aged 76
From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
ELISHA ABBE, son of Joshua and Mary (Ripley) Abbe, born in North Windham, Conn., May 15, 1753; died August 15, 1829; buried in Windham.
He enlisted January 16, 1776, as a Revolutionary solider; was said to have been a commissary. He Owned a farm in the suburbs of Windlham and was one of those who claimed the privilege of shipping his own products without the intervention of middlemen. He built for his own accommodation the "Windham," a brisk little craft, with a huge frog cut in its bow for a figure-head, in memory of the famous Windham frog scare of 1754. Like many others, his commercial ventures had been destroj'ed by British invaders and he was energetic among those who were upholding the government in 1812,
With a family of nine he was recorded in the 1800 Census; in 1810 with four. He served as constable and collector of state taxes. About 1818 he was one of the selectmen of his town. His estate was distributed to his four married daughters, January 11, 1833. (Windham Probate Records, Vol. 20, page 206.)
Married in Windham, October 27, 1774, JERUSHA WEBB, born May 19, 1747; died December 28, 1828; buried in Windham. She was daughter of Samuel and Deborah (Davidson) Webb of Windham, and was mentioned in her father's Will, October 13, 1801. She was the niece of Nathaniel Webb, who married her sister-in-law, Zerviah Abbe.
Children, births recorded in Windham
1 - Betsey Abbe, b. Dec. 13, 1775 ; m. Abner Lathrop.
2 - Bela Abbe, b. Dec. 18, 1777; d. in Windham, June, 1800; not m.
3 - Alfred Abbe (twin), b. Aug. 19, 1779; d. April 13, 1781.
4 - (Son), twin with Alfred, b. Aug. 19, 1779; d. in Windham, Sept., 1779.
5 - Jerusha Abbe, b. Nov. 14, 1781, in Windham, Conn. She was living in Windham in 1850, with an unm. daughter and her two grandsons. Married in Windham, Aug. 30, 1801, John McGouty, a sea-captain of Scotch descent. He d. in North Carolina, July, 1842. Children, b. in Windham: i. Betsey, b. March 15, 1804; ii. and iii. (twins), d. Feb. 14, 1806; iv. Elisha. b. June 18, 1807; v. John, b. Oct. 25, 1809 ; vi. Jerusha Abby, b. Jan. 28, 1812, was living with her mother in Windham, 1850, not m. ; vii. Emma, b. June 16, 1816, m. in Windham, April 5, 1835, Edwin G. Balcom of Windham. Had children : Henry, b. about 1836, and Horace, b. about 1841, who were living with their grandmother in Windham in 1850.
6 - Nathaniel Abbe, b. Oct. 21, 1783; d. in Windham, Nov. 24, 1798, aged 15.
7 - Emma Abbe, b. April 18, 1785 ; d. Jan. 9, 1864. She resided in Windham. Married (1) Elisha Kinne ; (2) Matthew Smith of Chaplin, Conn., who d. before 1862.
8 - Mary Abbe, b. Oct. 9, 1787 ; resided in China, Mich., in 1862. Married Huntington Fitch, who d. in Buffalo, N. Y., before 1862.
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From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
ELISHA ABBE, son of Joshua and Mary (Ripley) Abbe, born in North Windham, Conn., May 15, 1753; died August 15, 1829; buried in Windham.
He enlisted January 16, 1776, as a Revolutionary solider; was said to have been a commissary. He Owned a farm in the suburbs of Windlham and was one of those who claimed the privilege of shipping his own products without the intervention of middlemen. He built for his own accommodation the "Windham," a brisk little craft, with a huge frog cut in its bow for a figure-head, in memory of the famous Windham frog scare of 1754. Like many others, his commercial ventures had been destroj'ed by British invaders and he was energetic among those who were upholding the government in 1812,
With a family of nine he was recorded in the 1800 Census; in 1810 with four. He served as constable and collector of state taxes. About 1818 he was one of the selectmen of his town. His estate was distributed to his four married daughters, January 11, 1833. (Windham Probate Records, Vol. 20, page 206.)
