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Abel Alexander DeWitt 1826–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 OCT 1826

Birth Location: Troy, Perry Co., In., USA

Death Date: 16 SEP 1913

Death Location: Woodruff, Navajo Co., Az., USA

Father: Elijah DeWitt

Mother: Lucy Barbre

Spouse(s): Margaret Watson

Children(s): Lucy DeWitt, Sarah DeWitt, Abel DeWitt, Elijah DeWitt, Elizabeth DeWitt, Margaret DeWitt, Martha DeWitt, John DeWitt, William DeWitt, Rhoda DeWitt, Jessie DeWitt, Mary DeWitt

In 1826, Abel Alexander DeWitt entered the world in Troy, Perry Co., In., USA, born to Elijah Reeves Dewitt And Lucy Barbre. Abel Alexander DeWitt married Margaret Miller Watson, and had children including Abel Alexander Dewitt, Elijah Reeves Dewitt, Elizabeth Catherine Dewitt, Jessie Dillis Dewitt, John Daniel Dewitt, Lucy Jane Dewitt, Margaret Leonora Dewitt, Martha Ann Dewitt, Mary Eliza Dewitt, Rhoda Ellen Dewitt, Sarah Huldah Dewitt, William Washington Dewitt. Abel Alexander DeWitt passed away in 1913 in Woodruff, Navajo Co., Az., USA.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Abel Alexander DeWitt entered the world in Troy, Perry Co., In., USA, born to Elijah Reeves Dewitt And Lucy Barbre.
  • Abel Alexander DeWitt married Margaret Miller Watson, and had children including Abel Alexander Dewitt, Elijah Reeves Dewitt, Elizabeth Catherine Dewitt, Jessie Dillis Dewitt, John Daniel Dewitt, Lucy Jane Dewitt, Margaret Leonora Dewitt, Martha Ann Dewitt, Mary Eliza Dewitt, Rhoda Ellen Dewitt, Sarah Huldah Dewitt, William Washington Dewitt.
  • Abel Alexander DeWitt passed away in 1913 in Woodruff, Navajo Co., Az., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah DeWitt
1796–1865
Birth Location: Nelson Co., Ky., USA
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Lucy Barbre
1806–1885
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Watson
1841–1930
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Lucy DeWitt
1861–1922
Birth Location: Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake Co., Ut., USA
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Sarah DeWitt
1863–1904
Birth Location: Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake Co., Ut., USA
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Abel DeWitt
1865–1953
Birth Location: Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake Co., Ut., USA
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Elijah DeWitt
1868–1956
Birth Location: Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake Co., Ut., USA
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Elizabeth DeWitt
1870–1904
Birth Location: Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake Co., Ut., USA
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Margaret DeWitt
1872–1873
Birth Location: Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake Co., Ut., USA
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Martha DeWitt
1874–1878
Birth Location: Kanab, Kane Co., Ut., USA
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John DeWitt
1876–1968
Birth Location: Kanab, Kane Co., Ut., USA
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William DeWitt
1879–1907
Birth Location: Kanab, Kane Co., Ut., USA
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Rhoda DeWitt
1881–1888
Birth Location: Springerville, Apache Co., Az., USA
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Jessie DeWitt
1883–1959
Birth Location: Springerville, Apache Co., Az., USA
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Mary DeWitt
1885–1885
Birth Location: Springerville, Apache Co., Az., USA
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Abel DeWitt's Ancestors

Self
Abel DeWitt
1826–1913
Birth Place: Troy, Perry Co., In., USA
Parents
Elijah Reeves DeWitt
1796–1865
Nelson Co., Ky., USA
Lucy Barbre
1806–1885
Grandparents
Elisha DeWITT
1760–1830
Hampshire Co., Va., USA
Mary (Ann) BURCHETT
1760–1830
Ky., USA
Great-Grandparents
Paulus DeWITT
1727–
Catherine DEPUY
1731–1811
Joseph BURCHETT
1725–1795
FNU FOX
1731–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Paulus DeWITT
1697–1774
Catherine JOHNSON
1706–1774
Johannas DEPUY
1705–1785
Sarah STEENBERGEN
1705–
Richard FOX
–1771

