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Abigail <I>Hale</I> Rose

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Abigail Hale Rose

Birth
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
17 Mar 1793 (aged 102)
Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Born
Died 1793
Age 103 yrs
COD

Abigail had been blind for 15 years. Her memory remained strong until closer to her death. She settled with her husband, Jonathan who was born 1679 (Scotland) in East Granville,Ma about 1741.

Jonathan was a Deacon in the Congregational Church. He burned to death when their home caught fire in Oct 1767.

Together Jonathan and Abigail had 14 children, 7 lived to a very old age. Her seven children all had families.

In 1790, her 100th birthday, a meeting was called of her family. A sermon was given and her family enumerated. In 1790 her had 110 grandchildren, over 300 great-grandchildren and over 40 family members of the 5th generation. She had 450 LIVING descendants.

A new house was erected to replace the family home that claimed her husband on the same plot. Abigail lived in this home and in 1859 two of her grandchildren lived their "golden years" like their grandmother in the same home.

The 15 children were, 8 sons, 7 daughters

Children:

1 JONATHAN ROSE, JR (II)
Born 18 Feb 1707/08, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
d. Aft. 1790, prob Granville, Hampshire, MA
married (1) MARY GILMAN
Born Abt. 1707
Died 1750;
Mary, had two children from a previous marriage,They 5 children of their own
Married (2) LYDIA UNKNOWN
Died 10 Mar 1763.
They had 5 children

2 DAVID ROSE
Born 13 Sep 1709, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
Died Bet. 1790 - 1793
David was the one who started the family migration from to Bedford, MA (Granville) David Rose left Durham and secured 100 acres in Granville, built a cabin, started clearing land, and moved his family to Granville. He then purchased 1500 acres more in 1741. (26 families left Durham for Granville) David was a deacon, a tithingman, and served the town in many ways. In 1790 he left the Congregational Church and started a Baptist Church in his home, which later became the first Baptist Church in Granville.

3 DOROTHY ROSE
Born 20 Jun 1711, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
Died 1746, Granville, Hampshire, MA
Married 22 Nov 1732, Guilford, Connecticut, as his 3rd wife
DR EBENEZER SEWARD
Born 1703. Notes for DR EBENEZER SEWARD: marriages. The Father Caleb Seward of Guilford
Mother Lydia Bushnell(daughter of William Bushnell of Saybrook)

4 DAMARIS ROSE
Born 30 Jul 1713, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
Died 09 Jun 1714, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT

5 ABIGAIL ROSE
Born Abt. 1715, Durham, Middlesex, CT
Died 10 Sep 1768
Married
BENJAMIN PEASE

6 DANIEL ROSE
Born 12 Jan 1716/17, Durham, Middlesex, CT
Died 20 Jun 1790, Granville, Hampshire, MA
ACHSAH BALL

7 ELISHA ROSE
Born 08 Feb 1718/19, Durham, Middlesex, CT
Died 01 Mar 1718/19, Durham, Middlesex, CT

8 JOHN ROSE
Born 18 Feb 1719/20, Durham, Middlesex, CT
Died 1788, Granville, Hampshire, MA
Married (1) RUTH HOLCOMB
Married (2) KEZIAH GOSS

9 DAMARIS ROSE
Born Bef. Mar 1721/22, Durham, Middlesex, CT
Died 03 May 1807, Wethersfield, CT
Married
OLIVER TREAT

10 JUSTICE ROSE
Born 22 Mar 1723/24, Durham, Middlesex, CT
Died 25 Sep 1781, Granville, Hampshire, MA

11 ELIZABETH ROSE
Born 20 Feb 1725/26, Enfield, Hartford, CT
Died 22 Oct 1786, Granville, Hampshire, MA
Married 22 Apr 1762, Granville,Hampshire, MA
AARON SPELMAN
Born 22 Jan 1732/33
Died 18 Oct 1821, Granville,Hampshire, MA
The book, Spelman Genealogy, observes: the marriage of Aaron Spelman caused some odd relationships. His first wife was Elizabeth Rose, sister to Justice Rose. At the death of Elizabeth, he married the widow of Justus, Deborah Barlow. His brother, Stephen, who was several years younger than Aaron, had married Deborah Rose, the daughter of Justus and Deborah. Thus Aaron and his second wife were, by marriage, at one the uncle and aunt, the step-father and mother, and the brother and sister-in-law of Stephen and his wife.

12 ELISHA ROSE
Born Jun 1728, Enfield, Hartford, CT
Died 10 Dec 1814, Granville, Hampton, MA
Married (1)Bef. 1752, Granville,Hampshire, MA
ABIGAIL UNKNOWN
Born Abt. 1730
Died 1775, Granfield,Hampshire, MA
Married (2)17 Apr 1777, Wintonbury Parish, CT
SYBIL GRISWOLD
Born 17 Apr 1742, Windsor,Hartf ord, CT
Died 14 Aug 1829, Granville,Hampshire, MA
Buried in West Cemetery, Granville CentreElishu was a private in the Revolutionary War, under Capt. Cooley Co, Col John Mosley, Hampshire Co. Served 4 days, then served 24 days under Capt. Aaron Coe's Co.
14 Children
1-Dorothy
2-Amos b 1756 Mar 6 Granville, MA
3-Elisha
4-Phineas
5-Abigail
6-Olive
7-Gamaliel
8-Roswell
9-Judah
10-Olive Rose WEST
11-Aaron Rose

13 SHARON ROSE
Born 19 Feb 1730/31, Enfield, Hartford, CT
Died 04 Apr 1821, Granville, Hampton, MA
Married 01 Mar 1758, Granville, Hampshire, MA
MERCY FOWLER
Born 08 Sep 1737
Died 05 Apr 1821, Granville, Hampton, MA.

