Zeruiah (Haven) Frail (1755 - 1845)

Born 5 Feb 1755 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died 28 Oct 1845 at age 90 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Zeruiah was born on 5 Feb 1755 at Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1] She is the daughter of Benjamin Haven and Ruth (Gleason) Haven. According to Zeruiah's biography at FindAGrave^[2], her first husband was Andrew Allard whom she married on 1 May 1775. They had two children before Andrew died of camp fever on 23 Aug 1777 while a soldier in the Continental Army. The couple had at least two children during their short marriage.^[3] Zeruiah remarried with Joseph Frail on 25 Nov 1784 at Hopkinton.^[4] This couple had at least five children.^[5] Zeruiah passed away in 1845 at Hopkinton.^[6]

Research Notes

The spelling of Zeruiah's first name is shown on her tombstone as "Zeruviah". However, there are sources with her name spelled Zeruiah, along with other derivations. Sources for her birth have her name spelled Zeruiah; but, there are no images to check if the annotations are correct. However, in looking up the name Zeruiah, there are mentions of the name being of Hebrew origin. There are no entries for Zeruviah.

Zeruviah was born in 1755. She passed away in 1845.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXP-2QS : 15 January 2020), Zeruiah Frail, 1755.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #134411582
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LWH6-5MP
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLP-B5Q : 20 May 2022), Zurviah Allord, 25 Nov 1784; citing Marriage, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011193.
5. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LHQF-GWP
6. ↑ Death:"Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850"
   New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61401 #368694 (accessed 28 December 2022)
   Zeruiah Frail death 28 Oct 1845 (age 90) in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #134411582