Emigrated from Scotland with his wife, Jannet (McKay) Abel (married before 1784) and children, William and Archibald, Jr., sometime between 1786 and 1791, when their daughter Elizabeth was born in Philadelphia. Apparently not a regular church attendee, as he was labeled a "stranger" on the Second Presbyterian burial index. Aged 46 years.
Was a farmer who rented his home and land, and may have been ill for awhile before his death, because his personal property was seized and auctioned to pay back rent less than a month following his decease.
Originally interred in Range F of the Second Presbyterian burial ground. His wife was also buried with him, and a headstone had been erected in their memory, apparently following her death. Unfortunately, it was mostly illegible by the 1860s. Removed to Mount Vernon Cemetery when the churchyard was cleared in 1867.
Was a farmer who rented his home and land, and may have been ill for awhile before his death, because his personal property was seized and auctioned to pay back rent less than a month following his decease.
Originally interred in Range F of the Second Presbyterian burial ground. His wife was also buried with him, and a headstone had been erected in their memory, apparently following her death. Unfortunately, it was mostly illegible by the 1860s. Removed to Mount Vernon Cemetery when the churchyard was cleared in 1867.
Emigrated from Scotland with his wife, Jannet (McKay) Abel (married before 1784) and children, William and Archibald, Jr., sometime between 1786 and 1791, when their daughter Elizabeth was born in Philadelphia. Apparently not a regular church attendee, as he was labeled a "stranger" on the Second Presbyterian burial index. Aged 46 years.
Was a farmer who rented his home and land, and may have been ill for awhile before his death, because his personal property was seized and auctioned to pay back rent less than a month following his decease.
Originally interred in Range F of the Second Presbyterian burial ground. His wife was also buried with him, and a headstone had been erected in their memory, apparently following her death. Unfortunately, it was mostly illegible by the 1860s. Removed to Mount Vernon Cemetery when the churchyard was cleared in 1867.
Was a farmer who rented his home and land, and may have been ill for awhile before his death, because his personal property was seized and auctioned to pay back rent less than a month following his decease.
Originally interred in Range F of the Second Presbyterian burial ground. His wife was also buried with him, and a headstone had been erected in their memory, apparently following her death. Unfortunately, it was mostly illegible by the 1860s. Removed to Mount Vernon Cemetery when the churchyard was cleared in 1867.
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Archibald Abel
Died [January 17], 1798
Aged 47 Years
Also his wife
[remainder not legible]
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