Abner Kingman Jr. (1772 - 1833)

Born 20 Jun 1772 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Paddock) Kingman — married 5 Nov 1793 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 14 Aug 1833 at age 61 in New Haven, New Haven Co, Connecticut

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Biography

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Abner Kingman was born in 1772.^[1] He was the son of Abner Kingman and Susanna Leonard.^[2]

Abner married Lydia, born in 1770, the daughter of Thomas Paddock of Middleboro', November 5, 1793.^[3] They had the following children:^[2]

1. Celia, b. Nov. 19, 1795; m. Ebenezer Parker of Boston, Mass., Sept. 3, 1822. She d. Jan. 5, 1845.
2. Eliab, b. May 24, 1797; m. Cordelia Ball Elwell of Washington, D. C, Dec. 9, 1828. He d. at Washington, Feb. 1, 1883.
3. Keziah Paddock, b. Dec. 3, 1800 ; d. in Boston, Sept. 18, 1882.
4. Lydia, b. July 16, 1803; m. Rev. Handel G. Nott of Saybrook, Conn., July 11, 1827.
5. Lucia, b. Sept. 1, 1805; m. Nathaniel Wilgus of Buffalo, N. Y., April 22, 1839. She d. Nov. 10, 1849.
6. Abner, b. Feb. 5, 1814; m. (1) Sarah Jane Anderson of Boston, June 29, 1854 ; (2) Caro Allen Graves, Nov. 4, 1868.
7. Infant, b. Feb. 5, 1814; d. April 2, 1814.

"This family resided at Warren, R. I., for a short time, and removed to Providence, R. I., in August, 1805, where he engaged in the shoe trade. Previous to this date, he had been a school teacher. He remained in Providence until the latter part of 1827, when he closed his business, and removed to Boston, Mass., in March, 1828, where he remained in broken health until the death of his wife, November 28, 1832. About a year later, while on a visit to his daughters in New Haven, Conn., he died, August 14, 1833, and then ended the earthly life of an exemplary Christian, an influential man, highly cultivated in mind and manners."^[2]

Abner passed away in 1833 in New Haven, New Haven Co, Connecticut.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch (accessed 12 July 2015), Susanna Kingman in entry for Abner Kingman, 20 Jun 1772; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, p 193; FHL microfilm 945,015.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Kingman, Bradford, Descendants of Henry Kingman, Some early generations of the Kingman family. Boston, MA: David Clapp & Son, 1912.(pdf) pp. 79-80 "-- 113 -- ABNER KINGMAN⁶ Abner⁵ John⁴ John³ John² Henry¹), son of Abner and Susanna (Leonard) Kingman, was born June 20, 1772, in Middleboro', Mass. He married Lydia, born 1770, daughter of Thomas Paddock of Middleboro', November 5, 1793. ... CHILDREN: ....".
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (13 July 2016), Abner Jr. Kingman and Lydia Paddock, 05 Nov 1793; citing Marriage, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 945,016.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Burial: Unknown, Created by: Joanne Scobee Morgan, Record added: Nov 08, 2014, Find A Grave Memorial# 138496430