Individual Details

Captain John A. Abbott

(3 August 1704 - 10 November 1793)

Captain John Abbott, second child of Deacon John and Elizabeth (Hardin) Abbott, was born in Andover, August 3, 1704, died November 10, 1793. He resided in his father's homestead. He was an influential citizen, serving as a selectman and militia captain in 1754 during the French and Indian War.

He was probably also a slave owner. There is a death record in the Andover, Essex County records for a Negro Dina "of Capt. John Abbott's family," who died of a dreadful burn, and was buried February 3, 1800, age 50 years.

Events

Birth3 August 1704Andover, Essex, Province of Massachusetts
Marriage28 September 1732Andover, Essex, Province of Massachusetts - Phebe Fiske
Death10 November 1793of old age - Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

Families

SpousePhebe Fiske (1712 - 1802)
ChildPhebe Abbott (1733 - 1812)
ChildJohn Abbott (1735 - 1818)
ChildEzra Abbot (1737 - 1760)
ChildAbiel Abbot (1741 - 1809)
ChildJeremiah Abbot (1743 - 1825)
ChildWilliam Abbot (1748 - 1793)
ChildBenjamin Abbott (1750 - 1751)
FatherJohn A. Abbott II (1674 - 1754)
MotherElizabeth Harnden (1672 - 1756)
SiblingJohn Abbott (1703 - 1703)
SiblingBarachias Abbott (1707 - )
SiblingElizabeth Abbott (1712 - 1758)
SiblingAbiel Abbott (1715 - 1739)
SiblingJoseph Abbott (1719 - 1790)

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