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Abel Colburn 1790–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1790

Birth Location: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 21 Oct 1851

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

Father: Paul Colburn

Mother: Mehetibel Ball

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Abel Colburn was born in 1790 in Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Paul Colburn And Mehetibel Ball. Abel Colburn passed away in 1851 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Abel Colburn was born in 1790 in Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Paul Colburn And Mehetibel Ball.
  • Abel Colburn passed away in 1851 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.

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Abel Colburn's Ancestors

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Abel Colburn
1790–1851
Birth Place: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Paul Colburn
1761–1825
Hillsboro, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Mehetibel Ball
1757–1820
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Grandparents
William (Colburn) Jr.
1726–1776
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Wheeler
1727–1833
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Ebenezer Ball
1721–1790
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sarah Gookin
1725–1780
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1689–1769
Margaret French
1687–1774
Peter Wheeler
1704–1772
Hannah Colburn
1710–1764
Edmund Gookin
1688–1740
Sarah Tucker
1696–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph French
1649–1732
Elizabeth Knight
1655–1742
Daniel III
1650–1717
Elizabeth
1656–1691
Benjamin Tucker
1645–1713
Ann Payson
1651–1707

Abel Colburn's Timeline

2 Records

1790
20 Sep 1790
Birth of Abel Colburn in Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1851
21 Oct 1851
Age 61
Death of Abel Colburn in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1790
    Event Place: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1851
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

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