Abijah Morgan (1715 - 1784)

Born 6 Jul 1715 in Groton, New London, Connecticut

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Abijah MORGAN was born 6 Jul 1715 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 22 Sep 1784.

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. Found in the DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 129. He was in the campaigns of 1758 and of 1762. (French and Indian War Rolls, 2:157, 317)

Gave deed to his brother Samuel, 1740. Death date from AF.

Sources

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F77W-KX1 : accessed 8 May 2015), Obijah Morgan, 06 Jul 1715; citing Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,306,249.
• Ancestry of Earl Leslie Morgan; A History of James Morgan of New London, Conn.; Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Conn.; AF.
• Avery, Elroy. The Groton Avery Clan (Cleveland, 1912) Vol. 1, Page 129
• Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society (The Connecticut Historical Society and the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, Hartford 1860-1928) Vol. 10 "Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War, 1755-1762", Vol. 2, Page 166 & Page 317