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Abraham Catlin Sr (1720 - 1802)

Abraham Catlin Sr aka Catling
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticutmap
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Husband of — married 15 Sep 1742 in Weatherfield,,,CT.map
Descendants descendants
Died at age 82 in Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, United Statesmap
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Biography

Abraham Catlin, Sr. was born August 13, 1720, in Hartford, Connecticut and was residing in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, at the time of the American Revolutionary War. Abraham enlisted as a Private in Captain David Welch's Company, under the command of Colonel David Wooster, of the 1st Connecticut Regiment, raised on 27 April 1775 at Norwich, Connecticut in the Connecticut State Troops. The regiment consisted of ten companies of volunteers from New Haven and Litchfield counties of the state of Connecticut. Siege of Boston, Invasion of Canada and the Battle of Trois-Rivières. [1]

Abraham Catlin is honored for his military service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor #A022790. DAR records indicate that Abraham died in December, 1802, in Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, and that his wife's name was Mindwell Griswold. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of their sons, Jacob Catlin, who married Dorothy Griswold; Jesse Catlin, who married Kesiah Dewey; and Simeon Catlin, who married Anna Thornton. [2]

Abraham was the son of Benjamin Catlin and Margaret [Kellogg] Catlin. [3] On September 15, 1742, Abraham married Mindwell Griswold. [4] Children of Abraham are Mindwell were born in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Note: Some of the records are found under the surname "Catling:"

  1. Jacob Catlin, born March 23, 1744 [5]
  2. Mindwell Catlin, born August 25, 1745 [6] presumably died prior to 1748
  3. Abraham Catlin, Jr. born July 7, 1748 [7]
  4. Sarah Catlin, born January 6, 1750 [8]
  5. Eli Catlin, born June 12, 1753 [9]
  6. Simeon Catlin, born August 10, 1755 [10]
  7. Hulda Catlin, born June 16, 1757 [11]
  8. Elisha Catlin, born June 21, 1759 [12]
  9. Timothy Catlin, born November 29, 1761 [13]
  10. Hezekiah Catlin, born August 15, 1764 [14]
  11. Jesse Catlin, born July 25, 1767 [15]

Abraham Catlin is found on the First Census of the newly formed United States, published in 1790 from 1781 tax records. He is residing in Litchfield County, Connecticut. [16] In 1800, Abraham is still residing in Litchfield County, two years prior to his death. [17]

Research Notes

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131381254/abraham-catlin: According to this memorial, Abraham Catlin is listed on the 1814 Land Census of Town of Bridgewater, Oneida County, NY; and also listed on the Fairview Cemetery Records, Town of Bridgewater, Oneida County, New York. Although the memorial uses the date of birth for Abraham, Sr. it may pertain to Abraham, Jr.

Sources

  1. JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV, PP 39, 40
  2. https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A022790
  3. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HM-7VC : 7 January 2020), Abraham Catlin, 1720
  4. "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3H-HN9F : Fri Nov 10 00:53:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Abraham Catling and Mindwell Griswold, 15 Sep 1742
  5. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HM-4JG : 7 January 2020), Abraham Catling in entry for Jacob Catling, 1744
  6. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WT-ML6 : 7 January 2020), Abraham Catling in entry for Mindwell Catling, 1745
  7. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HM-42N : 7 January 2020), Abraham Catling in entry for Abraham Catling, 1748
  8. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WT-MVG : 7 January 2020), Abraham Catling in entry for Sarah Catling, 1750
  9. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HM-4Z8 : 7 January 2020), Abraham Catling in entry for Eli Catling, 1753
  10. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HM-4JZ : 7 January 2020), Abraham Catling in entry for Simeon Catling, 1755
  11. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WT-MJ9 : 7 January 2020), Abraham Catling in entry for Hulda Catling, 1757
  12. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HM-4JK : 7 January 2020), Abraham Catling in entry for Elisha Catling, 1759
  13. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HM-4JK : 7 January 2020), Abraham Catling in entry for Elisha Catling, 1759
  14. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HM-4D8 : 7 January 2020), Abraham Catling in entry for Hezekiah Catling, 1764
  15. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HM-42S : 7 January 2020), Abraham Catling in entry for Jesse Catling, 176
  16. "United States Census, 1790", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKK-S6H : Thu Oct 05 09:24:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Abraham Catlin, 1790
  17. "United States Census, 1800", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR9-YLB : Thu Oct 05 15:24:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Abm Catlin, 1800




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Catlin-884 and Catlin-781 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicates
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