Abigail (Adams) Durkee (1726 - 1782)

Born 23 Mar 1726 in Canterbury, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Jeremiah Durkee — married 25 Mar 1747 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1782 at age 56 in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Biography

Abigail was born on 23 March 1725/25 in Windham, Connecticut Colony. She was the daughter of Thomas Adams & Abigail Davenport. ^[1]

She married Jeremiah Durkee in 1747. ^{[2] [3]}

She passed away in 1782. ^[4]

Children

^[2]

1. Abigail born 1 August 1747
2. Susanna born 4 January 1749/50
3. Thomas born 5 April 1752
4. Jeremiah born 7 May 1754
5. Waitstill born 19 May 1757
6. Lydia born 7 November 1759
7. Ruby born 4 February 1762
8. Electa born 2 March 1764

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W6-9H2 : 7 January 2020), Abigail Adams, 1725.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLM4-8DGD : 22 July 2021), Jeremiah Durkee, 1775.
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSF-VPQL : Fri Nov 10 03:36:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Jeremiah Durke and Abigail Adams, 25 Mar 1747.
4. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7C4-L3P : 16 January 2020), Abigail Adams, 1782.