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Abigail Sherwood 1723–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1723

Birth Location: Greens Farms, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 1778

Death Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Nathaniel Sherwood

Mother: Abigail Burr

Spouse(s): Samuel Bennett, Henry Elias

Children(s): Sarah Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Abigail Bennett, Ebenezer Bennett, Ellen Bennett, Samuel Bennett, John Bennett, Ezekiel Bennett, Mary Elias, Jacob Elias, Henry Elias

Abigail Sherwood was born in 1723 in Greens Farms, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Nathaniel Sherwood And Abigail Mary Burr. Abigail Sherwood married Henry Elias, Samuel Bennett, and had children including Abigail Bennett, Ebenezer Bennett, Ellen Bennett, Ezekiel Bennett, Henry Elias, Jacob Elias, John Bennett, Mary Elias, Samuel Bennett, Sarah Bennett. Abigail Sherwood passed away in 1778 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Abigail Sherwood was born in 1723 in Greens Farms, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Nathaniel Sherwood And Abigail Mary Burr.
  • Abigail Sherwood married Henry Elias, Samuel Bennett, and had children including Abigail Bennett, Ebenezer Bennett, Ellen Bennett, Ezekiel Bennett, Henry Elias, Jacob Elias, John Bennett, Mary Elias, Samuel Bennett, Sarah Bennett.
  • Abigail Sherwood passed away in 1778 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Sherwood
1672–1796
Birth Location: Rye, Westchester, New York, New England
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Abigail Burr
1671–1730
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, New England, Colonial America
AB

Spouses(s)

Samuel Bennett
1755–1776
Birth Location: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
SB
Henry Elias
1721–
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
HE

Children(s)

Sarah Bennett
1751–1817
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT, USA
SB
Sarah Bennett
1758–1831
Birth Location: Germantown, Union, New Jersey, USA
SB
Abigail Bennett
1746–1770
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
AB
Ebenezer Bennett
1743–
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
EB
Ellen Bennett
1742–
Birth Location: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
EB
Samuel Bennett
1755–1776
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
SB
John Bennett
1759–1805
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
JB
Ezekiel Bennett
1761–1846
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
EB
Mary Elias
1748–
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
ME
Jacob Elias
1751–
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
JE
Henry Elias
1753–
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
HE

Abigail Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Sherwood
1723–1778
Birth Place: Greens Farms, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Sherwood
1672–1796
Rye, Westchester, New York, New England
Abigail (Mary) Burr
1671–1730
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, New England, Colonial America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abigail Sherwood's Descendants

1.
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Abigail Sherwood (1723–24 Dec 1778) m. Samuel Bennett (23 Aug 1755–8 Dec 1776) m. Henry Elias (1721–)
  1. 1. Sarah Bennett 1751–1817 m. Ezekiel Osborn 1748–1815
    1. 1. Abigail Osborn 1775–1835 m. Timothy Haxton 1771–1846
      1. 1. Ameretta Haxton 1805–1884 m. Isaac (Casper Springsteen) Sr 1804–1903
        1. 1. Hannah (Marie) Springsteen 1833–1921 m. Lucious (Columbus) Cook 1834–1921
        2. 2. Isaac (C) Springsteen 1846–1885
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Springsteen 1824–1913
        4. 4. Timothy (H.) Springsteen 1828–1830
        5. 5. Abigail (C.) Springsteen 1829–1918
        6. 6. Catherine Springsteen 1831–1880
        7. 7. Sarah (A) Springsteen 1836–
        8. 8. Charles (Henry) Springsteen 1838–1918
        9. 9. Henrietta Springsteen 1839–1841
        10. 10. George Springsteen 1840–
        11. 11. Lawrence (V) Springsteen 1841–1914
        12. 12. Susan Springsteen 1843–1938
        13. 13. Franklin (A) Springsteen 1849–1928
        14. 14. Joseph Springsteen 1850–
      2. 2. Jeremiah Haxton 1801–1817
      3. 3. Caleb (M) Haxton 1814–
    2. 2. Ezekiel Osborn 1773–1810
    3. 3. Jonah Osborne 1789–1871
    4. 4. Jonathan Osborne 1770–
    5. 5. Jonah Osborne 1770–1871
  2. 2. Sarah Bennett 1758–1831
  3. 3. Abigail Bennett 1746–1770
  4. 4. Ebenezer Bennett 1743–
  5. 5. Ellen Bennett 1742–
  6. 6. Samuel Bennett 1755–1776
  7. 7. John Bennett 1759–1805
  8. 8. Ezekiel Bennett 1761–1846
  9. 9. Mary Elias 1748–
  10. 10. Jacob Elias 1751–
  11. 11. Henry Elias 1753–

Abigail Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1723
1723
Birth of Abigail Sherwood in Greens Farms, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Greens Farms, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1778
24 Dec 1778
Age 55
Death of Abigail Sherwood in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Greens Farms, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1778
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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