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Abishai "Abijah" Merchant 1650–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1650

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1 Feb 1717

Death Location: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts

Father: Lt. Iv

Mother: Sarah Price

Spouse(s): Mary Taylor

Children(s): Samuel Sr.

In 1650, Abishai "Abijah" Merchant entered the world in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Lt Frederick John Marchant Iv Iv And Sarah Matilda Price. Abishai "Abijah" Merchant married Mary Taylor, and had children including Samuel Sam Merchant Sr. Abishai "Abijah" Merchant passed away in 1717 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1650, Abishai "Abijah" Merchant entered the world in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Lt Frederick John Marchant Iv Iv And Sarah Matilda Price.
  • Abishai "Abijah" Merchant married Mary Taylor, and had children including Samuel Sam Merchant Sr.
  • Abishai "Abijah" Merchant passed away in 1717 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt. Iv
1625–1693
Birth Location: Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
LI
Sarah Price
1625–1707
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
SP

Spouses(s)

Mary Taylor
1650–1717
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
MT

Children(s)

Samuel Sr.
1683–1757
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
SS

Abishai Merchant's Ancestors

Self
Abishai Merchant
1650–1717
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Lt. Frederick\John Marchant IV Iv
1625–1693
Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah (Matilda) Price
1625–1707
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John (Marchant III) Iii
1595–1670
Yeovil Parrish,Somerset,England
Sarah (Elizabeth) Curtis
1595–1638
Wapping Hall, London, England
Matthew (John) Price
1605–1670
Warwickshire, England
Tabitha Daggett
1603–1670
Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John 1571
1571–1668
Simeon I
1575–1650
Emoline Price
1575–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain of
1540–1595
Eva Cominge
1547–1584

Abishai Merchant's Descendants

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Abishai ("Abijah") Merchant (10 Jan 1650–1 Feb 1717) m. Mary Taylor (18 Dec 1650–1 Feb 1717)
  1. 1. Samuel ("Sam" Merchant) Sr. 1683–1757 m. Joanna Gage 1688–1777
    1. 1. Joanna Marchant 1725–1772
      1. 1. Hannah (Anna (Baxter)) Baker 1752–1822 m. Abraham Baker 1748–1822
        1. 1. Jedediah (Washington) Baker 1779–1864

Abishai Merchant's Timeline

2 Records

1650
10 Jan 1650
Birth of Abishai "Abijah" Merchant in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1717
1 Feb 1717
Age 67
Death of Abishai "Abijah" Merchant in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1650
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1717
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
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