Frederick ALCOTT

Born: 4 April 1839, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 April 1839, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Abigail May ALCOTT

Born: 26 July 1840, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 December 1879, Paris, France

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Birth — 1800
8 October 1800
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 Marriage / Partner
Abigail MAY and Amos Bronson ALCOTT 23 May 1830, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

She was 29 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1831 Birth of Child
Anna Bronson ALCOTT was born 16 March 1831, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Abigail was 30 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Louisa May ALCOTT was born 29 November 1832, Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA

Abigail was 32 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Sewell ALCOTT was born 24 June 1835, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Abigail was 34 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Frederick ALCOTT was born 4 April 1839, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Abigail was 38 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1840 Birth of Child
Abigail May ALCOTT was born 26 July 1840, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Abigail was 39 years old.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States