Individual Details
Abigail Devotion
(1688 - 14 Mar 1730)
According to Eddy Family in America, Abigail was born 1688 in Brookline, MA They believe her husband Obadiah is buried beside her with an unscripted head and foot stone.
Obadiah Eddy born 02 Sep 1683 in Swansea, MA, died 1757 in Swansea, MA.
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Dear Linda, I have a copy of the Eddy Family in America that gives a little background on Abigail's family. On page 56 it reads: "The Devotion Family was well-educated. Her father was a graduate of Harvard College and her brother John was the first school teacher in Swansea. In the Swansea records it is written under the date of 1715, "John Devotion shall teach our youth to read (sic) Inglish and Lattin and write and sipher as there might be ocation." Some of the Devotion family went later to Suffield, Conn."
Obadiah Eddy born 02 Sep 1683 in Swansea, MA, died 1757 in Swansea, MA.
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Dear Linda, I have a copy of the Eddy Family in America that gives a little background on Abigail's family. On page 56 it reads: "The Devotion Family was well-educated. Her father was a graduate of Harvard College and her brother John was the first school teacher in Swansea. In the Swansea records it is written under the date of 1715, "John Devotion shall teach our youth to read (sic) Inglish and Lattin and write and sipher as there might be ocation." Some of the Devotion family went later to Suffield, Conn."
Events
| Birth | 1688 | Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 9 Dec 1709 | Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts - Obadiah Eddy |  | ||
| Death | 14 Mar 1730 | Massachusetts | |||
| Burial | Eddy Burial Ground, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
Families
| Spouse | Obadiah Eddy (1683 - 1747) |
Endnotes
1. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC81-TDW : 9 February 2018), Obadiah Eddy and Abigall Devotion, 09 Dec 1709; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0903395 IT 1-8..
2. "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-72D1 : accessed 10 March 2018), Obadiah Eddy and Abigail Devotion, 09 Dec 1709; citing Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 21..
3. Find A Grave Memorial# 9257919.