Hannah (Smith) Hildreth (1762 - 1836)

Born 13 Jul 1762 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Abijah Hildreth — married 11 Dec 1780 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1836 at age 73 in Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire

Biography

Hannah was born in 1762. She was the daughter of Josiah Smith (1724–1784) and Hannah Brown (1735–1812), who married on 12 January 1758 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

On 11 December 1780, Hannah became the second wife of widower Abijah Hildreth in Townsend, Middlesex County. They had the following children:

Hannah Hildreth Sherwin 16 July 1781 – 15 November 1848

Elizabeth Hildreth Sprague 1792 – 27 January 1861

Abijah Hildreth About 1796 – 7 February 1868

Sources

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ5-4G6S : Wed Oct 25 23:47:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Abijah Hildreth and Hannah Smith, 11 Dec 1780.

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7V-VK7 : 15 January 2020), Hannah Hildreth in entry for Hannah Hildreth, 1781.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210158210/hannah-hildreth: accessed 11 December 2023), memorial page for Hannah Smith Hildreth (18 May 1761–20 Jan 1836), Find a Grave Memorial ID 210158210, citing Old Cemetery, Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Sue Fetzer (contributor 48475517).