Azubah Harrington (1762 - 1845)

Born 24 Mar 1762 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Died 14 Mar 1845 at age 82 in Windsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Azubah Harrington, daughter of Elijah, was born on March 24, 1762, in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts^[1]. She was the daughter of Elijah and Azubah (Rice) Harrington.

Azubah Harrington married Obadiah Johnson ^{[2] [3]} Obadiah Johnson (1757-1831) was the son of Ebenezer (1726-1778) and Deborah (Bowles) Johnson (1730-1788). Obadiah was born 20 Feb 1757 at Burlington/Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts. ^{[4] [5]}

Obadiah Johnson was a American Revolutionary War soldier. ^[2] His widow, Azubah, was a Revolutionary War Pensioneer recipient.

Azubah and Obadiah Johnson had six children ^[2] :

• Horace
• Obadiah
• Gordon
• Anna
• Sallie
• John R. Johnson, b. abt 1786; in 1807 resettled Monroe County, N.Y.; m. Lucy, dau of David Tuttle of Byron, N.Y.; 1813; d. 1870, Riga, N.Y., age 84 yrs. ^[2]
• Debby Johnson, b. 25 May 1794, Windsor, Berkshire, MA. [Berkshire VR's: this child not listed in the Beers source compilation]

Azubah passed away 14 March 1845 at Windsor, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, United States. ^[6] Her Will was probated 2 Jun 1846, Berkshire county. [Berkshire county Probate Records, Vol.135-137; Executors Bonds No.204, 1842-1862; p.98.]

Azubah Harrington was a 4th generation Harrington descendant. Descendant of Robert Harrington of Watertown

NOTE: her husband, Obadiah Johnson does not have a WikiTree profile at this time.

Sources

1. ↑ Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume XII (Worcester, Mass.: Published by the Society 1894 U.S.A CXVIII) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 125
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Beers, F. W., ed. "Gazetter and Biographical Record of Genesee County, N.Y., 1788-1890" P. 286. Syracuse, N.Y., USA: J.W. Vose 7 Co., Publishers, June 1892. Reprinted (subscription online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 8 Jul 2021. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/24867448?h=ccfe10
3. ↑ "Vital Records of Worcester, Worcester county, Massachusetts" Reprinted as "Massachusetts, U.S., Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850" pub. NEHGS. Reprinted (subscription online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 8 Jul 2021. Source text: "Johnson, Obediah & Azubah Harrington, m. Nov., 2, 1784"
4. ↑ NEHGS "Vital Records of Burlington" Reprinted (subscription online db) "Massachusetts, U.S., Town Birth Records, 1620-1850" Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 8 Jul 2021. Source Text: Obadiah, son of Ebenezer, b. 20 Feb 1757, Burlington
5. ↑ "North American Family Histories, 1500-2000" pub. Provo, UT., USA (subscription online db) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Accessed 8 Jul 2021. Source Text: Obadiah Johnson, son of Ebenezer and Deborah (Bowles) Johnson, b. 2 Feb 1757, of Bedford, Mass.
6. ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850 [subscription database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Accessed 8 Jul 2021. Source Text: Azubah Johnson, death 14 Mar 1845, Windsor, Berkshire, MA.

• Weis, Frederick Lewis, Th.D., Early Generations of the Family of Robert Harrington of Watertown, Massachusetts 1634 and Some of His Descendants (Worcester, Massachusetts: Privately Printed 1958)(Available at Ancestry.com: http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=11918)