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Abel Horton 1756–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1756

Birth Location: Scituate, Rhode Island

Death Date: 24 Aug 1842

Death Location: Danby, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Father: Nathaniel Horton

Mother: Sarah Pray

Spouse(s): Zerviah Hopkins

Children(s): Sarah Bates, Hopkins Horton, Harriet Colvin, Dennis Horton, Abel Jr, Nathaniel Horton, John Horton, Mary Bailey, Zerviah Horton

Abel Horton was born in 1756 in Scituate, Rhode Island, the child of Nathaniel Horton And Sarah Pray. Abel Horton married Zerviah Hopkins, and had children including Abel Horton Jr, Dennis Horton, Harriet Hannah Horton Colvin, Hopkins Horton, John Horton, Mary Polly Horton Bailey, Nathaniel Horton, Sarah Horton Bates, Zerviah Horton. Abel Horton passed away in 1842 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • Abel Horton was born in 1756 in Scituate, Rhode Island, the child of Nathaniel Horton And Sarah Pray.
  • Abel Horton married Zerviah Hopkins, and had children including Abel Horton Jr, Dennis Horton, Harriet Hannah Horton Colvin, Hopkins Horton, John Horton, Mary Polly Horton Bailey, Nathaniel Horton, Sarah Horton Bates, Zerviah Horton.
  • Abel Horton passed away in 1842 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

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Abel Horton's Ancestors

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Abel Horton
1756–1842
Birth Place: Scituate, Rhode Island
Parents
Nathaniel Horton
1730–1819
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Pray
1734–1820
Providence, Rhode Island
Grandparents
John (Jotham) Horton
1696–1796
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Mary (Chase) Horton
1694–1731
Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Horton
1672–1742
Mehitabel Garnsey
1673–1742
Thomas I
1654–1733
Rebecca Chase
1660–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Horton
1640–1716
Sarah Harmon
1652–1693
John Garnsey
1648–1722
Elizabeth Titus
1651–1714
Captain Chase
1618–1670
Ann Wheeler
1621–1687
Thomas Follansbee
1637–1693
Sarah Follansbee
1637–1683

Abel Horton's Descendants

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Abel Horton (14 Jul 1756–24 Aug 1842) m. Zerviah Hopkins (1758–14 Feb 1843)
  1. 1. Sarah (Horton) Bates 1781–1844 m. William Bates 1777–1839
  2. 2. Hopkins Horton 1793–1890
  3. 3. Harriet (Hannah Horton) Colvin 1783–1852 m. Luther Colvin 1783–1843
  4. 4. Dennis Horton 1803–1893
  5. 5. Abel (Horton) Jr 1785–1857
  6. 6. Nathaniel Horton 1798–1869
  7. 7. John Horton 1795–1829
  8. 8. Mary ("Polly" Horton) Bailey 1790–1872 m. John Bailey 1798–1868
  9. 9. Zerviah Horton 1788–1837

Abel Horton's Timeline

2 Records

1756
14 Jul 1756
Birth of Abel Horton in Scituate, Rhode Island
Scituate, Rhode Island
1842
24 Aug 1842
Age 86
Death of Abel Horton in Danby, Rutland, Vermont, USA
Danby, Rutland, Vermont, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1756
    Event Place: Scituate, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1842
    Event Place: Danby, Rutland, Vermont, USA

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