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Abigail Barnard 1777–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 August 1777

Birth Location: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1860

Death Location: Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Dr. Barnard

Mother: Abigail Barnard

Spouse(s): Rufus Houghton

Children(s): Amory Houghton, Abigail Holman, Susanna Danforth, Rufus Houghton, Lavina Barnard, Nancy Lawrence

The story of Abigail Barnard began in 1777 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail Barnard married Rufus Houghton, and had children including Abigail Holman, Amory Houghton, Lavina Barnard, Nancy Maria Lawrence, Rufus Houghton, Susanna Moore Danforth. Abigail Barnard passed away in 1860 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Barnard began in 1777 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Abigail Barnard married Rufus Houghton, and had children including Abigail Holman, Amory Houghton, Lavina Barnard, Nancy Maria Lawrence, Rufus Houghton, Susanna Moore Danforth.
  • Abigail Barnard passed away in 1860 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Abigail Barnard's Ancestors

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Abigail Barnard
1777–1860
Birth Place: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Dr. John Barnard
1749–1800
Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail (Boylston) Barnard
1753–1835
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin Barnard
1716–1794
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lucy Bush
1716–1777
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Francis Moore
1710–1783
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Abigail Boylston
1715–1788
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Moore
1680–1751
Martha Bowman
1685–1790
Richard Boylston
1670–1752
Mary Boylston
1677–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Bowman
1662–1744
Lydia Stone
1665–1719

Abigail Barnard's Descendants

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Abigail Barnard (26 August 1777–22 May 1860) m. Rufus Houghton (6 December 1769–26 August 1853)
  1. 1. Amory Houghton 1812–1882 m. Sophronia (Mann) Houghton 1814–1880
    1. 1. Catharine Houghton 1845–1908
    2. 2. Nellie (M.) Houghton 1855–1928
    3. 3. Anna (F.) Houghton 1855–1892
    4. 4. Alfred (Augustus) Houghton 1851–1892 m. Caroline (“Carrie”) Garlinghouse 1856–1894 m. Olive Houghton 1852–1873
      1. 1. Marion (Jeanette) Adams 1882–1968
      2. 2. Mary (Frances) Houghton 1873–1951
      3. 3. Edith Hooker 1879–1948
      4. 4. Edith Houghton 1880–1948
      5. 5. Katherine Houghton 1878–1951 m. Dr. (Thomas Norval) Hepburn 1879–1962
        1. 1. Thomas (Houghton) Hepburn 1905–1921
        2. 2. Dr (Robert Houghton Bob) Hepburn 1913–2007
        3. 3. Marion (Houghton) Hepburn 1918–1986
        4. 4. Richard (Houghton) Hepburn 1911–2000
        5. 5. Katherine (Houghton) Hepburn 1907–2003
        6. 6. Margaret (Peg Houghton) Hepburn 1920–2006
      6. 6. Mary (Frances) Houghton 1873–1951
    5. 5. Amory (Houghton) Jr. 1837–1909
    6. 6. Caroline (Sophronia) Houghton 1840–1845
  2. 2. Abigail Holman 1812–1873
  3. 3. Susanna (Moore) Danforth 1816–1892
  4. 4. Rufus Houghton 1796–1853
  5. 5. Lavina Barnard 1807–1879
  6. 6. Nancy (Maria) Lawrence 1817–1895

Abigail Barnard's Timeline

2 Records

1777
26 August 1777
Birth of Abigail Barnard in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1860
22 May 1860
Age 83
Death of Abigail Barnard in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 August 1777
    Event Place: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1860
    Event Place: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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