Abigail (Fales) Farnsworth (1762 - 1826)

Born 6 May 1762 in Walpole, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Joel Farnsworth — married 1782 in Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 30 Jul 1826 at age 64 in Nictaux, Annapolis, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Abigail Fales was born May 6, 1762 in Walpole, Massachusetts, the daughter of Benjamin Fales and Rachel (Bassett) Fales. She moved with her parents to Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia as part of the New England Planter migration.^[1] She married Joel Farnsworth in Granville in 1782. Joel was one of the many settlers in Granville who sold his land to Loyalists in the 1780s and relocated to Wilmot Township. ^[2] Joel's new land was in the Clarence section of the township. Abigail died on July 30, 1826 in Clarence^[3] and is buried at Nictaux Cemetery, Nictaux, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.^[4]

Joel and Abigail had 12 daughters.^[5]

1. Deborah Farnsworth, b. July 1 1872, m. John Ray, d. Sep 18 1870 Clarence.
2. Mary Farnsworth, b. est. 1783, m. John Banks Sep 9 1811 (9 children), d. 1883 Wilmot.^[6]
3. Thankful Farnsworth, July 2 1787, m. Henry Banks Dec 17 1804 (12 children), d. Jan 29 1868 Clarence.
4. Sally or Sarah Farnsworth, b. 18 April, 1795, m. Silas Gates 14 December 1815 (9 children), d. 5 December 1874 Nictaux.
5. Relief Olivia Farnsworth, b. 24 September 1802, m. 1) John Hurst 3 December 1821 and 2) Elias Gates about 1850.
6. Rachel Farnsworth, b. 14 December 1787, m. Fred Morton 12 Aug 1807, d. 17 March 1809 Wilmot.
7. Elizabeth Farnsworth, b. 1792, m. Joshua U. Slocomb 6 February 1809 (12 children), d. 20 July 1852.
8. Lucy Farnsworth, b. about 1795, d. 30 June 1796.
9. Fanny Farnsworth, b. about 1797, d. 1799 Clarence.
10. Martha Farnsworth, b. about 1799, m. James Adams 1820, d. 1820.
11. Abigail Farnsworth, b. about 1802
12. Azuba Farnsworth, b. 17 May 1804, m. Joseph Ogilvie 1823 (6 children), d. 13 September 1888.

Sources

1. ↑ Smith, p. 80.
2. ↑ Calnek, p. 229.
3. ↑ Chute, p. xlviii.
4. ↑ Find a Grave.
5. ↑ List of children from Chute, p. xlix.
6. ↑ Married 9 Sep 1811, John BANKS, AND, Mary FARNSWORTH. See source for five children. (Wilmot Township Book, page 94) John BANKS, born about 1779, died 1834, son of Joshua BANKS and Dorothea CRAFT. (IGI: 1933, 1999 member submissions) Married (no date) John BANKS, born 1780, son of Joshua BANKS, AND, Polly FARNSWORTH, daughter of Joel FARNSWORTH. John died in 1838. Mary married (2nd) Deacon HALL, widower. (The Genealogies of The Chute Family in America (1894), Banks Family, by Wm. E. Chute, page xiii)

• Calnek, W. A. History of the County of Annapolis. Toronto: Briggs, 1897.
• Chute, William E. A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America. Salem, MA: 1894. page xlviii
• Smith, Leonard H. Jr., and Norma H. Smith. Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992.
• J. Furber Marshall, A Banks Family of Nova Scotia, The Nova Scotia Historical Quarterly, Volume 7, Number 2, p.179, June 1977
• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZ94-54L : 4 December 2014), Abigail Fales, 06 May 1762; citing WALPOLE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0599265 IT 3.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVG5-1TQP : 11 July 2016), Abigail Fales Farnsworth, 1826; Burial, Nictaux, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nictaux Community Centre Cemetery; citing record ID 133353425, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9WFX-5NZ : accessed 2014-11-22), entry for Abigail Fales, submitted by ewhite997612.
• Source: S141 Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: Ancestral File (R) Abbreviation: Ancestral File (R) Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S471 Author: Farnbach, Karen Title: My Ancestry Abbreviation: My Ancestry Publication: RootsWeb/9 Jan 2005 Note: Author appears to have done conscientious research. Provides many sources under Notes*. Where no other sources are noted, author uses LDS sources. n the case of the Fales line, it is clear that the LDS source is based on the book, "The Fales Family of Bristol, Rhode Island" by D.C. Fales. bkhjh@sbcglobal.net Repository: #R149 Media: Electronic Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R149 Name: RootsWeb Web Address: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=k

Acknowledgments

Entered by Amy Morris, May 15, 2012

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