Abigail Powers Fillmore
(1798-1853)
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| Date of Birth | March 13, 1798 |
| Date of Death | March 30, 1853 |
| Place of Birth | Stillwater, NY |
| Place of Death | Washington, D.C. |
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| Spouses | Millard Fillmore |
| Number of Children | Two |
Abigail Fillmore was born on March 13, 1798, in Stillwater, New York. By age 16, she was teaching at a school in New York, where Millard Fillmore was one of her students. They married on February 5, 1826. By the time Millard became vice president in 1849, Abigail's health had deteriorated. After he became president, she and their children moved to Washington, where she died of pneumonia in 1853.
“I do not recollect when I had such a mental treat."[On selecting the contents of the first presidential library.]”
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