Abigail (Allen) Haley (1753 - 1793)

Born 23 Jul 1753 in Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Died 16 Jun 1793 at age 39 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

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Abigail Allen was born July 23, 1753, the daughter of Jeremiah Allen and Eunice Gardner of Manchester, Massachusetts^{[1] [2]}

In 1766, she moved with her parents to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia ^{[3] [4] [5] [2]}

On July 21, 1777, she married Comfort Haley, son of Ebenezer Haley and Grace Bullen, who also settled in Yarmouth^[2]. Their children included:

1. Abigail, born September 16, 1778, who married John VIckery, son of Moses^[2]
2. Oliver, born November 26, 1779, who married Hannah Tinkham, daughter of Stephen^[2]
3. Nancy, born November 10, 1781, who died in infancy^[2]
4. Alexander, born November 22, 1782, who died in infancy^[2]
5. Jeremiah, born October 26, 1784, who married Martha Shurtleff, daughter of Henry^[2]
6. Comfort 2nd, born September 2, 1787, who married Rebecca Crosby, daughter of Ebenezer^[2]
7. Eunice, born April 23, 1792, who married Thomas Allen, son of John 1st^[2]

Abigail (Allen) Haley died before 1795, when her husband remarried^[2] Abigaile was mentioned on a memorial in Chebogue Cemetery, Rockville, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada with a death date of 16 June 1793.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ The Massachusetts Vital Records Project Early Vital Records of Massachusetts From 1600 to 1850; Manchester - Births; Image of page 8 listing for Allen: Abigail, d. Jerimiah, jr. and Eunice, July 23, 1753.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies : Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald, by George S. Brown; prepared for publication by Martha & William Reamy, assisted by John McDonald Hilton ... et al.; published in Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. ISBN: 0806313722; see page 5 for Abigial with her parents, and page 132 for Abigail and Comfort Haley
3. ↑ A History of the County of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia By John Roy Campbell Publisher J. & A. McMillan, 1876 Original from Harvard University; Digitized 6 Oct 2007; Length 200 pages. See pages 56 and 111 for Jeremiah Allen
4. ↑ Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; a sequel to Campbell's History by Brown, George S. (George Stayley); Topics Yarmouth (N.S.); Publisher Boston, Rand, 1888; Collection robarts; toronto; Digitizing sponsor MSN; Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto; Not in copyright; see page 5 for Abigial with her parents, and page 132 for Abigail and Comfort Haley
5. ↑ Wright, Esther Clark, 1895-. Planters And Pioneers. rev. ed. [Canada: s.n.], 1982
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #70582083 (accessed 2 May 2023)
   Memorial page for Mrs Abigaile Allen Heley (23 Jul 1753-16 Jun 1793), citing Chebogue Cemetery, Rockville, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Char Mitts (contributor 47517570).