Abigail L. Tarlton (maiden name: Brown) was born around 1797 in New Hampshire. She married Samuel Tarlton on January 26, 1819, and they had at least seven children: William, born around 1824; Charlotte, born around 1828; Amanda, born around 1830; Stephen, born on June 6, 1833; Atwell, born around 1835; Alvin, born around 1839; and Harriett, born around 1842. They lived in North Hampton, New Hampshire, and her husband worked as a carpenter. By 1850, they owned $800 of real estate. A decade later, they owned $2,500 of real estate and $400 of personal property, and by 1870, they owned $1,000 of real estate and $300 of personal property. She died on April 17, 1877.

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