Simon (Abel) Abell (1747 - 1816)

Born 28 Feb 1747 in Lebanon, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel Partridge (Brewster) Abell — married 1 Mar 1773 in Goshen Congregational Church, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1816 at age 69 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Simon (Abel) Abell served with 12th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Simon (Abel) Abell is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000215.

Simon Abell was born 28 February 1746/7 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony to parents Simon Abell and Parnel Willes.^[1],^[2]

Simon married Rachel Partridge Brewster, daughter of Nathan Brewster, on March 1, 1773, at Goshen Congregational Church of Lebanon, Connecticut. ^[3] Together, they had one (known) child^[2]:

1. Brewster Abell, b. 4 Sept 1773 , d. 31 Oct 1846 Oswego, NY

His first wife died in 1776.

He then married Betty Bigelow, daughter of Asa & Dorothy (Otis) Bigelow, with whom he had the following (known) children^[2]:

1. Simeon (3rd), b. Feb 11, 1778
2. Rachel b. 1778, d. Nov 10, 1826
3. Betsey, b. Nov 9, 1781; m. John Giles
4. Clarissa, b. Sept 10, 1784, m. Ralph Daniels
5. Otis, b. July 26, 1788
6. Harriet, b. Oct 31, 1792; m. Julius Thomas, May 24, 1825 in Lebanon.
7. Harry/Harley, b. May 4, 1795; d Nov 28, 1864

On his tombstone, the inscription reads:

"This stone designates the grave in which repose the remains of Capt. Simon Abell, as a husband & father, friend & neighbor as a man of integrity he was justly esteemed by all who knew him."

Throughout his life, he was a member of the Goshen Society Church of Lebanon.

Simon died on 25 Dec 1816^[2] in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States aged 69. He is buried in Goshen Cemetery, in Lebanon, Connecticut. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Norwich (Hartford, Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, 1913). Available through Internet Archive: Volume 1, page 237.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Abell, Horace A. & LP Abell. The Abell Family in America: Robert Abell of Rehoboth, Mass, Tuttle Publishing Company, 1940, pg 82 (birth) and 102-103 (biography, marriages and children)
3. ↑ Marriage of Simon Abel and Rachel Partridge Brewster, March 1, 1773, in Church records, Goshen Congregational Church, Vol II, (part of Lebanon historically, now Bozrahville, Conn) page 249
4. ↑ Burial site of Sgt Simon Abell,Find A Grave: Memorial #44891930, in Goshen Cemetery, in Lebanon, Connecticut

See also:

• The Public records of the state of Connecticut, p. 211.