Brief Life History of Abel
When Abel Childs was born on 9 November 1757, in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Josiah Child, was 28 and his mother, Experience Read, was 23. He married Hannah Eaton in 1781, in Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1757. He died on 17 May 1807, in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 49.
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Sources (23)
- Abel Childs, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Childs in entry for Noah Childs, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Abel Child, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
Spouse and Children
1757–1807 Male
–1843 Female
Children (13)
1782–1860 Male
1784–1873 Male
1787– Male
1788–1831 Male
1789– Female
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1728– Male
1734–1801 Female
Siblings (8)
1755–1839 Female
1757–1807 Male
1761–1848 Male
1764–1767 Male
1764–1767 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 19
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 19
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 29
Name Meaning
English: variant of Child , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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