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Willis Abell 1777–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 June 1777

Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 22 October 1865

Death Location: Orwell, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: Isaiah Abel

Mother: Rhoda Abel

Spouse(s): Mehitable Nichols

Children(s): Mason Abell, Charlotte Abell, Henry Abell

The story of Willis Abell began in 1777 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA. Willis Abell married Mehitable Nichols, and had children including Charlotte P Abell, Henry H Abell, Mason S Abell. Willis Abell passed away in 1865 in Orwell, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Abell began in 1777 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.
  • Willis Abell married Mehitable Nichols, and had children including Charlotte P Abell, Henry H Abell, Mason S Abell.
  • Willis Abell passed away in 1865 in Orwell, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaiah Abel
1738–1813
Birth Location: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
IA
Rhoda Abel
1740–1813
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
RA

Spouses(s)

Mehitable Nichols
1785–1841
Birth Location: –
MN

Children(s)

Mason Abell
1809–1865
Birth Location: Orwell, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America
MA
Charlotte Abell
1819–1846
Birth Location: –
CA
Henry Abell
1816–1833
Birth Location: –
HA

Willis Abell's Ancestors

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Willis Abell
1777–1865
Birth Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Isaiah Abel
1738–1813
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Rhoda Abel
1740–1813
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Abell
1687–1751
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Lydia Hazen
1694–1794
Boxford, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr
1650–1699
Hannah Calkins
1654–1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Abell's Descendants

1.
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Willis Abell (11 June 1777–22 October 1865) m. Mehitable Nichols (1785–10 July 1841)
  1. 1. Mason (S) Abell 1809–1865
  2. 2. Charlotte (P.) Abell 1819–1846
  3. 3. Henry (H.) Abell 1816–1833

Willis Abell's Timeline

2 Records

1777
11 June 1777
Birth of Willis Abell in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
1865
22 October 1865
Age 88
Death of Willis Abell in Orwell, Addison, Vermont, USA
Orwell, Addison, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 June 1777
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1865
    Event Place: Orwell, Addison, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orwell, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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