Born about in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Wheaton UEL
— married
20 Aug 1778 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
David Wheaton, Daniel Wheaton, Mary Ann (Wheaton) Finney, Charity (Wheaton) Kay, Benjamin Wheaton, Milicent (Wheaton) Ayles, Thomas Wheaton, Jemima (Wheaton) Maxwell and Martha (Wheaton) Cornwall
Died after
after about age 67
in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Biography
Abigail Fillmore was born on May 9, 1762 in Rhode Island. (is there a source for this birth date and location?)[1]
She married Thomas Wheaton and came travelled to Nova Scotia with him in 1783. They settled in Sackville, which later became part of New Brunswick. Many secondary sources have a marriage date of 20 Aug 1778 in Sackville Parish, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, but this cannot be if they left New York in 1783.
Abigail died sometime after 1830 in Sackville Parish, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, as she was mentioned in her husband's will, and he died on August 26, 1830.
Disputed Parents
Some web sites have her as the daughter of Comfort and Zerviah Fillmore. The book "So Soon Forgotton - Three Thousand Fillmores' by Charles Fillmore does not include a daughter Abigail for Comfort and Zerviah and has no record of any of Comfort's family being Loyalist. And if they were, married a year after Abigail was born.
Descent from Zerviah Boswick is not supported by the Mayflower Society.
Research Notes
Although widely repeated, the birthdate assigned to this person may not belong to her. It seems to be conflated with Abigail Wheaton
The birth date recorded here for Abigail Fillmore is actually for Abigail "Wheaton" who was the daughter of Comfort Wheaton and Anne Blake. Abigail Wheaton was born May 9 1762 in Providence RI. People have been using this birth record for Abigail Fillmore but it is for Abigail Wheaton:[2]
The death date is also in question since there is no source given. It also appears that this birth date was used in Find a Grave and since there is no source documented and no gravestone pictured, I think that entry is incorrect as well.[3] (there is no death date except that she outlived her husband, therefore "after 1830" is reported. S.Ward)
Sources
- ↑ A source for this information is needed
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3897/images/41384_2421406273_0005-00295?pId=75116
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226149108/abigail-wheaton
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
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~3.12%
Mabel Tingley
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A588190 [compare]
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~1.56%
Laurie Kelliher :
23andMe, GEDmatch M524153 [compare]
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~1.56%
Johanna Ritchie :
23andMe, GEDmatch PQ4125067 [compare]
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~1.56%
Kim Powers :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kim_paul31
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~1.56%
Sharyn (King) Roberts Hughes :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sharyneroberts1
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~1.56%
Kim Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A448727 [compare], yourDNAportal KIM7b51fe75, Ancestry member williams_kimj
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A448727 [compare], yourDNAportal KIM7b51fe75, FTDNA kit #B706290
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~1.56%
Lael Montgomery :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A312843 [compare], Ancestry member LaelMontgomery
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B7415
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~1.56%
Roslyn Beaman :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Stephen Montgomery :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GW4954693 [compare], FTDNA kit #B651751
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~0.78%
Jean-Guy Berube :
23andMe, GEDmatch M762324 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Michael LoVuolo :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Karen Mitton :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Mark Brown :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GA2866822 [compare], Ancestry member markmitchellbrown
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Don Taylor :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Brenda Henwood :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A522444 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Susan (Detwiler) Winstanley :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Bob Chappell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Nancy (Chapin) Davis :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Florence (Prowse) Cooper :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T756345 [compare]
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~0.39%
Leanne Cooper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A039526 [compare], Ancestry member LeanneCooperGenealogy
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T635756 [compare]
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~0.39%
Jayne (Cooper) Kellock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A034271 [compare]
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~0.39%
Robin Anderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member robin_adair_anderson
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~0.39%
John McKee :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch FY3162939 [compare], yourDNAportal JOHf5691ddf
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F > Fillmore | W > Wheaton > Abigail F (Fillmore) Wheaton
Categories: Ward-21154 Brickwall | United Empire Loyalists | Westmorland County Brickwalls | Sackville, New Brunswick | Four Corners Burying Ground, Upper Sackville, New Brunswick
Stu
edited by Stu Ward
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Stu
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3897/images/41384_2421406273_0005-00295?pId=75116
The death date is also in question since there is no source given. It also appears that this birth date was used in Find a Grave and since there is no source documented and no gravestone pictured, I think that entry is incorrect as well.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226149108/abigail-wheaton
What is your source for Abigail's birth date and for parents being Comfort Fillmore and Zerviah Bosworth? The book "So Soon Forgotton - Three Thousand Fillmores' by Charles Fillmore does not include a daughter Abigail for Comfort and Zerviah and has no record of any of Comfort's family being Loyalist. And if they were married a year after Abigail was born.
When did Abigail arrive in NS?