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Obed Abbott

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Obed Abbott

Birth
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
11 May 1773 (aged 76)
Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sect. G4, Stone 306
Memorial ID
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Andover births: ABBOTT, Obed, s. George and Elizabeth (Ballard), Mar. 16, 1696-7.

Salem marriages: ABBOTT, Obed, and Elizabeth Tarbell, Feb. 1,. 1721-2.

Bedford deaths: ABBOTT, Obed, May 11, 1772, in 77th y. [May 11, 1773, G.R.]

Obed Abbott, son of George, a weaver from Salem, bought a farm from Nathaniel Hudson in Sept. 1725, and settled in the southerly part of Billerica, now Bedford. It is included in Bedford Springs. He was prominent in forming the town and church, small in stature, and of great power. He married Elizabeth ____, and d. May 11, 1773; she d. May 29, 1752. (From Brown, A.E., History of the town of Bedford, 1891)

Children:
Moses, b. Jan. 13, 1727.
Sarah, b. April 22, 1729, m. Feb. 11, 1748, Isaac Stearns of Billerica.
Elizabeth, b. March 16, 1731, m. Dec. 9, 1756, Abijah Cutler of Brookfield.
John, b. Feb. 4, 1733.
Mary, b. Feb. 16, 1745, m. Daniel Parker of Reading.
Andover births: ABBOTT, Obed, s. George and Elizabeth (Ballard), Mar. 16, 1696-7.

Salem marriages: ABBOTT, Obed, and Elizabeth Tarbell, Feb. 1,. 1721-2.

Bedford deaths: ABBOTT, Obed, May 11, 1772, in 77th y. [May 11, 1773, G.R.]

Obed Abbott, son of George, a weaver from Salem, bought a farm from Nathaniel Hudson in Sept. 1725, and settled in the southerly part of Billerica, now Bedford. It is included in Bedford Springs. He was prominent in forming the town and church, small in stature, and of great power. He married Elizabeth ____, and d. May 11, 1773; she d. May 29, 1752. (From Brown, A.E., History of the town of Bedford, 1891)

Children:
Moses, b. Jan. 13, 1727.
Sarah, b. April 22, 1729, m. Feb. 11, 1748, Isaac Stearns of Billerica.
Elizabeth, b. March 16, 1731, m. Dec. 9, 1756, Abijah Cutler of Brookfield.
John, b. Feb. 4, 1733.
Mary, b. Feb. 16, 1745, m. Daniel Parker of Reading.

Inscription

Here lies Buried
the Body of
Mr. OBED ABBOTT
who departed this Life
May the 11th 1773 in ye
77th Year of His Age.
Also in Memory of Mr. JOHN ABBOTT
who died in ye Army at Lake George
Novbr. ye 2d 1756 Aged 23 Years

Gravesite Details

Gravestone carved by Lamson, 1761-1774 (Joseph, John)



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  • Created by: Bill Boyington
  • Added: Mar 11, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25191416/obed-abbott: accessed ), memorial page for Obed Abbott (16 Mar 1697–11 May 1773), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25191416, citing Old Burying Ground, Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Bill Boyington (contributor 46800933).