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	Millard Fillmore - LoveToKnow 1911
		From 1829 to 1832 Fillmore served in the state assembly, and, in the single term of 1833-1835, in the national House of Representatives, coming in as anti-Jackson, or in opposition to the administration.
		Fillmore presided over the senate during the exciting debates on the " Compromise Measures of 1850."1850." President Taylor died on the 9th of July 1850, and on the next day Fillmore took the oath of office as his successor.
		Fillmore was twice married: in 1826 to Abigail Powers (who died in 1853, leaving him with a son and daughter), and in 1858 to Mrs.
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	Millard Fillmore - Search View - MSN Encarta
		Fillmore was born in upstate New York on January 7, 1800.
		Aided by the full power and support of Fillmore's administration, Clay's omnibus bill, known as the Compromise of 1850, was split into five separate measures, all of which were passed by Congress and signed into law by Fillmore.
		Fillmore was reluctant to serve a second term, but participated in the Whig national convention of 1852 because he wanted to ensure that the party platform supported the Compromise of 1850.
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	Abigail Fillmore Information
		Abigail Powers Fillmore (March 13, 1798 – March 30, 1853), wife of Millard Fillmore, was First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853.
		In 1849, Abigail Fillmore came to Washington, DC 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.
		Fillmore stayed near her husband through the outdoor ceremonies of President Franklin Pierce's inauguration while a raw northeast wind whipped snow over the crowd.
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	Abigail Fillmore
		Abigail Powers' father was a Baptist preacher, who died when she was an infant.
		Upon graduating from high school at 16, young Abigail was hired to replace the school's teacher, where she fell in love with one of her students, Millard Fillmore.
		Their son, Millard Powers Fillmore, was a lifelong bachelor and a good friend of Grover Cleveland, who described him as "odd in many ways...".
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	Abigail Fillmore -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Abigail Powers Fillmore (March 13, 1798 - March 30, 1853), wife of (Elected Vice President and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874)) Millard Fillmore, was (additional info and facts about First Lady of the United States) First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853.
		In 1847, Fillmore was elected state comptroller; with the children away in boarding school and college, the parents moved temporarily to (additional info and facts about Albany, New York) Albany, New York.
		Fillmore stayed near her husband through the outdoor ceremonies of President (14th President of the United States (1804-1869)) Franklin Pierce's inauguration while a raw northeast wind whipped snow over the crowd.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/A/Ab/Abigail_Fillmore.htm (559 words)

	National Obituary Archive(NOA) - Arrangeonline.com
		Abigail Powers Fillmore, wife of Millard Fillmore, 13th president of the United States, died March 30, 1853.
		Fillmore was born Abigail Powers on March 13, 1798 in Saratoga County, New York.
		Fillmore was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1833.
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	White House Studies: The Heart of the Fillmore Presidency: Abigail P... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Abigail Powers was born March 13, 1798, in Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York, the youngest child of the Reverend Lemuel Powers, a Baptist clergyman, and Abigail Newland Powers.
		Abigail's father died in 1800, leaving her mother with limited means to care for a family of five sons and two daughters.
		Abigail, as the new mistress of the Executive Mansion, oversaw the birth of the library.
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	The First Ladies of the United States - Abigail Powers Fillmore
		In 1847, Fillmore was elected state comptroller; with the children away in boarding school and college, the parents moved temporarily to Albany.
		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.
		Fillmore stayed near her husband through the outdoor ceremonies of President Pierce's inauguration while a raw northeast wind whipped snow over the crowd.
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	American President
		Indeed, when Millard Fillmore was nominated as the Whig vice-presidential candidate in 1848, Abigail spent the campaign often confined to her room, having to endure headaches and back and hip ailments.
		Fillmore made further cultural contributions to life in the White House as she invited prominent lecturers and performers to enlighten and entertain guests at the presidential mansion.
		Since Abigail Fillmore spent only two years in the White House, she, like her husband, is often relegated to the footnotes of presidential history.
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	INTRODUCTION - Millard Fillmore Biography - Abridged Presidential Biographies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Married to Abigail Powers Fillmore -- Born in the Finger Lakes country of New York in 1800, Fillmore as a youth endured the privations of frontier life.
