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Abigail Danforth 1775–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1775

Birth Location: Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Death Date: 27 May 1871

Death Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Oliver Danforth

Mother: Hannah Pratt

Spouse(s): Benjamin Horton

Children(s): Almira Horton, Benjamin Horton, Unknown Horton, Abigail Horton, Charles Horton, Elizabeth Horton, Lucinda Horton, Mary Horton, Lewis Horton, Gideon Horton, James Horton, Oliver Horton, Hannah Horton, Lucenday Horton, John Horton

The story of Abigail Danforth began in 1775 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Abigail Danforth married Benjamin Horton, and had children including Abigail Danforth Horton, Almira Bosworth Horton, Benjamin Everett Horton, Charles B Horton, Elizabeth Horton, Gideon Horton, Hannah Jane Horton, James Babbit Horton, John Bowers Horton, Lewis Brayton Horton, Lucenday Horton, Lucinda Horton, Mary Newcomb Horton, Oliver Danforth Horton, Unknown Horton. Abigail Danforth passed away in 1871 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Danforth began in 1775 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
  • Abigail Danforth married Benjamin Horton, and had children including Abigail Danforth Horton, Almira Bosworth Horton, Benjamin Everett Horton, Charles B Horton, Elizabeth Horton, Gideon Horton, Hannah Jane Horton, James Babbit Horton, John Bowers Horton, Lewis Brayton Horton, Lucenday Horton, Lucinda Horton, Mary Newcomb Horton, Oliver Danforth Horton, Unknown Horton.
  • Abigail Danforth passed away in 1871 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oliver Danforth
1743–1828
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
OD
Hannah Pratt
1747–1835
Birth Location: Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
HP

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Horton
1775–1848
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Colonial Massachusetts
BH

Children(s)

Almira Horton
1804–1876
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
AH
Benjamin Horton
1803–1847
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
BH
Unknown Horton
1817–1817
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
UH
Abigail Horton
1798–1833
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
AH
Charles Horton
1815–1885
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
CH
Elizabeth Horton
1796–1821
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
EH
Lucinda Horton
1800–1831
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
LH
Mary Horton
1801–
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
MH
Lewis Horton
1804–
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
LH
Gideon Horton
1806–1872
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
GH
James Horton
1809–1846
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
JH
Oliver Horton
1810–1833
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
OH
Hannah Horton
1813–1848
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
HH
Lucenday Horton
1797–1816
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
LH
John Horton
1821–1909
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JH

Abigail Danforth's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Danforth
1775–1871
Birth Place: Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Parents
Oliver C Danforth
1743–1828
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah (*) Pratt
1747–1835
Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Danforth
1697–1755
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusets
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abigail Danforth's Descendants

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Abigail Danforth (10 Sep 1775–27 May 1871) m. Benjamin Horton (28 March 1775–25 Mar 1848)
  1. 1. Almira (Bosworth) Horton 1804–1876 m. James (S) Horton 1806–1862
    1. 1. Susan (Maria) Horton 1832–1917
    2. 2. Almira Horton 1831–1838
  2. 2. Benjamin (Everett) Horton 1803–1847
  3. 3. Unknown Horton 1817–1817
  4. 4. Abigail (Danforth) Horton 1798–1833
  5. 5. Charles (B.) Horton 1815–1885
  6. 6. Elizabeth Horton 1796–1821
  7. 7. Lucinda Horton 1800–1831
  8. 8. Mary (Newcomb) Horton 1801–
  9. 9. Lewis (Brayton) Horton 1804–
  10. 10. Gideon Horton 1806–1872
  11. 11. James (Babbit) Horton 1809–1846
  12. 12. Oliver (Danforth) Horton 1810–1833
  13. 13. Hannah (Jane) Horton 1813–1848
  14. 14. Lucenday Horton 1797–1816
  15. 15. John (Bowers) Horton 1821–1909 m. Eliza (Jane) Grant 1814–1892
    1. 1. Esther (Peck) Horton 1849–1936 m. Asa Pickering 1841–1902
      1. 1. Eva (Bell) Pickering 1874–1946 m. Charles (Erastus) Worthington 1857–1927
        1. 1. Albert (Howard) Worthington 1910–1987
      2. 2. Mary (Eliza) Pickering 1867–1960 m. John (Soule) Sherman 1870–1925
        1. 1. Esther (Emily) Sherman 1892–1958
        2. 2. Robert (Francis) Sherman 1895–1938 m. Hazel (M) Palmeter 1897–1983
        3. 3. Amy (Louise) Sherman 1896–1980 m. Walter (Barnard Hallett) Jr 1895–1968
        4. 4. Lucy (Maxine) Sherman 1902–2000
        5. 5. John (Richard Anderson) Sherman 1909–1988
      3. 3. Jesse (E.) Pickering 1875–1913
      4. 4. Frank (Horton) Pickering 1871–1927
      5. 5. Etta (Louisa) Pickering 1879–1964
      6. 6. Walter (B.) Pickering 1872–
      7. 7. Charles (A.) Pickering 1869–1887

Abigail Danforth's Timeline

2 Records

1775
10 Sep 1775
Birth of Abigail Danforth in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1871
27 May 1871
Age 96
Death of Abigail Danforth in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1775
    Event Place: Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1871
    Event Place: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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