Brief Life History of Abel
When Abel Laybourne Sr was born on 17 May 1782, in Nafferton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Christopher Laybourn, was 37 and his mother, Margaret Ellen Newlove, was 24. He married Sally Farwell Clark in 1802. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1864, in Lost Grove Cemetery, Homer, Champaign, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Harmony, Clark, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Abel Laybourn, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Abel Leybourn, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Abel Leybourn, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
Spouse and Children
1782–1864 Male
1776–1818 Female
Children (7)
1803–1848 Female
1805–1829 Female
1807–1874 Female
1808–1874 Male
1811– Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1745–1842 Male
1758–1825 Female
Siblings (10)
1777– Female
1779– Male
1779– Male
1780–1851 Male
1782–1864 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1783 · A Free America
Age 1
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
Age 5
1804
Age 22
Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from Leyburn in Yorkshire. The placename probably derives from Old English hlēg ‘shelter’ + burna ‘spring, stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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