Married in Windham, October 27, 1774, JERUSHA WEBB, born May 19, 1747; died December 28, 1828; buried in Windham. She was daughter of Samuel and Deborah (Davidson) Webb of Windham, and was mentioned in her father's Will, October 13, 1801. She was the niece of Nathaniel Webb, who married her sister-in-law, Zerviah Abbe.
Children, births recorded in Windham
1 - Betsey Abbe, b. Dec. 13, 1775 ; m. Abner Lathrop.
2 - Bela Abbe, b. Dec. 18, 1777; d. in Windham, June, 1800; not m.
3 - Alfred Abbe (twin), b. Aug. 19, 1779; d. April 13, 1781.
4 - (Son), twin with Alfred, b. Aug. 19, 1779; d. in Windham, Sept., 1779.
5 - Jerusha Abbe, b. Nov. 14, 1781, in Windham, Conn. She was living in Windham in 1850, with an unm. daughter and her two grandsons. Married in Windham, Aug. 30, 1801, John McGouty, a sea-captain of Scotch descent. He d. in North Carolina, July, 1842. Children, b. in Windham: i. Betsey, b. March 15, 1804; ii. and iii. (twins), d. Feb. 14, 1806; iv. Elisha. b. June 18, 1807; v. John, b. Oct. 25, 1809 ; vi. Jerusha Abby, b. Jan. 28, 1812, was living with her mother in Windham, 1850, not m. ; vii. Emma, b. June 16, 1816, m. in Windham, April 5, 1835, Edwin G. Balcom of Windham. Had children : Henry, b. about 1836, and Horace, b. about 1841, who were living with their grandmother in Windham in 1850.
6 - Nathaniel Abbe, b. Oct. 21, 1783; d. in Windham, Nov. 24, 1798, aged 15.
7 - Emma Abbe, b. April 18, 1785 ; d. Jan. 9, 1864. She resided in Windham. Married (1) Elisha Kinne ; (2) Matthew Smith of Chaplin, Conn., who d. before 1862.
8 - Mary Abbe, b. Oct. 9, 1787 ; resided in China, Mich., in 1862. Married Huntington Fitch, who d. in Buffalo, N. Y., before 1862.
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aged 76
From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
ELISHA ABBE, son of Joshua and Mary (Ripley) Abbe, born in North Windham, Conn., May 15, 1753; died August 15, 1829; buried in Windham.
He enlisted January 16, 1776, as a Revolutionary solider; was said to have been a commissary. He Owned a farm in the suburbs of Windlham and was one of those who claimed the privilege of shipping his own products without the intervention of middlemen. He built for his own accommodation the "Windham," a brisk little craft, with a huge frog cut in its bow for a figure-head, in memory of the famous Windham frog scare of 1754. Like many others, his commercial ventures had been destroj'ed by British invaders and he was energetic among those who were upholding the government in 1812,
With a family of nine he was recorded in the 1800 Census; in 1810 with four. He served as constable and collector of state taxes. About 1818 he was one of the selectmen of his town. His estate was distributed to his four married daughters, January 11, 1833. (Windham Probate Records, Vol. 20, page 206.)
Married in Windham, October 27, 1774, JERUSHA WEBB, born May 19, 1747; died December 28, 1828; buried in Windham. She was daughter of Samuel and Deborah (Davidson) Webb of Windham, and was mentioned in her father's Will, October 13, 1801. She was the niece of Nathaniel Webb, who married her sister-in-law, Zerviah Abbe.
Children, births recorded in Windham
1 - Betsey Abbe, b. Dec. 13, 1775 ; m. Abner Lathrop.
2 - Bela Abbe, b. Dec. 18, 1777; d. in Windham, June, 1800; not m.
3 - Alfred Abbe (twin), b. Aug. 19, 1779; d. April 13, 1781.
4 - (Son), twin with Alfred, b. Aug. 19, 1779; d. in Windham, Sept., 1779.
