Abigail (Abell) Sluman (1711 - 1784)

Born 11 Apr 1711 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Joesph Sluman — married 13 Mar 1739 in Lebanon, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Died 15 Sep 1784 at age 73 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Abigail (Abell) Sluman was born on 11 Apr 1711 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony. Her parents were Caleb Abell (1677 - 1751) and Abigail (Sluman) Abell (~1679 - 1748).^[1]

Abigail married Joesph Sluman (~1711 - 1744) on 13 Mar 1739 in Lebanon, Conn, by Justice of the Peace Peleg Thomas ^[2]. Their children were:

1. Hannah Sluman, b. Nov 26 1739, Lebanon, CT
2. Thomas Sluman, b. Jan 1 1742 in Lebanon, CT
3. Abigail Sluman, b. Jan 1, 1744, Lebanon, CT

She died on Sept 15, 1784 ^{[citation needed]}. There is a FindAGrave record created for her, but it is not within a cemetery. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Abel family record, from the "Vital records of Lebanon, Connecticut, Volume one, view on FamilySearch page 1, Volume 1 Connecticut State Library, Hartford. PRIMARY SOURCE view attached image
2. ↑ "Marriages performed by Peleg Thomas of Lebanon (Justice of the Peace)." in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Issue 91, April 1937..Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-.page 198, (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)
3. ↑ Find A Grave Record.Find A Grave: Memorial #35789760, burial details unknown.

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Lebanon, Page 1.
• Torrey, Clarence Almon, "New England Marriages Prior to 1700"