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