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Abel Horton 1756–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 July 1756

Birth Location: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Death Date: 24 August 1842

Death Location: Danby, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Esq

Mother: Sarah Pray

Spouse(s): Seviah Hopkins

Children(s): Hannah Colvin, Dennis Horton, Sarah Bates, Hopkins Horton, Nathaniel Horton, Seviah Round

Abel Horton was born in 1756 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Horton Esq And Sarah Pray. Abel Horton married Seviah Hopkins, and had children including Dennis Horton, Hannah Harriet Colvin, Hopkins Horton, Nathaniel Horton, Sarah Bates, Seviah Round. Abel Horton passed away in 1842 in Danby, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Abel Horton was born in 1756 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Horton Esq And Sarah Pray.
  • Abel Horton married Seviah Hopkins, and had children including Dennis Horton, Hannah Harriet Colvin, Hopkins Horton, Nathaniel Horton, Sarah Bates, Seviah Round.
  • Abel Horton passed away in 1842 in Danby, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Abel Horton's Ancestors

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Abel Horton
1756–1842
Birth Place: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Parents
Nathaniel Horton Esq
1730–1819
Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Sarah Pray
1734–1819
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
John (Horton II) (7GGF)
1696–1796
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Chase
1694–1731
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Rachel Pray
1685–1755
Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Horton
1672–1742
Mehitable Garnsey
1672–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rehoboth
1640–1716
Sarah Harmon
1652–1693

Abel Horton's Descendants

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Abel Horton (14 July 1756–24 August 1842) m. Seviah Hopkins (1758–14 February 1843)
  1. 1. Hannah (Harriet) Colvin 1782–1852
  2. 2. Dennis Horton 1803–1893
  3. 3. Sarah Bates 1781–1844
  4. 4. Hopkins Horton 1793–1890
  5. 5. Nathaniel Horton 1798–1869
  6. 6. Seviah Round 1789–1837

Abel Horton's Timeline

2 Records

1756
14 July 1756
Birth of Abel Horton in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1842
24 August 1842
Age 86
Death of Abel Horton in Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 July 1756
    Event Place: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 August 1842
    Event Place: Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Danby, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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