Individual Details
Abijah Keyes
(30 Jun 1773 - 25 Dec 1844)
Keyes Genealogy : Robert Keyes of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1633 : Solomon Keyes of Newbury and Chelmsford
p 268 (in the Appendix)
https://archive.org/details/genealogyrobertk00byukeye/page/266
Abijah Keyes lived in Wilton until 1811 and then moved his family to Pelham where he was a farmer. His son Abijah was his partner in the farm.
p 268 (in the Appendix)
https://archive.org/details/genealogyrobertk00byukeye/page/266
Abijah Keyes lived in Wilton until 1811 and then moved his family to Pelham where he was a farmer. His son Abijah was his partner in the farm.
Events
| Birth | 30 Jun 1773 | Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire |  | ||
| Marriage | 1798 | Sarah Abbott | | ||
| Will | 11 May 1842 | Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire |  | ||
| Death | 25 Dec 1844 | Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Abbott (1775 - 1854) |
| Child | Abijah Wheeler Keyes (1799 - 1881) |
| Child | Solomon Keyes (1800 - 1866) |
| Child | Sally Keyes (1802 - 1827) |
| Child | Polly Keyes (1804 - 1806) |
| Child | Nathaniel Abbot Keyes (1807 - 1857) |
| Child | John Calvin Keyes (1814 - 1818) |
| Child | Polly Keyes (1820 - 1841) |
| Father | Simon Keyes ( - ) |
| Mother | Lucy Wheeler ( - ) |
Notes
Will
New Hampshire. Probate Court (Hillsborough County); Probate Place: Hillsborough, New Hampshire, volume 48, p 422In his will dated 11 May 1842, Abijah Keyes bequeaths to beloved wife Sarah Keyes the income from one-fifth of the combined farm that he and his son Abijah own together. She also receives the improvement of the house east of the easterly chimney from the top to the bottom, and some other areas of the house that are specified in the will. Son Solomon receives one hundred-sixty dollars. Son Nathaniel Abbot receives one hundred-eighty dollars. Grandson Calvin Tupper receives one hundred dollars nine years after Abijah's decease. Solomon's three little sons Edward, Abbot, and Kimball receive five dollars each. The remainder of the estate goes to son Abijah who is also named executor.
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
2. Ancestry,com, New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659–1947.