Sherren Family Tree » Abigail Graves (1670-1753)
Personal data Abigail Graves
Sources 1, 2, 3Sources 4, 5, 6- She was born on March 6, 1670 in Guilford, New Haven Co., the British Colony of Connecticut (Colonial America).Sources 4, 6
- She died on April 13, 1753 in Guilford, New Haven Co., the British Colony of Connecticut (Colonial America), she was 83 years old.Sources 4, 5
- She is buried in the year 1753 in Guilford, New Haven Co., the British Colony of Connecticut (Colonial America).Source 4
Alderbrook Cemetery
- A child of John Craves and Elizabeth Cruttenden
Household of Abigail Graves
She is married to Ebenezer Benton.
They got married on June 14, 1694 at Guilford, New Haven Co., the British Colony of Connecticut (Colonial America), she was 24 years old.Sources 2, 3, 6
Child(ren):
- Elizabeth Benton 1697-1748
- Abigail Benton 1702-1785
- Caleb Benton 1706-1782
- Rebecca Benton 1712-1784
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Sources
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source number: 24000.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5 / Ancestry.com
- Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., Birth year: 1663; Birth city: Guilford; Birth state: CT / Ancestry.com
- U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source number: 1948.027; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday March 6, 1670
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1670: Source: Wikipedia
- January 18 » Henry Morgan captures Panama.
- May 2 » King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
- June 1 » In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force England into the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
- June 15 » The first stone of Fort Ricasoli is laid down in Malta.
- December 31 » The expedition of John Narborough leaves Corral Bay having surveyed the coast and lost four hostages to the Spanish.
Day of marriage June 14, 1694
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1694: Source: Wikipedia
- February 6 » The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
- July 27 » A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.
Day of death April 13, 1753
- The temperature on April 13, 1753 was about 7.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1753: Source: Wikipedia
- February 17 » In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
- May 1 » Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Same birth/death day
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