Born about in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Osborn
and Hannah (Hubbell) Osborn
Sister of
Elizabeth (Osborn) Bradley, Nathan Osborn, Hannah (Osburn) Thorp, Sarah Osborn, Olive (Osborn) Clark, Peter Osborn, Isabel Burr [half] and Isaac Burr [half]
Wife of
Daniel Squire
— married
Sep 1746 [location unknown]
Wife of
Nathan Beers
— married
22 Jul 1756 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Squire) Sherwood, Mary (Squire) Sherwood, Daniel Squire, Abigail (Squire) Sturges, Nathan Beers and Esther (Beers) Oysterbanks
Died
at about age 90
in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Biography
Abigail Osborn baptized at Greenfield (no date, doubtless 1727), dau of Joseph Osborn.[1][2]
Abigail married 1st Sept 1746 to Daniel Squire
Abigail married 2nd 22 July 1756 to Nathan Beers.
On 8 August 1759, Abigail received the dower from her first husband's estate. She also received four of the children's (Daniel, Sarah, Mary, and Abigail) portions in the capacity of the guardian.[3]
Abigail's gravestone says died on 12 Sept 1815 age 90 years.
Her will is dated 20 February 1813 and proved on 13 November 1815 in Fairfield. She mentions her son Nathan Beers, and her grandchildren by her son Nathan ( Abigail Beers, and Priscilla Beers), and her son Daniel Squire.[4]
Sources
- ↑ “Greenfield Hill Church Records, Vol. 1, 1668-1833, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3F-J9FW-K : 11 April 2022), , FHL microfilm 007626803, image 29, Fairfield, Connecticut, Greenfield or Northwest Society and Church, Volume 1, Part III, Page 7
- ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut) Vol. 1, Part 2, page 462 download from familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/43068?availability=Family%20History%20Library
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 11-12, 1753-1762”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y2PM : 2 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627290, image 526, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 12, 1747-1761, Page 422.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TGMQ : 11 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 365, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 29, 1803-1818, Pages 128-129.
See also:
- Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut), Genealogical Publishing Company, Vol. 1, page 462
- Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, Conn., 1930-2) Vol. 2, Page 90.
- New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Jul 1914; Records of the Greenfield Hill Church, Fairfield, Conn., page 298
- Guilbert, Edmund. Annals of an Old Parish (Thomas Whittaker, New York, 1898) Page 240
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 August 2019), memorial page for Abigail Osborn Beers (1725–12 Sep 1815), Find A Grave: Memorial #48784389, citing Old Burying Ground, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Nareen, et al (contributor 46613568). (includes photo of gravestone)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
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~0.78%
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Anne B
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Abigail was her own mother/daughter. I'm squaring it up.
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by Anne B
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