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Joshua Abbott 1685 – 1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 11 February 1769

Death Location: Billerica, Middlesex County, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Abbott,

Mother: Sarah Barker

Spouse(s): Rebeckah Shed, Dorcas Whiting

Children(s): David Abbott, Oliver Abbott, Rebecca Abbott, John Abbott, Sarah Abbott, Joshua Abbott, Mary Abbot, Hannah Abbott, Mary Abbott, Robert Walker, Joshua Abbott, Dorcas Abbott, Oliver Abbott, David Abbot, Lydia Abbott

In 1685, Joshua Abbott entered the world in Massachusetts, USA, born to John Abbott, and Sarah Barker. Joshua Abbott married Rebeckah Shed, Dorcas Whiting, and had children including David Abbott, Oliver Abbott, Rebecca Abbott, John C Abbott, Sarah Abbott, Joshua Abbott, Mary Abbot, Hannah Abbott, Mary Abbott, Robert Walker, Joshua Abbott, Dorcas Abbott, Oliver Abbott, David Abbot, Lydia Abbott. Joshua Abbott passed away in 1769 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1685, Joshua Abbott entered the world in Massachusetts, USA, born to John Abbott, and Sarah Barker.
  • Joshua Abbott married Rebeckah Shed, Dorcas Whiting, and had children including David Abbott, Oliver Abbott, Rebecca Abbott, John C Abbott, Sarah Abbott, Joshua Abbott, Mary Abbot, Hannah Abbott, Mary Abbott, Robert Walker, Joshua Abbott, Dorcas Abbott, Oliver Abbott, David Abbot, Lydia Abbott.
  • Joshua Abbott passed away in 1769 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Abbott,
1648 – 1721
Birth Location: Andover, Essex, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Barker
1647 – 1729
Birth Location: Andover, Essex, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebeckah Shed
1685 – 1720
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Dorcas Whiting
1692 – 1765
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

David Abbott
1710 – 1801
Birth Location: –
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Oliver Abbott
1710 – 1796
Birth Location: –
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Rebecca Abbott
1711 – 1761
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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John Abbott
1713 – 1791
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Sarah Abbott
1714 – 1810
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Joshua Abbott
1715 – 1807
Birth Location: –
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Mary Abbot
1717 – 1800
Birth Location: –
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Hannah Abbott
1717 – 1753
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Abbott
1717 – 1800
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Robert Walker
1719 – 1803
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Joshua Abbott
1722 – 1807
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
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Dorcas Abbott
1724 – 1810
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
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Oliver Abbott
1727 – 1796
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex County, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
OA
David Abbot
1730 – 1801
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex County, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Abbott
1732 – 1748
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
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Joshua Abbott's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Abbott
1685 – 1769
Birth Place: Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Abbott,
1648 – 1721
Andover, Essex, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Barker
1647 – 1729
Andover, Essex, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Albert Augustus Mawle) Barker
1618 – 1693
Nayland, Suffolk, England
Johannah ("Joanna") Ayers
1625 – 1687
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Abbott's Descendants

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Joshua Abbott (1685 – 11 February 1769) m. Rebeckah Shed (21 May 1685 – 7 Apr 1720) m. Dorcas Whiting (21 March 1692 – 23 December 1765)
  1. 1. David Abbott (1710 – 1801)
  2. 2. Oliver Abbott (1710 – 1796)
  3. 3. Rebecca Abbott (27 Mar 1711 – 9 May 1761)
  4. 4. John (C) Abbott (5 May 1713 – 22 Oct 1791)
  5. 5. Sarah Abbott (24 Feb 1714 – 1810)
  6. 6. Joshua Abbott (1715 – 1807)
  7. 7. Mary Abbot (1717 – 1800)
  8. 8. Hannah Abbott (28 Aug 1717 – 11 Jan 1753)
  9. 9. Mary Abbott (28 Aug 1717 – 1800)
  10. 10. Robert Walker (7 Dec 1719 – Abt 1803) m. Robert Walker (1713 – 26 Jan 1757)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Walker (9 Apr 1745 – 11 Nov 1809)
    2. 2. Abigail Walker (06 Oct 1745 – 07 Apr 1818)
    3. 3. Samuel Walker (12 Apr 1748 – 1802)
    4. 4. Joel Walker (17 Feb 1750 – 1749)
    5. 5. Lydia Walker (22 Mar 1752 – Sept. 27, 1776)
    6. 6. Rebecah Walker (12 Jun 1754 – 17 May 1782) m. Ebenezer Richardson (25 Dec 1754 – 26 January 1818)
      1. 1. Joel Richardson (17 Jan 1777 – 3 May 1849) m. Eleanor (Richardson) Stafford (1775 – 1850) m. Mary (J) Faulkner
        1. 1. Nancy Richardson (Abt. 1803 – )
        2. 2. Jane Richardson (Abt. 1804 – )
        3. 3. William Richardson (10 Jun 1805 – 1887)
        4. 4. Sarah Ward (10 December 1805 – 15 August 1855)
        5. 5. Andrew Richardson (abt 1809 – )
        6. 6. Joel Richardson (1810 – )
        7. 7. Joel Richardson (abt 1810 – )
        8. 8. Joseph (Clifford) Richardson (1815 – 10 Mar 1897) m. Retha Richardson (Mar 1822 – Aft 1901) m. Ruth Richardson (March 1829 – May 15 1888)
        9. 9. Margaret ("Peggy") Richardson (1815 – Abt 1880)
        10. 10. William Richardson (1815 – 1887)
        11. 11. Margaret (Peggy) Richardson (abt 1815 – )
        12. 12. John Richardson (Aug 1820 – 29 Nov 1890)
        13. 13. John Richardson (Aug 1820 – 29 Nov 1890)
        14. 14. RUTH (A.) RICHARDSON (abt 1822 – 07Jul1919)
        15. 15. Drury Richardson (1824 – 13 March 1877)
      2. 2. Rebecca Richardson (13 Sep 1778 – 6 Nov 1858) m. Edward Bennett (1782 – 11 May 1865)
        1. 1. George (Jr) Bennett (6 Jan 1815 – 6 Apr 1887)
      3. 3. Nathaniel Richardson (27 Apr 1781 – 1815)
    7. 7. Hannah Walker (06 Jun 1756 – )
    8. 8. Sarah Walker (06 Jun 1756 – 24 September 1775)
  11. 11. Joshua Abbott (28 October 1722 – 8 August 1807)
  12. 12. Dorcas Abbott (6 November 1724 – 7 January 1810)
  13. 13. Oliver Abbott (26 March 1727 – 10 April 1796)
  14. 14. David Abbot (3 May 1730 – 15 November 1801)
  15. 15. Lydia Abbott (26 June 1732 – 13 October 1748)

Joshua Abbott's Timeline

3 Records

1685
1685
Birth of Joshua Abbott in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA
1721
2 March 1721
Age 36
Joshua Abbott was married in Billerica, Middlesex, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Billerica, Middlesex, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
1769
11 February 1769
Age 84
Death of Joshua Abbott in Billerica, Middlesex County, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Billerica, Middlesex County, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 01
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 March 1721
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1769
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex County, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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