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Abigail Burgess 1710–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 September 1710

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Brewster Hill, Putnam County, New York, United States of America

Father: Samuel Burgess

Mother: Elizabeth Hopkins

Spouse(s): Benjamin Sears, Stephen Sears

Children(s): Benjamin Sears, Enoch Sears, Sunderland Sears, Reuben Sears, Lydia Sears, Stephen Sears, Mercy Sears, Sarah Sears, Abigail Sears, Seth Sears

The story of Abigail Burgess began in 1710 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail Burgess married Benjamin Sears, Stephen Sears, and had children including Abigail Sears, Benjamin Sears, Enoch Sears, Lydia Sears, Mercy Sears, Reuben Sears, Samuel Sears, Sarah Sears, Seth Sears, Stephen Sears, Sunderland Sears. Abigail Burgess passed away in 1787 in Brewster Hill, Putnam County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Burgess began in 1710 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Abigail Burgess married Benjamin Sears, Stephen Sears, and had children including Abigail Sears, Benjamin Sears, Enoch Sears, Lydia Sears, Mercy Sears, Reuben Sears, Samuel Sears, Sarah Sears, Seth Sears, Stephen Sears, Sunderland Sears.
  • Abigail Burgess passed away in 1787 in Brewster Hill, Putnam County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abigail Burgess's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Burgess
1710–1787
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Nye Burgess
1661–1727
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Hopkins
1680–1727
Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Burgess
1628–1701
England, England, United Kingdom
Mary
1639–1723
Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Stephen (II) Hopkins
1642–1718
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Mary Hopkins
1650–1692
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter II
1609–1680
Mary Winslow
1610–1687
Giles Hopkins
1675–
Giles Hopkins
1607–1690
Lieut. Meyrick
1601–1689
Rebecca Tracy
1624–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter I
1568–1639
Mary Wall
1568–1612
Edward Winslow
1560–1620
Oliver
1566–1631
Stephen Hopkins
1642–1718
Bethiah Atkins
1640–1726
Stephen Hopkins
1581–1644
Mary Kent
1580–1613
John Rev.
1579–1650
Dorothy (Shortford)
1570–1650
Stephen Jr
1596–1654
Stephen Jr
1596–1673

Abigail Burgess's Descendants

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Abigail Burgess (5 September 1710–1787) m. Benjamin Sears (16 Jun 1706–19 Jan 1787) m. Stephen Sears (27 July 1710–8 August 1736)
  1. 1. Benjamin Sears 1738–1827 m. Mary Hall 1741–1814
    1. 1. Samuel Sears 1774–1830
    2. 2. Peter Sears 1763–1822
    3. 3. Heman Sears 1767–1817
    4. 4. Deliverance Sears 1769–1791
    5. 5. Isaac Sears 1772–
  2. 2. Enoch Sears 1741–1773
  3. 3. Sunderland Sears 1749–1827 m. Mary Andrews 1755–1844
    1. 1. Isaac Sears 1776–1821
    2. 2. Levi Sears 1790–1842
    3. 3. Charlotte Sears 1793–1875
    4. 4. Asenath Sears 1788–1871
    5. 5. Mary Sears 1786–1869
    6. 6. Lydia Sears 1776–1854
    7. 7. Reuben Sears 1778–1846
    8. 8. Abraham Sears 1783–1863
  4. 4. Reuben Sears 1743–
  5. 5. Lydia Sears 1740–
  6. 6. Stephen Sears 1738–1791
  7. 7. Mercy Sears 1774–
  8. 8. Sarah Sears 1734–
  9. 9. Abigail Sears 1742–
  10. 10. Seth Sears 1736–1809

Abigail Burgess's Timeline

5 Records

1710
25 September 1710
Birth of Abigail Burgess in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1710
5 September 1710
Birth of Abigail Burgess in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1737
30 June 1737
Age 27
Abigail Burgess was married in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1787
1787
Age 77
Death of Abigail Burgess in Southeast, Putnam County, New York, United States of America
Southeast, Putnam County, New York, United States of America
1787
1787
Age 77
Death of Abigail Burgess in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 September 1710
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 September 1710
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 June 1737
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Southeast, Putnam County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brewster Hill, Putnam County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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