Abishai Weed (1759 - 1840)

Born 25 Oct 1759 in Stamford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Hoyt) Weed — married 23 Nov 1785 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Died 31 Jan 1840 at age 80 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Birth

25 Oct 1759, Stamford, Connecticut Colony. ^[1]

Death

31 Jan 1840, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. ^[2]

Burial: North Stamford Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. ^[2]

Marriage

Abishai married Susanna Hoyt, daughter of Ebenezer & Mercy (Hoyt) Hoyt, on 23 Nov 1785 at Stamford, Fairfield, CT

Children:

• Luther Weed (1787-1848) ^[2]
• Sarah Weed (1789- ) ^[2]
• Abishai Weed (1792-1857) ^[2]
• Ebenezer Weed (1795-1843) ^[2]

Military

Abishai Weed's name appears on a list of Connecticut Pensioners, Act of 1832. An Act of Congress was approved 7 June 1832 granting pensions to all officers and soldiers who served for at least two years in the Revolutionary War. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Lorraine Cook White, editor. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Ancestry.com. (Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Find A Grave: Memorial #13972346 retrieved 29 May 2017
3. ↑ Henry P. Johnson, editor. The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution 1775-1783. Vol. I-III. Hartford, Connecticut, USA: 1889. Ancestry.com. (Connecticut Men in the Revolutionary War [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003).

• CT Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• CT Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• www.genealogyofnewengland.com