Abiah Wadsworth (1778 - 1855)

Born 13 Dec 1778 in Friendship, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susan Heal — married about 1802 in Lincolnville, Hancock, Massachusetts, United States

Died 13 Jun 1855 at age 76 in Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, United States

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Biography

WADSWORTH Abiah6, Sedate5 , Abiah4 , Elisha3 ,Joseph2, Christopher1: Lincolnville, Me. born 1770 [1778], — 1855 : married Sarah Head [Susan Heal]. He was the youngest son of Sedate ; his home was a log cabin and his advantages for an education were very limited ; was a farmer, sober, industrious and honest ; had a firm trust in his Creator which was his guide in all the pursuits of his life ; a member of the Methodist church.

[Abiah Wadsworth's] CHILDREN.

1. William, 1804.

2. Zealor resided in Lincolnville with his father until of age, when he married and settled in Searsmont, where he remained untilhis death.

3. The Life Summary of Daniel When Daniel Wadsworth was born in 1814, in Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, United States, his father, Abiah Wadsworth, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Heal, was 28. He married Lucy Blood on 25 January 1839, in Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, United States. He died on 4 April 1900, at the age of 86, and was buried in Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, United States. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KZSH-SR4/daniel-wadsworth-1814-1900 Noted: Daniel Wordsworth & Lucy Blood both of Lincolnville were married Feby. 20, 1839 By Benjn. Jones Marriage records of Waldo County, Maine prior to 1892 by Mosher, Elizabeth M. (Elizabeth May), 1920-; Maresh, Isabel Morse https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131570435/lucy-wadsworth

4. John H., 1820

And eight daughters.

Research Notes

The Life Summary of Abiah When Abiah Wadsworth was born on 13 December 1778, in Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, United States, his father, Sedate Wadsworth Sr, was 48 and his mother, Mary Polly Smith, was 47. He married Sarah Heal about 1802, in Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 13 June 1855, in Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, United States. Abiah was born in 1778. He was the son of Sedate Wadsworth and Mary Polly Schmidt. He passed away in 1855. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZD8-L32/abiah-wadsworth-1778-1855

" ... Lincolnville Records Abiah Wadsworth son of Sedate and Mary Wadsworth born at Meduncook Dec 13th 1778 married Sarah daughter of Isaac and Ruth Heal born July 15th 1786 in Lincolnville. ... " Re: Sarah Heal Wadsworth or Sarah Heal Milliken? By sd delano August 07, 2005 at 08:06:16 In reply to: Sarah Heal Wadsworth or Sarah Heal Milliken? Rose Young 8/03/05

Sources

• Family Record https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89NW-CVJY?i=21

• Two hundred and fifty years of the Wadsworth family in America. Containing an account of the family reunion, at Duxbury, Mass., September 13, 1882, and a genealogical register, prepared expressly for this work, by Horace Andrew Wadsworth. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/217798-two-hundred-and-fifty-years-of-the-wadworth-family-of-america-containing-an-account-of-the-family-reunion-at-duxbury-massachusetts-september-13-1882-and-a-genealogical-register?offset=129485

"United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYY-94FW?cc=1803959&wc=3XT9-3YN%3A1584070931%2C1584070973%2C1584070993 : 14 May 2015), Maine > Hancock > Camden > image 2 of 3; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Wadsworth Genealogy

Chapter IX Two hundred and fifty years of the Wadsworth family in America

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/wadsworth/1296/