Son of David Shurtleff and Bethiah Lucas,
Abiel was the husband of Mary Polly LeBaron, the daughter of James LeBaron and Martha Benson. They were married Jan 4, 1756 in Plympton and had the following children.
* David 1756-bef 1834
* Timothy 1760-1842
* Gideon 1762-1845
* Levi 1765-1850
* James 1768-1846
* Joel 1771-1852
* Enoch 1773-1778
* Abiel 1776-1861
* Enoch 1779-1854
Private in Capt Gamaliel Bradford's company, Col Thomas Doty's regiment, raised by the province of Massachusetts for the reduction of Canada; enlisted May 2, 1758; reported discharged Nov 1, 1758, served till Nov 17, 1758. Service 7 mos 4 days with 16 days travel. Was on a return of men in Col Thomas Doty's regiment that deserted at Half Moon and were brought back to their duty by Lieut. Benjamin Williams. Deserter's billeting amount to be taken out of their wages; advised in council Feb 16, 1759, that the treasurer stop out of each deserter's wages 7s., which shall be paid to Lieut Benjamin Williams for his service.
Mr Shurtleff walked to Plymouth on "Forefather's Day" and sat upon Pilgrim Rock and took a severe cold, which resulted in his death.
The following appeared in a newspaper clipping of Mar 18, 1826:
"Died in Carver, Mass., on the 6th of January, Mr. Abiel Shurtleff, aged 93 years. So late as the 21st of December, this aged pilgrim walked to Plymouth, a distance of nine miles in four hours, where he passed several, -remarking among other things, that he had reaped in his native fields eighty two summers, -where, in his youth, he had seen wigwams and aged sachems, -and that he had been a soldier in the campaigns of the war of 1756 at Crown Point. His posterity is very numerous - eight children, sixty-two grandchildren, a great number of the 4th, and several of the 5th generation survive. He was born March 11, 1733, a descendant from William Shurtleff, who was killed by lightning in Marshfield, 1666."
1912 Shurtleff Genealogy #60
Abiel was the husband of Mary Polly LeBaron, the daughter of James LeBaron and Martha Benson. They were married Jan 4, 1756 in Plympton and had the following children.
* David 1756-bef 1834
* Timothy 1760-1842
* Gideon 1762-1845
* Levi 1765-1850
* James 1768-1846
* Joel 1771-1852
* Enoch 1773-1778
* Abiel 1776-1861
* Enoch 1779-1854
Private in Capt Gamaliel Bradford's company, Col Thomas Doty's regiment, raised by the province of Massachusetts for the reduction of Canada; enlisted May 2, 1758; reported discharged Nov 1, 1758, served till Nov 17, 1758. Service 7 mos 4 days with 16 days travel. Was on a return of men in Col Thomas Doty's regiment that deserted at Half Moon and were brought back to their duty by Lieut. Benjamin Williams. Deserter's billeting amount to be taken out of their wages; advised in council Feb 16, 1759, that the treasurer stop out of each deserter's wages 7s., which shall be paid to Lieut Benjamin Williams for his service.
Mr Shurtleff walked to Plymouth on "Forefather's Day" and sat upon Pilgrim Rock and took a severe cold, which resulted in his death.
The following appeared in a newspaper clipping of Mar 18, 1826:
"Died in Carver, Mass., on the 6th of January, Mr. Abiel Shurtleff, aged 93 years. So late as the 21st of December, this aged pilgrim walked to Plymouth, a distance of nine miles in four hours, where he passed several, -remarking among other things, that he had reaped in his native fields eighty two summers, -where, in his youth, he had seen wigwams and aged sachems, -and that he had been a soldier in the campaigns of the war of 1756 at Crown Point. His posterity is very numerous - eight children, sixty-two grandchildren, a great number of the 4th, and several of the 5th generation survive. He was born March 11, 1733, a descendant from William Shurtleff, who was killed by lightning in Marshfield, 1666."
