Abraham Jackson

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Abraham Jackson

Birth
Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
18 Sep 1791 (aged 66)
Mount Holly, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
Burial
Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont, USA Add to Map
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Son of Ebenezer Jackson & Esther Abbott.
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Husband of Eleanor Bumpus, whom he married on October 25, 1750, in Sharon, Litchfield, CT, and with whom he had 10 known children:
Eleanor Jackson
Abraham Jackson
Jedediah Jackson
Asahel Jackson
Jethro Jackson
Rachel Jackson
Johannah Jackson
Chloe Jackson
William Jackson
Loraine Jackson
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NOTE: A burial record for Elener [Bumpus] Jackson, Abraham's wife, has not yet been found. The following was found in the First Presbyterian Church Membership records for Cazenovia, Madison County, New York: "Jackson, Eleanor, Mrs., Widow, admitted 1803, from Tinmouth, VT, died May 29, 1813, aged 92 years." [Courtesy of contributor Carol Thompson #48022670]
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Son of Ebenezer Jackson & Esther Abbott.
.
Husband of Eleanor Bumpus, whom he married on October 25, 1750, in Sharon, Litchfield, CT, and with whom he had 10 known children:
Eleanor Jackson
Abraham Jackson
Jedediah Jackson
Asahel Jackson
Jethro Jackson
Rachel Jackson
Johannah Jackson
Chloe Jackson
William Jackson
Loraine Jackson
.
NOTE: A burial record for Elener [Bumpus] Jackson, Abraham's wife, has not yet been found. The following was found in the First Presbyterian Church Membership records for Cazenovia, Madison County, New York: "Jackson, Eleanor, Mrs., Widow, admitted 1803, from Tinmouth, VT, died May 29, 1813, aged 92 years." [Courtesy of contributor Carol Thompson #48022670]
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Inscription

Here lies the body of Mr.
Abra'm Jackson who died Sept
the 13th 1791 In the 65th year
of his age.
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Death where is thy terror to the just.
O grave, where is thy gloom.
When saints reign their dust to dust,
And calmly meet their doom.

Gravesite Details

Tombstone carved by Enos Clark of Middletown Springs, VT