Abel DeWitt's Descendants

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Abel (Alexander) DeWitt (6 OCT 1826–16 SEP 1913) m. Margaret (Miller) Watson (10 JAN 1841–28 FEB 1930)
  1. 1. Lucy (Jane) DeWitt 1861–1922 m. Joel (Sixtus) Eager
  2. 2. Sarah (Huldah) DeWitt 1863–1904 m. Peter (Jullius) Christofferson
  3. 3. Abel (Alexander) DeWitt 1865–1953 m. Carolina Skousen
  4. 4. Elijah (Reeves) DeWitt 1868–1956 m. Sarah (Willmirth) Greer
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Catherine) DeWitt 1870–1904 m. Lewey (Rodolphus) Russell
  6. 6. Margaret (Leonora) DeWitt 1872–1873
  7. 7. Martha (Ann) DeWitt 1874–1878
  8. 8. John (Daniel) DeWitt 1876–1968 m. Caroline (Amanda) Webb 1877–1956
    1. 1. William (Lynn) DeWitt 1907–1994 m. Opal (Marie) Stevens 1911–2010
      1. 1. Sherill (Lynne) DeWitt 1936–2017 m. James (Gail) Crouch 1936–2015
    2. 2. Caroline (Lillian) DeWitt 1897–1969 m. Silas (Eugene) Flake 1900–1983
      1. 1. Imogene Flake 1925–2002 m. Amos (Theo) Peterson 1922–2004
        1. 1. Grant (Kay) Peterson 1949–2017
      2. 2. Glen (Lavar) Flake 1927–2008
      3. 3. Ila (Faun) Flake 1930–1956 m. Rondo (Harvey) Evans 1931–1991
      4. 4. Sherry (Fae) Flake 1935–2022 m. Rondo (Harvey) Evans 1931–1991
      5. 5. Sanford (Dewitt) Flake 1933–2019
    3. 3. John (Daniel) DeWitt 1898–1979
    4. 4. Margaret DeWitt 1900–1927
    5. 5. Ellen DeWitt 1903–1981
    6. 6. Frank (Merwin) DeWitt 1905–1977
    7. 7. Genevieve DeWitt 1910–1918
    8. 8. Elmo (Milo) DeWitt 1912–1912
    9. 9. Lyle (Watson) DeWitt 1913–1916
    10. 10. Quince (Reese) DeWitt 1915–1918
    11. 11. Gwenevere DeWitt 1919–2000 m. FNU Hulse
    12. 12. Melvin (Kent) DeWitt 1922–2013
  9. 9. William (Washington) DeWitt 1879–1907 m. Elsie (Vilate) Owens
  10. 10. Rhoda (Ellen) DeWitt 1881–1888
  11. 11. Jessie (Dillis) DeWitt 1883–1959 m. Maude Jarvis
  12. 12. Mary (Eliza) DeWitt 1885–1885

Abel DeWitt's Timeline

2 Records

1826
6 OCT 1826
Birth of Abel Alexander DeWitt in Troy, Perry Co., In., USA
Troy, Perry Co., In., USA
1913
16 SEP 1913
Age 87
Death of Abel Alexander DeWitt in Woodruff, Navajo Co., Az., USA
Woodruff, Navajo Co., Az., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 OCT 1826
    Event Place: Troy, Perry Co., In., USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Combined Wahlfeld.FTW
    [2] CombinedWahlfeld3.FTW
    [3] bowlby.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1913
    Event Place: Woodruff, Navajo Co., Az., USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Combined Wahlfeld.FTW
    [2] CombinedWahlfeld3.FTW
    [3] bowlby.FTW
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