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Abel Willard 1773–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1773

Birth Location: Sterling, Massachusetts

Death Date: 26 Oct 1851

Death Location: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Ephraim Jr.

Mother: Lois Gary

Spouse(s): Susannah Knight

Children(s): Sarah Willard

Abel Willard was born in 1773 in Sterling, Massachusetts, the child of Ephraim Willard Jr And Lois Gary. Abel Willard married Susannah Sukey Knight, and had children including Sarah Sally Willard. Abel Willard passed away in 1851 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Abel Willard was born in 1773 in Sterling, Massachusetts, the child of Ephraim Willard Jr And Lois Gary.
  • Abel Willard married Susannah Sukey Knight, and had children including Sarah Sally Willard.
  • Abel Willard passed away in 1851 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ephraim Jr.
1748–1821
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
EJ
Lois Gary
1754–1834
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
LG

Spouses(s)

Susannah Knight
1779–1851
Birth Location: Atkinson, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
SK

Children(s)

Sarah Willard
1801–1869
Birth Location: Warren, New Hampshire, USA
SW

Abel Willard's Ancestors

Self
Abel Willard
1773–1851
Birth Place: Sterling, Massachusetts
Parents
Ephraim Willard Jr.
1748–1821
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Lois Gary
1754–1834
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Ephraim Willard
1726–1803
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Azubah Atherton
1730–1798
Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph Gary
1721–1779
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Ruth Goodale
1721–1769
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Captian Willard
1688–1778
Anna WILDER
1689–1746
Peter Esq.
1705–1764
Experience Wright
1711–1775
Nathaniel IV
1686–1740
Mary Allen
1698–1723
Benjamin (Goodell)
1687–1754
Hannah Gary
1689–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Willard
1655–
Mary *
1652–1688
Benjamin Allen
1673–1711
Mary Fairbanks
1675–1704

Abel Willard's Descendants

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Abel Willard (2 Apr 1773–26 Oct 1851) m. Susannah ("Sukey") Knight (25 May 1779–19 May 1851)
  1. 1. Sarah ((Sally)) Willard 1801–1869 m. David Greene 1798–1871
    1. 1. Sarah (A.) Ridenour 1833–1887 m. John (H) Redman 1835–
      1. 1. Grace Redman 1867–1927 m. John (Q) Stancil 1862–1889
        1. 1. Mamie (Nettie) Stancil 1886–1925 m. Thomas (Steven) Blasingame 1877–1946

Abel Willard's Timeline

2 Records

1773
2 Apr 1773
Birth of Abel Willard in Sterling, Massachusetts
Sterling, Massachusetts
1851
26 Oct 1851
Age 78
Death of Abel Willard in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1773
    Event Place: Sterling, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1851
    Event Place: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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