Rebekah (Harris) Abell (1749 - 1814)

Born 16 Apr 1749 in New London, New London, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Hale — married 21 Oct 1778 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut

Wife of Thomas Abell — married 3 May 1787 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1814 at age 64 in Franklin, New London, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Daughter of William & Bridget (Turner) Harris Rebeckah was born on 16 April 1749 in New London, Connecticut, United States.^[1]

She married first Joseph Hale (brother of Patriot Nathan Hale) on 21 Oct 1778 - their children were Elizabeth, Rebecca, Mary & Sarah (1783-1784)

She secondly married Thomas Abell on 3 May 1787 they had a daughter, Rebecca Rebecca married Thomas Abel on 3 May 1787 in Coventry, Tolland.^[2]

Rebecca died (age 65) on 10 March 1814 in Franklin, Connecticut.^[3]

She is buried at Plains Cem, Franklin, New London, CT

Research Notes

2C1R Joseph is linked as her father on FindAGrave.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)"
   Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1034 #204384 (accessed 3 February 2024)
   Rebeckah Harris born on 16 Apr 1749 in New London, Connecticut, USA.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Early Connecticut Marriages"
   Original data: Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3719 #56740 (accessed 3 February 2024)
   Rebecca Hale marriage to Thomas Abel on 3 May 1787 in Coventry, Tolland.
3. ↑ Death: "Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934"
   FHL Film Number: 3076
   Ancestry Record 2557 #1347908 (accessed 3 February 2024)
   Rebecca Abell death 10 Mar 1814 (age 65) in Franklin, Connecticut.

• CT Town Births, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• CT Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection
• CT Death & Burials Index, 1772-1934
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50235861

• This person was created through the import of fitzmaster032511.ged on 27 March 2011.