Per a findagrave contributor
Abigail Beers married Philip Weeks about 1773. She married second, Ishmael Bennett, 1783.
History of Hanover, Luzerne Co., PA
Philip Weeks was born in Connecticut, came to Wyoming first in 1762-63, and finally in 1769 with the first two hundred settlers, resided in the lower part of Wilkes-Barre on or near the present Sturdevant place. Married Abigail Beers, was killed in the Wyoming Massacre July 3, 1778, being called back out of the river by the promises of the Indians to spare his life. But as soon as he got out of the water they fell upon him with spear and tomahawk and killed him at the water's edge. They knew him, his house was about a mile below their town of Maughwauwama on the elevated flats or terrace. They had :
Lydia m Silas Benedict
Hulda m Comfort Carey
Philip Weeks b 1174 married first Amelia Durkee, 2nd ___Campbell
Luther Weeks
Abigail and Ishmael Bennett had several children. They moved to Ohio about 1816.
per a findagrave researcher:
Abigail Beers Weeks Bennett might have been sister of Jabez Beers, not his daughter. She was born 1754 d 1839; he was born 1742 so would have only been 12 y/o at her birth. She is not listed with Jabez's family in 1860 census.
re:memorial for Jabez Beers 68680096 memorial for Abigail Beers 35780831
Abigail Beers married Philip Weeks about 1773. She married second, Ishmael Bennett, 1783.
History of Hanover, Luzerne Co., PA
Philip Weeks was born in Connecticut, came to Wyoming first in 1762-63, and finally in 1769 with the first two hundred settlers, resided in the lower part of Wilkes-Barre on or near the present Sturdevant place. Married Abigail Beers, was killed in the Wyoming Massacre July 3, 1778, being called back out of the river by the promises of the Indians to spare his life. But as soon as he got out of the water they fell upon him with spear and tomahawk and killed him at the water's edge. They knew him, his house was about a mile below their town of Maughwauwama on the elevated flats or terrace. They had :
Lydia m Silas Benedict
Hulda m Comfort Carey
Philip Weeks b 1174 married first Amelia Durkee, 2nd ___Campbell
Luther Weeks
Abigail and Ishmael Bennett had several children. They moved to Ohio about 1816.
per a findagrave researcher:
Abigail Beers Weeks Bennett might have been sister of Jabez Beers, not his daughter. She was born 1754 d 1839; he was born 1742 so would have only been 12 y/o at her birth. She is not listed with Jabez's family in 1860 census.
re:memorial for Jabez Beers 68680096 memorial for Abigail Beers 35780831
Per a findagrave contributor
Abigail Beers married Philip Weeks about 1773. She married second, Ishmael Bennett, 1783.
History of Hanover, Luzerne Co., PA
Philip Weeks was born in Connecticut, came to Wyoming first in 1762-63, and finally in 1769 with the first two hundred settlers, resided in the lower part of Wilkes-Barre on or near the present Sturdevant place. Married Abigail Beers, was killed in the Wyoming Massacre July 3, 1778, being called back out of the river by the promises of the Indians to spare his life. But as soon as he got out of the water they fell upon him with spear and tomahawk and killed him at the water's edge. They knew him, his house was about a mile below their town of Maughwauwama on the elevated flats or terrace. They had :
Lydia m Silas Benedict
Hulda m Comfort Carey
Philip Weeks b 1174 married first Amelia Durkee, 2nd ___Campbell
Luther Weeks
Abigail and Ishmael Bennett had several children. They moved to Ohio about 1816.
per a findagrave researcher:
Abigail Beers Weeks Bennett might have been sister of Jabez Beers, not his daughter. She was born 1754 d 1839; he was born 1742 so would have only been 12 y/o at her birth. She is not listed with Jabez's family in 1860 census.
re:memorial for Jabez Beers 68680096 memorial for Abigail Beers 35780831
Abigail Beers married Philip Weeks about 1773. She married second, Ishmael Bennett, 1783.
History of Hanover, Luzerne Co., PA
Philip Weeks was born in Connecticut, came to Wyoming first in 1762-63, and finally in 1769 with the first two hundred settlers, resided in the lower part of Wilkes-Barre on or near the present Sturdevant place. Married Abigail Beers, was killed in the Wyoming Massacre July 3, 1778, being called back out of the river by the promises of the Indians to spare his life. But as soon as he got out of the water they fell upon him with spear and tomahawk and killed him at the water's edge. They knew him, his house was about a mile below their town of Maughwauwama on the elevated flats or terrace. They had :
Lydia m Silas Benedict
Hulda m Comfort Carey
Philip Weeks b 1174 married first Amelia Durkee, 2nd ___Campbell
Luther Weeks
Abigail and Ishmael Bennett had several children. They moved to Ohio about 1816.
per a findagrave researcher:
Abigail Beers Weeks Bennett might have been sister of Jabez Beers, not his daughter. She was born 1754 d 1839; he was born 1742 so would have only been 12 y/o at her birth. She is not listed with Jabez's family in 1860 census.
re:memorial for Jabez Beers 68680096 memorial for Abigail Beers 35780831
Inscription
Ishmael Bennet
died
Jan 20 1820
Aged about 96
years
Abigail
wife of
Ishmael Bennet
died
July 28 1839
In the 88 year
of her age
Family Members
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