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Abishai Marchant 1651–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1651

Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes Co., MA

Death Date: 01 Feb 1717

Death Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Father: Lt. Marchant

Mother: Sarah Daggett

Spouse(s): Mary Taylor

Children(s): Elizabeth (Marchant), Ebenezer Merchant, Josiah Merchant, John Marchant, Hannah Marchant, Samuel Marchant

In 1651, Abishai Marchant entered the world in Edgartown, Dukes Co., MA, born to Lt John Marchant And Sarah Elizabeth Daggett. Abishai Marchant married Mary Taylor, and had children including Ebenezer Merchant, Elizabeth Merchant Marchant, Hannah Marchant, John Marchant, Josiah Bearse Merchant, Samuel Marchant. Abishai Marchant passed away in 1717 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1651, Abishai Marchant entered the world in Edgartown, Dukes Co., MA, born to Lt John Marchant And Sarah Elizabeth Daggett.
  • Abishai Marchant married Mary Taylor, and had children including Ebenezer Merchant, Elizabeth Merchant Marchant, Hannah Marchant, John Marchant, Josiah Bearse Merchant, Samuel Marchant.
  • Abishai Marchant passed away in 1717 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Children(s)

Abishai Marchant's Ancestors

Self
Abishai Marchant
1651–1717
Birth Place: Edgartown, Dukes Co., MA
Parents
Lt. John Marchant
1625–1693
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Daggett
1625–1707
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (John) Marchant
1600–1671
Yeovil Parrish,Somerset,England
Sarah (Curtis) Daggett
1607–1638
Wapping Hall, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Marchant
1571–1668
Joan Cottington
1574–1596
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abishai Marchant's Descendants

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Abishai Marchant (10 Jan 1651–01 Feb 1717) m. Mary Taylor (18 Dec 1650–01 Feb 1717)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Merchant) (Marchant) 1681–1781
  2. 2. Ebenezer Merchant 1685–1785
  3. 3. Josiah (Bearse) Merchant 1690–1753
  4. 4. John Marchant 1679–1767
  5. 5. Hannah Marchant 1677–1710
  6. 6. Samuel Marchant 1683–1757 m. Joanna Gage 1688–1777
    1. 1. John Marchant 1699–1734 m. Sarah Gilbert 1705–1788
      1. 1. Ann Marchant 1727–1737
      2. 2. Sarah Marchant 1731–1808
      3. 3. John Marchant 1729–
      4. 4. Gurdon Merchant 1725–1770 m. Eleanor Chauncey 1729–1801
      5. 5. John Marchant 1725–1803 m. Prudence Stoddard 1740–1829
        1. 1. Truman Merchant 1764–1841 m. Margaret Sackett 1775–1843

Abishai Marchant's Timeline

4 Records

1650
10 Jan 1650
Birth of Abishai Marchant in Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
1651
10 Jan 1651
Birth of Abishai Marchant in Edgartown, Dukes Co., MA
Edgartown, Dukes Co., MA
1717
01 Feb 1717
Age 66
Death of Abishai Marchant in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
1717
01 Feb 1717
Age 66
Death of Abishai Marchant in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1650
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1651
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes Co., MA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Feb 1717
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Feb 1717
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

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