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Major Adonijah Skinner 1758–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1758

Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 22 Sep 1833

Death Location: Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York, USA

Father: Lt Skinner

Mother: Elisabeth Merrill

Spouse(s): Abigail Day

Children(s): Ann Skinner

Major Adonijah Skinner was born in 1758 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, the child of Lt John Skinner And Elisabeth Merrill. Major Adonijah Skinner married Abigail Day, and had children including Ann Eliza Skinner. Major Adonijah Skinner passed away in 1833 in Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Major Adonijah Skinner was born in 1758 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, the child of Lt John Skinner And Elisabeth Merrill.
  • Major Adonijah Skinner married Abigail Day, and had children including Ann Eliza Skinner.
  • Major Adonijah Skinner passed away in 1833 in Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt Skinner
1732–1819
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
LS
Elisabeth Merrill
1732–1831
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
EM

Spouses(s)

Abigail Day
1775–1856
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
AD

Children(s)

Ann Skinner
1803–1862
Birth Location: Cambridge, Washington, New York, USA
AS

Major Skinner's Ancestors

Self
Major Skinner
1758–1833
Birth Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Lt John Skinner
1732–1819
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Elisabeth Merrill
1732–1831
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
John Merrill
1694–1757
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth (Esther) Strickland
1705–1768
Glastonbury
Great-Grandparents
John II
1685–1711
Elizabeth Dickens
1682–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Dickens
1655–1736

Major Skinner's Descendants

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Major (Adonijah) Skinner (28 Dec 1758–22 Sep 1833) m. Abigail Day (23 Feb 1775–1856)
  1. 1. Ann (Eliza) Skinner 1803–1862 m. Charles Edwards 1798–1861
    1. 1. Charlotte (R.) Edwards 1839–1918 m. Judson (J.) Cross 1832–1918
      1. 1. Frederick (Judson) Cross 1867–1957 m. Sarah (Ann) Boyce 1875–1944
        1. 1. Gertrude Cross 1910–1993 m. Frank (V.) Siganowich 1912–2001

Major Skinner's Timeline

8 Records

1758
28 Dec 1758
Birth of Major Adonijah Skinner in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
1778
6 Oct 1778
Age 20
Major Adonijah Skinner was married in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
1789
abt 1789
Age 31
Major Adonijah Skinner was married in NY
NY
1793
6 MAY 1793
Age 35
Major Adonijah Skinner was married in Cambridge, Albany, New York
Cambridge, Albany, New York
1798
1798
Age 40
Major Adonijah Skinner was married in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States
1832
22 September 1832
Age 74
Death of Major Adonijah Skinner in Ogden, Monroe, New York, United States
Ogden, Monroe, New York, United States
1833
24 Sep 1833
Age 75
Death of Major Adonijah Skinner in Ogden, Monroe, New York, United States
Ogden, Monroe, New York, United States
1833
22 Sep 1833
Age 75
Death of Major Adonijah Skinner in Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York, USA
Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1758
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1778
    Event Place: Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1789
    Event Place: NY

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 MAY 1793
    Event Place: Cambridge, Albany, New York

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1833
    Event Place: Ogden, Monroe, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1832
    Event Place: Ogden, Monroe, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1833
    Event Place: Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York, USA
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