Individual Details

Benjamin Abbott

(25 Jan 1738/39 - 5 Nov 1778)

Events

Birth25 Jan 1738/39Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Marriage8 Feb 1759Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Joanna Barker
Death5 Nov 1778
Military

Families

SpouseJoanna Barker (1735 - )
ChildMehitable Abbott (1760 - )
ChildBenjamin Abbott (1760 - 1851)
ChildPhebe Abbott (1765 - )
ChildBetsey Abbott (1770 - )
ChildDeborah Abbott (1771 - 1853)
FatherEbenezer Abbott (1689 - 1771)
MotherElizabeth Tucker ( - 1744)
SiblingElizabeth Abbott (1719 - )
SiblingEbenezer Abbott (1721 - 1775)

Notes

Military

Benjamin Abbot of Andover enlisted 20 February 1777 in the company of Capt. Abbott in Col. Tupper’s regiment for service at Bennington. He enlisted in Continental army in the company of Capt. Samuel Johnson on 17 February 1778 for a term to expire 1 January 1780. It is reported he died 5 November 1778 with Continental pay accounts from 20 February 1777 to 5 November 1778.[1][1]Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War, Volume 1, p 6

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

2. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).