Aaron Abbott (1758 - 1854)

Born 3 Nov 1758 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Betsey Abbott — married 18 Sep 1788 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1854 at age 96 in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Aaron Abbott is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000041.

Private Aaron Abbott served with 9th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Biography

Aaron Abbott was born on 3 Nov 1758 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, son of Thaddeus Abbott (1728 - ) and Lydia M. (Rockwell) Abbott (~1735 - ).

His sister was Hannah (Abbott) Squire (- 1839).

Spouses

Betsey Abbott Abbott 1769–1852 (m. 1788)

Aaron married Betsey Abbott (~1769 - 1852) on 18 Sep 1788 in Norwalk. Their children were:

1. James Hervey Abbott
2. Matthias Abbott
3. Hannah Abbott
4. Angeline Abbott
5. Thaddeus Abbott
6. Aaron Abbott
7. Joseph B. Abbott
8. John R Abbott
9. Eliza Abbott
10. William Edwin Abbott
11. Charles N. Abbott born 15 August 1814, who married Sarah L. Norton, born 07 June 1818

Military

Private Aaron Abbott, born 03 November 1758 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, died 09 December 1854 in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut and his wife Betsy are honored for service by the Daughters of the American Revolution He was a teamster and served CAPTS HAIT & SCOFIELD COL WEBB^[1]

Enlisted as private in Lt. John Carter's Co, 9th Regt, Conn Militia under Gen. Wooster's Brigade

Type: Military

Date: 12 JAN 1776

Place: Connecticut

Discharge: Discharged 25 Jan 1777

Residence

1850 US Census; 12 Nov 1850; New Canaan, CT Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States^[2]

Aaron was in the military and died on 9 December 1854 in Connecticut, United States.^[3][4]

In the 1810 census Aaron was in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.^[5]

In the 1820 census Aaron was in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.^[6]

In the 1840 census Aaron was in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.^[7]

In the 1850 census Aaron (age 92) was in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.^[8]

Aaron's wife Betsey Abbott died on 30 April 1852 in Connecticut, United States.^[9]

Aaron died (age 96) on 9 December 1854 in Connecticut, United States.^[10][11]

Aaron is buried in Canoe Hill Cemetery, New Canaan, Connecticut. ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed November 10, 2021), "Record of Priv. Aaron Abbott", Ancestor # A000041.
2. ↑ “United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D9-NLT : 12 April 2016), Aaron Abbott, New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing family 444, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Military: "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783"
   citing 25 Jan 1777, Connecticut, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,305
   FamilySearch Record: Q2DG-VRLY (accessed 11 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89WB-CRDL Image number 00449
   Name: Aaron Abbott; Military Service Date: 25 Jan 1777; Military Service Place: Connecticut, United States; Event Place Parent Jur: 1; Event Place Sup: United States.
4. ↑ Military: "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872"
   citing Connecticut, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 14; FHL microfilm 1,319,394
   FamilySearch Record: Q24Q-PTMJ (accessed 11 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89WY-BT33 Image number 00042
   Name: Aaron Abbott; Military Service Place: Connecticut, United States; Death Date: 09 Dec 1854; Event Place Sup: 14-vol M Revolutionary War pensioners.
5. ↑ 1810 Census: "United States Census, 1810"
   citing Page: 151; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M252; Digital film/folder number: 005157122_001_M9ZR-RZN; FHL microfilm: 0281229; Image number: 154
   FamilySearch Record: XH2H-3XX (accessed 11 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYG-55H
   Aaron Abbot in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
6. ↑ 1820 Census: "United States Census, 1820"
   citing Page: 285; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M33; Digital film/folder number: 005157043; FHL microfilm: 0281234; Image number: 218
   FamilySearch Record: XHLL-V2Q (accessed 11 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYR-SQ3
   Aaron Abbott in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
7. ↑ 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840"
   citing Page: 187; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M704; Digital film/folder number: 005154497; FHL microfilm: 0003018; Image number: 379
   FamilySearch Record: XHBH-CTV (accessed 11 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBW-6GY
   Aaron Abbott in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
8. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 21; Digital film/folder number: 004193074_010_M9C8-G9K; FHL microfilm: 3066; Image number: 55; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00956-7
   FamilySearch Record: M6D9-NLT (accessed 11 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DRR6-ST
   Aaron Abbott (92) in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Born in Connecticut.
9. ↑ Death of wife Betsey Abbott: "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
   citing Page: 153; Digital film/folder number: 007592430; FHL microfilm: 3349; Record number: 462; Packet letter: E
   FamilySearch Record: F7LM-QMP (accessed 11 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9F5-3W88 Image number 00162
   Aaron in death record for wife Betsey Abbott 30 Apr 1852 in Connecticut, United States.
10. ↑ Death: "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007592237; FHL microfilm: 3076; Record number: 225; Packet letter: D
    FamilySearch Record: F7C4-3NY (accessed 11 September 2023)
    Aaron Abbott death 9 Dec 1854 (age 96) in Connecticut, United States.
11. ↑ Death: "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
    citing Page: 153; Digital film/folder number: 007592430; FHL microfilm: 3349; Record number: 463; Packet letter: E
    FamilySearch Record: F7LM-QM5 (accessed 11 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9F5-3W88 Image number 00162
    Aaron Abbott death 9 Dec 1854 (age 96) in Connecticut, United States.
12. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
    citing record ID 20677827, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
    FamilySearch Record: QVVJ-GDV8 (accessed 11 September 2023)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #20677827
    Aaron Abbott burial (died on 9 Dec 1854) in 1854 in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America.

• DAR: https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A000041.

• Abbott, Lemuel Abijah. Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. (Abbott, Boston, 1906); v.2, p.992.

• Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library. https://www.godfrey.org/scholar/showcategory.html?category=American+Genealogical-Biographical+Index American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
  • AGBI lists known SOURCES for a particular ancestor and is not a primary source. vol 1, page 112, citing source Boston Transcript, Dec 15, 1912, #3757
• Ferry, Robert A., Connecticut Military Pensioners in 1840, Part I Fairfield County, Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Anc. Soc., Inc., Stamford, Conn., May 1995) Vol. 37, No. 4, WN 191, Page 157.