Abraham Rockwell (1749 - 1818)

Born 5 Oct 1749 in Ridgefield Township, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Riggs) Rockwell — married 29 Nov 1769 in Ridgebury, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 7 Aug 1818 at age 68 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Abraham was born 1750

Esther and Abraham were second cousins

Census 1790 living in Ridgefield ^[1]

Census 1800 living in Ridgefield ^[2]

Abraham is buried at Ridgebury Cemetery, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, CT.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKV-TPS : accessed 11 November 2018), Abraham Rockwell, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 296, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 568,141.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR9-DYV : accessed 11 November 2018), Abraham Rockwell, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 74, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 205,618.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7VK-M4B : 9 February 2018), Abraham Rockwell, 07 Aug 1818; citing Ridgefield, Connecticut, reference 52; FHL microfilm 3,360.
4. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7VK-M4B : 9 February 2018), Abraham Rockwell, 07 Aug 1818; citing Ridgefield, Connecticut, reference 52; FHL microfilm 3,360.

• "Genealogy of the Families of John Rockwell, of Stamford, Connecticut 1641, and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Conn., 1639", page 21, 1903, by James Boughton, Brooklyn, N.Y. for more information on this family.
• Photo of grave stone
• No. 120, pg 49- The Whitney Family of Connecticut, Volume 1, pt 1 -https://ia800206.us.archive.org/16/items/whitneyfamilyofc11phoe/whitneyfamilyofc11phoe.pdf
• Find A Grave: Memorial #36657112