Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Starling was born on 13 November 1752, in Windham Center, Windham, Cumberland, Maine, United States, her father, Joseph Starling, was 31 and her mother, Mary Worcester, was 11749. She married Joseph Bradford on 20 January 1774, in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 16 January 1832, in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States.
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- Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
- Abigail Starling Bradford, "Find A Grave Index"
- Abigail in entry for Hannah Bradford, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
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1760
Historical Boundaries: 1760: Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Cumberland, Maine, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780
Historical Boundaries: 1780: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1799: Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Kennebec, Maine, United States 1838: Franklin, Maine, United States
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk): variant of Sterling 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BRADFORD, Joseph (1751-1812)
Joseph was the son of Joshua & Hannah Bradford. On January 20, 1774 in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, he married Abigail Starling. To this union, 11 children were born. Joseph & Abigail and family …
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