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Captain Abraham Adams 1676–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1676

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 Apr 1763

Death Location: Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Sgt Adams

Mother: Mary Pettingill

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Children(s):

In 1676, Captain Abraham Adams entered the world in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Sgt Abraham Robert Adams And Mary Pettingill. Captain Abraham Adams passed away in 1763 in Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1676, Captain Abraham Adams entered the world in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Sgt Abraham Robert Adams And Mary Pettingill.
  • Captain Abraham Adams passed away in 1763 in Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Captain Adams's Ancestors

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Captain Adams
1676–1763
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Sgt Abraham Robert Adams
1639–1714
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial Era
Mary Pettingill
1602–1705
Grandparents
Robert Adams
1602–1682
Lymington, South Hampton, England
Eleanor Wilmot
1610–1677
Hunting Field, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Adams
1582–1676
Elizabeth Sharlon
1577–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
RICHARD ADAMS
1555–1604
MARGARET ARMAGER
1558–1604

Captain Adams's Timeline

3 Records

1676
2 May 1676
Birth of Captain Abraham Adams in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1703
13 Nov 1703
Age 27
Captain Abraham Adams was married in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
1763
8 Apr 1763
Age 87
Death of Captain Abraham Adams in Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1676
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1676; Birth city: Newbury; Birth state: MA.
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1703
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MA, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1763
    Event Place: Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1676; Birth city: Newbury; Birth state: MA.
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

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