		He worked on his father s farm, and at 15 was apprenticed to a cloth dresser.
		He attended one-room schools, and fell in love with the redheaded teacher, Abigail Powers, who later became his wife.
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	Biography of : ABIGAIL POWERS FILLMORE
		Due to an old ankle injury, Abigail Fillmore had difficulty standing for extended periods but she fulfilled her obligations as White House hostess.
		Abigail attended the inauguration of her husband's successor, Franklin Pierce, which took place during a spell of cold winter weather.
		Abigail developed pneumonia and died just several weeks after leaving the White House.
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	Elsevier.nl - Buitenland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Fillmore mag een middelmatige president zijn geweest, Dorothea Dix was zonder twijfel een uitzonderlijke vrouw.
		Een van zijn leraressen was de domineesdochter Abigail Powers, die een jaar ouder was dan Fillmore.
		Tegen de verwachting in, werd Fillmore in 1848 verkozen tot vice-president van generaal Zachary Taylor, die hij voordien niet kende en die hem, eenmaal in functie, buiten alle staatszaken hield.
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	U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Millard Fillmore, 12th Vice President (1849-1850)
		Millard Fillmore was born on January 7, 1800, into an impoverished farm family in the central New York frontier town of Locke.
		His topic: the vice president's "powers and duties to preserve order." Speaking in a solemn manner, Fillmore stated that when he had first entered the office, he had assumed he would not be called on to maintain order in a body with such a strong reputation for courtesy and deference.
		Fillmore acknowledged that senators were generally unwilling "to appear as volunteers in the discharge of such an invidious duty" as calling other senators to order.
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	Fillmore House
		She was the daughter of Baptist Minister Lemuel Powers of Moravia, and the sister of a local judge.
		Fillmore's parents, Nathaniel and Phoebe, and Uncle Calvin and Aunt Jerusha migrated to Central New York to what was known as "The Military Tract" several years before Millard's birth in 1800.
		The local Abigail Powers Chapter of the DAR is named after her and they have held ceremonies and erected markers in both the old cemetery and at the Fillmore House when the Prices owned it.
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	Millard Fillmore Biography - Abridged Presidential Biographies - Article \| CultureGarden.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Married to Abigail Powers Fillmore -- Born in the Finger Lakes country of New York in 1800, Fillmore as a youth endured the privations of frontier life.
		As an associate of the Whig politician Thurlow Weed, Fillmore held state office and for eight years was a member of the House of Representatives.
		Thus the sudden accession of Fillmore to the Presidency in July 1850 brought an abrupt political shift in the administration.
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	Abigail Fillmore, First Lady
		Abigail Powers was born on March 13, 1798 in Stillwater, New York.
		Abigail took a job as a teacher when she was sixteen.
		Fillmore was Vice President to Zachary Taylor and became President when Taylor died in office.
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	Presidential Notes: Abigail Fillmore
		Abigail Powers was born in New York State in 1798, to a notable Baptist minister.
		Abigail Fillmore remained the loving and loyal wife, who constantly stood by her husband's side.
		Abigail Fillmore reaped benefits galore when she became the wife of the Vice President of the United States of America.
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	Fillmore, Millard \| U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library
		Millard Fillmore was born in Cayuga County, New York, on January 7, 1800.
		His teacher, Abigail Powers (1798–1853), whom he later married, persuaded him to aim higher, and a friendly county judge helped supervise his study of the law.
		In 1832, Fillmore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from his home district in New York; he served for two years, decided not to run for reelection, then ran again and was elected a representative for three terms in a row.
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	Millard Fillmore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Abigail Powers lost her father as a small child, but her mother raised her well.
		Abigail became a schoolteacher, and Millard Fillmore, two years her junior, was one of her students.
		Though she was a retiring, unassuming woman, Abigail Fillmore surprised acquaintances with her knowledge of many subjects.
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	First Ladies' Biographical Information
		Abigail Fillmore was to find the social expectations more than she could fulfill, often turning to her outgoing, talented daughter to take over some of the duties.
		Fillmore also created a stir when she was given the gift of a beautiful carriage and two horses, costing nearly $3,000.
		Abigail was saddened by the death of her sister in 1851.
