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Abigail Webster 1642 – 1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 OCT 1642

Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 12 AUG 1712

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: John Webster

Mother: Mary Shatswell

Spouse(s): Abraham Merrill

Children(s):

The story of Abigail Webster began in 1642 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Abigail Webster married Abraham Merrill. Abigail Webster passed away in 1712 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Webster began in 1642 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Abigail Webster married Abraham Merrill.
  • Abigail Webster passed away in 1712 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Abigail Webster's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Webster
1642 – 1712
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
John Webster
1605 – 1646
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Mary Shatswell
1606 – 1694
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Margaret ("Margery") Leigh
1573 – 1696
Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
John (William) Shatswell
1574 – 1642
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Judith Dillingham
1578 – 1648
Dean, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Shatswell
1556 –
Alice Johnson
1552 –
Henry Dillingham
1568 – 1625
Margaret Demming
1568 – 1609
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dillingham
1540 – 1603
Kathrina Marston
1541 –
William Demming
1540 –
Mrs. Demming
1540 –

Abigail Webster's Timeline

3 Records

1642
15 OCT 1642
Birth of Abigail Webster in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1712
12 AUG 1712
Age 70
Death of Abigail Webster in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1712
1712
Age 70
Burial of Abigail Webster in Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1642
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1712
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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