Abigail Hemenway

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Abigail Hemenway (Whitmore)

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Birthplace: Unity, Waldo County, Maine, United States
Death: June 12, 1906 (91)
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States
Place of Burial: Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Joseph Alva Whitmore and Hannah G. Whitmore
Wife of Dr. Ansel Hemenway
Mother of Ellen Humphrey
Sister of Obediah Whitmore; Daniel Whitmore; Anna Whitmore; Joseph Whitmore; Mary Whitmore and 8 others

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About Abigail Hemenway

Abigail Hemenway is credited with naming the town of Spring Prairie, Wis. Her husband was the first doctor, post master and had the first hotel as a stage coach stop, built in 1845.


  • Residence: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA - 1850
  • Residence: Residence Post Office: Franklin, Richardson, Lane, Oregon, USA - 1860
  • Residence: Residence Post Office: Eugene, Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA - 1870
  • Residence: Marital Status: Married, Relation to Head: Wife, South Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA - 1880
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Abigail Hemenway's Timeline

1814
November 7, 1814
Unity, Waldo County, Maine, United States
1839
1839
Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States
1906
June 12, 1906
Age 91
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States
June 12, 1906
Age 91
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States