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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.As a young schoolteacher, Abigail Powers fell in love with one of her students, nineteen-year-old Millard Fillmore, who was just learning how to ...
Abigail Powers Fillmore (March 13, 1798 – March 30, 1853), was the wife of Millard Fillmore, the 13th President of the United States. She acted as the First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853. She was born in Saratoga County, New York. Her father’s name was Lemuel Powers. Her father died shortly after her birth.
Abigail Fillmore had not yet come to the White House when, on 1 September 1850, the President received a response from the Librarian of Congress to his August inquiry of an estimate for a reference library ($2,500) or on 6 September 1850 when such funding was first proposed to Congress and rejected.
13 de mar. de 2024 · Abigail’s health declined towards the end of Millard Fillmore’s presidency, and she contracted pneumonia after attending the inauguration of her husband’s successor in March 1853. Her condition worsened, leading to her death on March 30, 1853, in Washington, D.C.
Abigail Fillmore (1798-1853) was the wife of Millard Fillmore (1800-74), the 13th president of the United States. She was first lady during Fillmore's one term in office, from 1850 to 1853. Born in upstate New York, she was by profession a public school teacher. She had two children. The image is from an album of mostly Civil War-era portraits by the famous American photographer Matthew Brady ...
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 White House. Even after the period of official mourning the social life of the Fillmore administration remained subdued. The First Lady presided with grace at ...
Abigail Powers Fillmore had first met husband President Millard Fillmore when he was her student, and as a teacher she had been the first First Lady to have held a job after marriage. During her time as a First Lady (1850-1853), she made certain the White House had a music room and three pianos, and she further made additions to the White House library.
