Abner Lillie (1759 - 1782)

Born 3 Jun 1759 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Sibel (Hale) Lilley — married 8 Mar 1777 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1782 at age 22 in Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Private Abner Lillie served with 4th Connecticut Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

When Abner Lilley was born on 3 June 1759, his father, George Lillie , was 35 and his mother, Mary Burgess, was 28. ^[1] Abner was Baptized on 10 Jun 1759 at Scotland, Connecticut.^[2]

He married Sibel Hale on March 8, 1777, in Windham, Connecticut.

They had three children during their marriage.

1. Olive Lilley, born 1778
2. Phineas Lilley, born 1779
3. Abner Lilley, born 1782

American Revolution

On 15 Dec 1780, Abner, age 21, was serving with the 4th Connecticut Provincial Regiment, in the Continental Army.^[3]In 1781, Abner was serving under Col Butler in the Fourth Connecticut Regiment. ^[4]Private Abner Lilly died on 16 Jan 1782.^[5]

He died as a young father on 16 Jan 1782, in Connecticut at the age of 22. http://bit.ly/2lPlswo ^[6]

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Sources

1. ↑ National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007), Ancestry.com, Name: Abner Lillie [Abner Lylie, Lilly, Lilley] Gender: Male Birth Date: 3 Jun 1759 Birth Place: Windham Parent: George Parent: Mary. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1034&h=285714&indiv=try.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 (Provo, UT, USA, , 2013), Ancestry.com, Name: Abner Lilly Father: George Lilly Baptism Date: 10 Jun 1759 Baptism Place: Scotland, Connecticut, USA. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=3032&h=354669&indiv=try.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Ancestry.com, National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Record Group Title: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; Record Group Number: 93; Series Number: M881; NARA Roll Number: 248. Name: Abner Lilly Military Date: 15 Dec 1780 Military Place: Connecticut, USA Military Unit: Fourth Regiment Notes: State. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1309&h=439174&indiv=try.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, Connecticut Revolutionary War Military Lists, 1775-83 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999), Ancestry.com, Name: Abner Lilley Rank: Private Page #: 114 Date of Record: //1781 Regiment: 4th Regiment Command: Butler, Col. Remarks: Return of Non Commissioned Officers and Men. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=3779&h=5222&indiv=try.
5. ↑ Online Resource, Known Military Dead During the American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 Clarence Stewart Peterson Genealogical Publishing Com, 2009 - Reference - 186 pages. Abner Lilley Pvt Conn Died 1-16-82. http://bit.ly/2lPlswo.
6. ↑ Online Resource, Known Military Dead During the American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 Clarence Stewart Peterson Genealogical Publishing Com, 2009 - Reference - 186 pages. Abner Lilley Pvt Conn Died 1-16-82. http://bit.ly/2lPlswo.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Name: Abner Lillie Probate Date: 1782 Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1782 Inferred Death Place: Connecticut, USA Case Number: 2418 Table of Contents 6 images Cover Page 1 Petition Papers 2 Administration Papers 3 Cover Page 4 Petition Papers 5 Guardianship Papers 6. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9049&h=662443&indiv=try.