1912 Shurtleff Genealogy #60
Son of David Shurtleff and Bethiah Lucas,
Abiel was the husband of Mary Polly LeBaron, the daughter of James LeBaron and Martha Benson. They were married Jan 4, 1756 in Plympton and had the following children.
* David 1756-bef 1834
* Timothy 1760-1842
* Gideon 1762-1845
* Levi 1765-1850
* James 1768-1846
* Joel 1771-1852
* Enoch 1773-1778
* Abiel 1776-1861
* Enoch 1779-1854
Private in Capt Gamaliel Bradford's company, Col Thomas Doty's regiment, raised by the province of Massachusetts for the reduction of Canada; enlisted May 2, 1758; reported discharged Nov 1, 1758, served till Nov 17, 1758. Service 7 mos 4 days with 16 days travel. Was on a return of men in Col Thomas Doty's regiment that deserted at Half Moon and were brought back to their duty by Lieut. Benjamin Williams. Deserter's billeting amount to be taken out of their wages; advised in council Feb 16, 1759, that the treasurer stop out of each deserter's wages 7s., which shall be paid to Lieut Benjamin Williams for his service.
Mr Shurtleff walked to Plymouth on "Forefather's Day" and sat upon Pilgrim Rock and took a severe cold, which resulted in his death.
The following appeared in a newspaper clipping of Mar 18, 1826:
"Died in Carver, Mass., on the 6th of January, Mr. Abiel Shurtleff, aged 93 years. So late as the 21st of December, this aged pilgrim walked to Plymouth, a distance of nine miles in four hours, where he passed several, -remarking among other things, that he had reaped in his native fields eighty two summers, -where, in his youth, he had seen wigwams and aged sachems, -and that he had been a soldier in the campaigns of the war of 1756 at Crown Point. His posterity is very numerous - eight children, sixty-two grandchildren, a great number of the 4th, and several of the 5th generation survive. He was born March 11, 1733, a descendant from William Shurtleff, who was killed by lightning in Marshfield, 1666."
1912 Shurtleff Genealogy #60
Abiel was the husband of Mary Polly LeBaron, the daughter of James LeBaron and Martha Benson. They were married Jan 4, 1756 in Plympton and had the following children.
* David 1756-bef 1834
* Timothy 1760-1842
* Gideon 1762-1845
* Levi 1765-1850
* James 1768-1846
* Joel 1771-1852
* Enoch 1773-1778
* Abiel 1776-1861
* Enoch 1779-1854
Private in Capt Gamaliel Bradford's company, Col Thomas Doty's regiment, raised by the province of Massachusetts for the reduction of Canada; enlisted May 2, 1758; reported discharged Nov 1, 1758, served till Nov 17, 1758. Service 7 mos 4 days with 16 days travel. Was on a return of men in Col Thomas Doty's regiment that deserted at Half Moon and were brought back to their duty by Lieut. Benjamin Williams. Deserter's billeting amount to be taken out of their wages; advised in council Feb 16, 1759, that the treasurer stop out of each deserter's wages 7s., which shall be paid to Lieut Benjamin Williams for his service.
Mr Shurtleff walked to Plymouth on "Forefather's Day" and sat upon Pilgrim Rock and took a severe cold, which resulted in his death.
The following appeared in a newspaper clipping of Mar 18, 1826:
"Died in Carver, Mass., on the 6th of January, Mr. Abiel Shurtleff, aged 93 years. So late as the 21st of December, this aged pilgrim walked to Plymouth, a distance of nine miles in four hours, where he passed several, -remarking among other things, that he had reaped in his native fields eighty two summers, -where, in his youth, he had seen wigwams and aged sachems, -and that he had been a soldier in the campaigns of the war of 1756 at Crown Point. His posterity is very numerous - eight children, sixty-two grandchildren, a great number of the 4th, and several of the 5th generation survive. He was born March 11, 1733, a descendant from William Shurtleff, who was killed by lightning in Marshfield, 1666."
1912 Shurtleff Genealogy #60
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