Abigail (McEwan) Beebe (abt. 1777 - 1840)

Born about 8 Apr 1777 in Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Howey Beebe — married 29 May 1800 in Winchester, Connecticut

Descendants

Died Aug 1840 at about age 63 in Hartford, Trumbull, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Abi was born about 1777 in Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut. Her parents were Robert McEwen and Jerusha Doolittle.

She married James Beebe, son of Col. Bezaleel Beebe and Elizabeth Marsh in Litchfield, Connecticut.

She died in 1840 in Hartford, Trumbull Co., Ohio. She was buried at Hartford Township Cemetery, Hartford, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA. ^[1]

End of Biography.

Genealogical Records

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Death Records

• Primary Source, (burial); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[1] Data Summary:

1. ) Find A Grave: Memorial #239878733: Abi (McEwen) Beebe was born 8 Apr 1777 at Winchester, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA., and she died Aug 1840 (aged 63)
   1. ) Marriage. Abi McEwen married James Beebe (1779–1865) in 1800.
   2. ) Children:
      1. ) James Harvey Beebe (1813–1894)
2. ) BURIAL. Abi (McEwen) Beebe was buried in the Hartford Township Cemetery at Hartford, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA.
   1. ) Find a Grave Notes: " "
   2. ) Tombstone Photo: Inscription:
      "ABI
      WIFE OF
      JAMES BEEBE
      DIED
      August 11, ...
      Aged 6.. yrs
      7? mo."

Biographic References

1900:

• Secondary Source, Silas Leroy Blake, The later history of the First Church of Christ, New London, Conn.; ^[2]

1. ) page 372 - 374: Robert McEwen and Jerusha Doolittle... They had three children: Sarah, who married Solomon Rockwell of Winsted, Abbie, who married James Beebe of Winchester, and Abel, who was their youngest child and only son.

1904:

• Secondary Source, Clarence Beebe in his book Monograph of the Descent of the Family of Beebe ^[3] cites Abi McEwen as the wife of James Beebe in profile (392). Data summary;

1. ) Monograph, etc., Page 54: James Beebe, the son of Bezaleel and Elizabeth (Marsh) Beebe, was born 27 Feb 1779 at Litchfield, CT and died Jan 17, 1865 at Hartford, CT. James was a Puritan, served as Justice of the Peace, was a Member of the CT assembly and Senate. James married Abi McEWan and moved to Ohio. Children: Julia Frances, Elizabeth Garrett, James Harvey, Sarah, Robert, McEwan, Mary, and Ebenezer

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (Rev date: accessed 13 September 2023), memorial page for Abi McEwen Beebe (8 Apr 1777–Aug 1840), Find a Grave Memorial ID 239878733; citing Hartford Township Cemetery, Hartford, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by RD Tupper (contributor 50357705).
2. ↑ Blake, Silas Leroy; The later history of the First Church of Christ, New London, Conn.; New London, Press of the Day Publishing Co., 1900.
3. ↑ Beebe, Clarence, Monograph of the Descent of the Family of Beebe, from the earliest known immigrant--John, of Broughton, England, 1650, compiled and edited by Clarence Beebe, 150 Nassau Street, New York,1904; Public Domain. Profile (392), page 54. Clarence Beebe Genealogy online -Title Page