Abigail Gage
Abigail Gage (maiden name: Rockwell) was born in 1791 in New York to Nathan Rockwell. She married Martin Gage around 1812, and they had at least five children: DeWitt, born on August 28, 1820; Erasmus, born around 1823; Rockwell, born around 1825; Charles, born around 1828; and Webster, born around 1831. They lived in Yates County, and her husband worked as a farmer. Her husband died in July 1841. By 1850, she was living in Benton, New York, and she owned $1,000 of real estate. By 1870, she was living in her son DeWitt’s household in East Saginaw, Michigan. She died there of “old age” on January 1, 1875.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (2649) | Gage, Abigail ~ Rockwell, Abigail | 1791 | 1875-01-01 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (7491) [recipient] ~ Erasmus D. Gage to Abigail Gage, 21 August 1863
People - Records: 6
- (2649) Gage, Abigail is the [grandparent of] (2613) Gage, William Glover
- (2649) Gage, Abigail is the [grandparent of] (2614) Gage, Henry Tifft
- (2649) Gage, Abigail is the [parent of] (2615) Gage, DeWitt Clinton
- (2649) Gage, Abigail is the [parent-in-law of] (2618) Gage, Catharine A.
- (2649) Gage, Abigail is the [grandparent of] (2638) Gage, James D.
- (2649) Gage, Abigail is the [parent of] (2648) Gage, Erasmus Darwin
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850 and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, available from Ancestry.com; Michigan Death Records, 1867-1952, available from Ancestry.com; Port Huron (MI) Daily Times, 5 January 1875
