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Abigail Fillmore (née Powers; March 13, 1798 – March 30, 1853), wife of President Millard Fillmore, was the first lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853. She began work as a schoolteacher at the age of 16, where she took on Millard Fillmore, who was two years her junior, as a student.
Abigail Fillmore (born March 13, 1798, Stillwater, New York, U.S.—died March 30, 1853, Washington, D.C.) was the American first lady (1850–53), the wife of Millard Fillmore, 13th president of the United States. Powers was the last of the first ladies born in the 1700s.
In 1849, Abigail Fillmore came to Washington as wife of the Vice President; 16 months later, after Zachary Taylor’s death at a height of sectional crisis, the Fillmores moved into the...
Nov 9, 2009 · Abigail Fillmore (1798-1853) was an American first lady (1850-1853) and the wife of Millard Fillmore, the 13th president of the United States. The first first lady to work outside...
Veteran of the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, he was the first cousin of patriot Nathan Hale. He moved to Athens, Greene County, New York in 1782, and ran a ferry company between Athens and Hudson. Following the 1818 death of his wife Jane Cochrane, he moved westward, briefly settling at Great Bend, Ithaca County.
Abigail Fillmore (1798–1853) Born Stillwater, New York. Abigail Powers Fillmore came from hardscrabble beginnings. Her minister father died when she was a small child and left behind a singular possession: his library. Mr. Powers gifted his daughter his books, and she went on to devote her life to learning.
Abigail Powers Fillmore. First of First Ladies to hold a job after marriage, Abigail Fillmore was helping her husband's career. She was also revealing her most striking personal characteristic: eagerness to learn and pleasure in teaching others. She was born in Saratoga County, New York, in 1798, while it was still on the fringe of civilization.
When Zachary Taylor died suddenly in July 1850, Millard Fillmore became President, and Abigail Fillmore prepared to assume the responsibilities of the President's wife. Of major concern to Abigail were her social duties.
Abigail Powers Fillmore. Years of service: 1850-1853. Born: 1798. Unlike most wealthy, privileged first ladies who preceded her, Abigail Powers grew up in poverty after her father’s death. Abigail was teaching school in Sempronius, New York, when Millard Fillmore became one of her students.
Abigail Powers Fillmore. Abigail Powers was born in Saratoga County, New York, on March 13, 1798, while it was still a frontier out-post. Her father, a locally prominent Baptist preacher named Lemuel Powers, died shortly thereafter.
