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Captain Abel Platts Revolutionary War 1704–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1704

Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 23 Jul 1777

Death Location: Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Moses Plats

Mother: Hannah Platts

Spouse(s): Marath Varnum

Children(s): Abel Jr.

The story of Captain Abel Platts Revolutionary War began in 1704 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Captain Abel Platts Revolutionary War married Marath Mary Varnum, and had children including Abel Platts Jr. Captain Abel Platts Revolutionary War passed away in 1777 in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain Abel Platts Revolutionary War began in 1704 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Captain Abel Platts Revolutionary War married Marath Mary Varnum, and had children including Abel Platts Jr.
  • Captain Abel Platts Revolutionary War passed away in 1777 in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Plats
1672–1739
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Hannah Platts
1676–1755
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Marath Varnum
1707–1800
Birth Location: Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Abel Jr.
1738–1819
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Captain War's Ancestors

Self
Captain War
1704–1777
Birth Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Moses Platts * Plats
1672–1739
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Platts
1676–1755
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Abel (Platts *) Lieut
1650–1690
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Jonathan PLATTS
1635–1680
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth (Johnson) Platts
1634–1721
Horne Hill, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Platts
1617–1690
Sarah Immigrant
1618–1681
SAMUEL PLATTS
1617–1689
Lady Platts
1616–1681
John Johnson
1607–1683
Susanna Munter
1611–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Platts
1578–1628
Sir Platts
1578–1628
John Line
1564–1637

Captain War's Descendants

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Captain (Abel Platts Revolutionary) War (6 Feb 1704–23 Jul 1777) m. Marath ((Mary)) Varnum (6 Jul 1707–1800)
  1. 1. Abel (Platts) Jr. 1738–1819 m. Phebe (P) Wetherbee 1740–1841
    1. 1. Mary Platts 1759–1825 m. Moses Chaplin 1760–1840
      1. 1. Aaron Chaplin 1785–1860 m. Martha (Patty) Hale 1787–1867
        1. 1. Hosea (B.) Chaplin 1809–1885 m. Almina (Almira) Harmon 1808–1898

Captain War's Timeline

2 Records

1704
6 Feb 1704
Birth of Captain Abel Platts Revolutionary War in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1777
23 Jul 1777
Age 73
Death of Captain Abel Platts Revolutionary War in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1704
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1777
    Event Place: Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
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