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	Welcome to The American Presidency
		Fillmore was born on January 7, 1800, in what was then the frontier village of Locke, New York.
		Gaining confidence in himself, Fillmore courted Abigail Powers, the dark-haired daughter of the Reverend Lemuel Powers.
		Fillmore began his career in Congress at a time when the question of slavery was being hotly debated.
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		Powers died when Abigail was still young and her mother and siblings moved to the country to stretch their limited funds.
		However, Fillmore found the judge was a hard man to work for and after two years, he was ready to move on even though he had not made enough money to marry Abigail.
		One reason Abigail found the official receptions difficult was because an 1842 ankle injury that had healed improperly and prevented her standing for long periods for receptions.
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	Abigail Powers Fillmore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Abigail Powers Fillmore (1798-1853) was the first wife of Millard Fillmore, who served as president of the United States from 1850 to 1853.
		Fillmore was born in Stillwater, New York, on March 13, 1798.
		Abigail Fillmore died on March 30, 1853, less than a month after her husband left the office of president.
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	Biography of Millard Fillmore (Text Only)
		As an associate of the Whig politician Thurlow Weed, Fillmore held state office and for eight years was a member of the House of Representatives.
		Thus the sudden accession of Fillmore to the Presidency in July 1850 brought an abrupt political shift in the administration.
		Taylor's Cabinet resigned and President Fillmore at once appointed Daniel Webster to be Secretary of State, thus proclaiming his alliance with the moderate Whigs who favored the Compromise.
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	Abigail Powers Fillmore - Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		First of First Ladies to hold a job after marriage, Abigail Fillmore was helping her husband's career.
		Courageously, her mother moved on westward, thinking her scanty funds would go further in a less settled region, and ably educated her small son and daughter beyond the usual frontier level with the help of her husband's library.
		Fillmore stayed near her husband through the outdoor ceremonies of President Pierce's inauguration while a raw northeast wind whipped snow over the crowd.
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	Reference - Abigail Fillmore
		Abigail Powers Fillmore (March 13, 1798 - March 30, 1853), wife of Millard Fillmore, was First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853.
		Shared eagerness for schooling formed a bond when Abigail Powers at 21 met Millard Fillmore at 19, both students at a recently opened academy in the village of New Hope, New York.
		Enjoying comparative luxury, Abigail learned the ways of society as the wife of a U.S. House.
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	Explore DC: Abigail Fillmore
		Abigail Powers Filmore grew up on the frontier and had little formal education but was able to educate herself well from the large library left by her father, who died when she was two.
		She met Millard Fillmore at the age of sixteen when she was teaching in New York-- he was one of her students.
		Abigail, however, had no desire to play a public role, instead seeing her duty first as a political wife.
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	Abigail Powers Fillmore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Abigail's family objected to her marriage to Millard Fillmore; after all, Abigail's father had come from a prominent old Massachusetts family and the Fillmores were beneath her socially.
		Abigail Fillmore learned that The White House had neither a dictionary nor a Bible, so she raised money to begin a library.
		Abigail was the mother of President Fillmore's two children, son, Millard Powers Fillmore (1825-1889) and daughter, Mary Abigail Fillmore (1832-1854).
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	Millard Fillmore - Encyclopedia.com
		Thurlow Weed made Fillmore a lieutenant in the Anti-Masonic party, and with Weed's support he served in the New York state assembly (1829-31) and in the U.S. House of Representatives (1833-35).
		His defeat by Silas Wright in a close contest was caused by the split between proslavery and antislavery Whigs.
		He joined the Know-Nothing movement in the vain hope that it might unite North and South, and he accepted (1856) the nomination of that group for the presidency, being endorsed also by the small remnant of the Whigs.
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	Abigail Powers Fillmore -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The first presidential spouse to work outside the home following marriage was Abigail Fillmore—wife of the 13th president of the United States, Millard Fillmore—who as a newlywed supplemented the couple's income by teaching.
		The name Abigail was also borne by David's sister (1 Chronicles 2:16), who was the mother of Amasa, commander of the army of Absalom.
		Millard Fillmore was born in a log cabin on a frontier farm in Cayuga County, N.Y., Jan. 7, 1800.
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