5 - Jerusha Abbe, b. Nov. 14, 1781, in Windham, Conn. She was living in Windham in 1850, with an unm. daughter and her two grandsons. Married in Windham, Aug. 30, 1801, John McGouty, a sea-captain of Scotch descent. He d. in North Carolina, July, 1842. Children, b. in Windham: i. Betsey, b. March 15, 1804; ii. and iii. (twins), d. Feb. 14, 1806; iv. Elisha. b. June 18, 1807; v. John, b. Oct. 25, 1809 ; vi. Jerusha Abby, b. Jan. 28, 1812, was living with her mother in Windham, 1850, not m. ; vii. Emma, b. June 16, 1816, m. in Windham, April 5, 1835, Edwin G. Balcom of Windham. Had children : Henry, b. about 1836, and Horace, b. about 1841, who were living with their grandmother in Windham in 1850.
6 - Nathaniel Abbe, b. Oct. 21, 1783; d. in Windham, Nov. 24, 1798, aged 15.
7 - Emma Abbe, b. April 18, 1785 ; d. Jan. 9, 1864. She resided in Windham. Married (1) Elisha Kinne ; (2) Matthew Smith of Chaplin, Conn., who d. before 1862.
8 - Mary Abbe, b. Oct. 9, 1787 ; resided in China, Mich., in 1862. Married Huntington Fitch, who d. in Buffalo, N. Y., before 1862.
Find A Grave contributor Grandma
From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
ELISHA ABBE, son of Joshua and Mary (Ripley) Abbe, born in North Windham, Conn., May 15, 1753; died August 15, 1829; buried in Windham.
He enlisted January 16, 1776, as a Revolutionary solider; was said to have been a commissary. He Owned a farm in the suburbs of Windlham and was one of those who claimed the privilege of shipping his own products without the intervention of middlemen. He built for his own accommodation the "Windham," a brisk little craft, with a huge frog cut in its bow for a figure-head, in memory of the famous Windham frog scare of 1754. Like many others, his commercial ventures had been destroj'ed by British invaders and he was energetic among those who were upholding the government in 1812,
With a family of nine he was recorded in the 1800 Census; in 1810 with four. He served as constable and collector of state taxes. About 1818 he was one of the selectmen of his town. His estate was distributed to his four married daughters, January 11, 1833. (Windham Probate Records, Vol. 20, page 206.)
Married in Windham, October 27, 1774, JERUSHA WEBB, born May 19, 1747; died December 28, 1828; buried in Windham. She was daughter of Samuel and Deborah (Davidson) Webb of Windham, and was mentioned in her father's Will, October 13, 1801. She was the niece of Nathaniel Webb, who married her sister-in-law, Zerviah Abbe.
Children, births recorded in Windham
1 - Betsey Abbe, b. Dec. 13, 1775 ; m. Abner Lathrop.
2 - Bela Abbe, b. Dec. 18, 1777; d. in Windham, June, 1800; not m.
3 - Alfred Abbe (twin), b. Aug. 19, 1779; d. April 13, 1781.
4 - (Son), twin with Alfred, b. Aug. 19, 1779; d. in Windham, Sept., 1779.
5 - Jerusha Abbe, b. Nov. 14, 1781, in Windham, Conn. She was living in Windham in 1850, with an unm. daughter and her two grandsons. Married in Windham, Aug. 30, 1801, John McGouty, a sea-captain of Scotch descent. He d. in North Carolina, July, 1842. Children, b. in Windham: i. Betsey, b. March 15, 1804; ii. and iii. (twins), d. Feb. 14, 1806; iv. Elisha. b. June 18, 1807; v. John, b. Oct. 25, 1809 ; vi. Jerusha Abby, b. Jan. 28, 1812, was living with her mother in Windham, 1850, not m. ; vii. Emma, b. June 16, 1816, m. in Windham, April 5, 1835, Edwin G. Balcom of Windham. Had children : Henry, b. about 1836, and Horace, b. about 1841, who were living with their grandmother in Windham in 1850.
6 - Nathaniel Abbe, b. Oct. 21, 1783; d. in Windham, Nov. 24, 1798, aged 15.
7 - Emma Abbe, b. April 18, 1785 ; d. Jan. 9, 1864. She resided in Windham. Married (1) Elisha Kinne ; (2) Matthew Smith of Chaplin, Conn., who d. before 1862.
8 - Mary Abbe, b. Oct. 9, 1787 ; resided in China, Mich., in 1862. Married Huntington Fitch, who d. in Buffalo, N. Y., before 1862.
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