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Additional information has been provided by:
Cindy Walcott
[email protected]
Abel Johnson, born 19 Dec 1752 Coventry, RI, son of John Johnson and Bethany Goff.
Abel Johnson settled in Berkshire, VT before 1800.
He is credited with building some of the mills at the falls of the Pike River in W. Berkshire. He served as justice of the peace and represented Berkshire in the state legislature in 1801 and 1802 Previously, he lived at Shaftsbury and Salisbury, VT. He reached Berkshire by following marked trees.
He died at the home of his daughter, Eleanor (Johnson) Hibbard.
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Info below and father's link provided by: mdemag
Abel was baptized on Dec 29, 1752.
Our family records state that he died in West Berkshire, Franklin, VT.
Married Patience Colvin on Dec 21 1775 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, VT. Family tale is that she ran off with the hired help. Her death and burial location are unknown.
2nd marriage was to Zenobia FLAGG Ewins in 1793 in Berkshire, Franklin, VT.
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Info below provided by: Linda Chowns (Johnson)
Abel Johnson Jr. Son of Abel & Patience Colvin Johnson Born: 16 June 1782 Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont Died: 3 May 1781 Vermont Was killed by the fall of a pine @ the age of 4.
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Additional information has been provided by:
Cindy Walcott
[email protected]
Abel Johnson, born 19 Dec 1752 Coventry, RI, son of John Johnson and Bethany Goff.
Abel Johnson settled in Berkshire, VT before 1800.
He is credited with building some of the mills at the falls of the Pike River in W. Berkshire. He served as justice of the peace and represented Berkshire in the state legislature in 1801 and 1802 Previously, he lived at Shaftsbury and Salisbury, VT. He reached Berkshire by following marked trees.
He died at the home of his daughter, Eleanor (Johnson) Hibbard.
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Info below and father's link provided by: mdemag
Abel was baptized on Dec 29, 1752.
Our family records state that he died in West Berkshire, Franklin, VT.
Married Patience Colvin on Dec 21 1775 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, VT. Family tale is that she ran off with the hired help. Her death and burial location are unknown.
2nd marriage was to Zenobia FLAGG Ewins in 1793 in Berkshire, Franklin, VT.
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Info below provided by: Linda Chowns (Johnson)
Abel Johnson Jr. Son of Abel & Patience Colvin Johnson Born: 16 June 1782 Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont Died: 3 May 1781 Vermont Was killed by the fall of a pine @ the age of 4.
Family Members
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James Johnson
1780–1856
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Abel Johnson Jr
1782–1787
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Eleanor Johnson Hibbard
1784–1854
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Bethana Johnson Ellsworth
1785–1826
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Abel Johnson Jr
1791–1823
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Braman Johnson
1794–1874
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Arabella Johnson Pearsons
1796–1879
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Homer Johnson
1800–1873
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Rosabell Johnson Ewins
1803–1891
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Philander Philip Johnson
1805–1881
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Leander Goff Johnson
1807–1889
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Cassander Brayton Johnson
1809–1890
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Nathaniel Greene Johnson
1811–1883
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