14 CAROLINE ROSE
Born 18 Feb 1733/34, Enfield, Hartford, CT
Died Aft. 1771
Married 28 Dec 1753, Granville, Hampshire, MA
JOHN SEWARD,

15 MARY ROSE
Born 02 Jan 1736/37, Enfield, Hartford, CT

Abigail Rose in the Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
Name: Abigail Rose
Death Age: 103
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: abt 1689
Death Date: 1792
Death Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Abigail Hale in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Name: Abigail Hale
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1689
Death Date: 17 Mar 1793
SAR Membership: 59546
Role: Ancestor
Application Date: 7 Jan 1948
Spouse: Jonathan Rose
Children: Daniel Rose

Abigail Hale in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Name: Abigail Hale
Gender: Female
Spouse: Jonathan Rose
Child: Damaris Rose

Abigail Hale in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Abigail Hale
Gender: Female
Birth Place: CT
Birth Year: 1689
Spouse Name: Jonathan Rose
Spouse
Birth Place: CT
Spouse Birth Year: 1679
Marriage
Year: 1706
Marriage State: CT
Number Pages: 1

Widow Abigail Rose in the Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
Name: Widow Abigail Rose
Age: 103
Birth Date: abt 1688
Death Date: 1791
Death Place: Granville, Massachusetts, USA

Mr Mrs. (Abigail nee Hale) Rose in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
Name: Mr Rose
[Mrs. (Abigail nee Hale) Rose]
Birth Year: abt 1688
Event: Death
Death Date: Abt 1791
Death Place: Weathersfield
Age at Death: 103
Newspaper: Boston: Various Newspapers
Publication Date: 7 May 1791
Publication Place: Massachusetts, USA
Call Number: 109363

Abigail Rose in the Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
Name: Abigail Rose
Death Age: 103
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: abt 1689
Death Date: 1792
Death Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Born
Died 1793
Age 103 yrs
COD

Abigail had been blind for 15 years. Her memory remained strong until closer to her death. She settled with her husband, Jonathan who was born 1679 (Scotland) in East Granville,Ma about 1741.

Jonathan was a Deacon in the Congregational Church. He burned to death when their home caught fire in Oct 1767.

Together Jonathan and Abigail had 14 children, 7 lived to a very old age. Her seven children all had families.

In 1790, her 100th birthday, a meeting was called of her family. A sermon was given and her family enumerated. In 1790 her had 110 grandchildren, over 300 great-grandchildren and over 40 family members of the 5th generation. She had 450 LIVING descendants.

A new house was erected to replace the family home that claimed her husband on the same plot. Abigail lived in this home and in 1859 two of her grandchildren lived their "golden years" like their grandmother in the same home.

The 15 children were, 8 sons, 7 daughters

Children:

1 JONATHAN ROSE, JR (II)
Born 18 Feb 1707/08, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
d. Aft. 1790, prob Granville, Hampshire, MA
married (1) MARY GILMAN
Born Abt. 1707
Died 1750;
Mary, had two children from a previous marriage,They 5 children of their own
Married (2) LYDIA UNKNOWN
Died 10 Mar 1763.
They had 5 children

2 DAVID ROSE
Born 13 Sep 1709, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
Died Bet. 1790 - 1793
David was the one who started the family migration from to Bedford, MA (Granville) David Rose left Durham and secured 100 acres in Granville, built a cabin, started clearing land, and moved his family to Granville. He then purchased 1500 acres more in 1741. (26 families left Durham for Granville) David was a deacon, a tithingman, and served the town in many ways. In 1790 he left the Congregational Church and started a Baptist Church in his home, which later became the first Baptist Church in Granville.

3 DOROTHY ROSE
Born 20 Jun 1711, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
Died 1746, Granville, Hampshire, MA
Married 22 Nov 1732, Guilford, Connecticut, as his 3rd wife
DR EBENEZER SEWARD
Born 1703. Notes for DR EBENEZER SEWARD: marriages. The Father Caleb Seward of Guilford
Mother Lydia Bushnell(daughter of William Bushnell of Saybrook)

4 DAMARIS ROSE
Born 30 Jul 1713, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
Died 09 Jun 1714, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT

5 ABIGAIL ROSE
Born Abt. 1715, Durham, Middlesex, CT
Died 10 Sep 1768
Married
BENJAMIN PEASE

6 DANIEL ROSE
Born 12 Jan 1716/17, Durham, Middlesex, CT
Died 20 Jun 1790, Granville, Hampshire, MA
ACHSAH BALL

7 ELISHA ROSE
Born 08 Feb 1718/19, Durham, Middlesex, CT
Died 01 Mar 1718/19, Durham, Middlesex, CT

8 JOHN ROSE
Born 18 Feb 1719/20, Durham, Middlesex, CT
Died 1788, Granville, Hampshire, MA
Married (1) RUTH HOLCOMB
Married (2) KEZIAH GOSS

9 DAMARIS ROSE
Born Bef. Mar 1721/22, Durham, Middlesex, CT
Died 03 May 1807, Wethersfield, CT
Married
OLIVER TREAT

10 JUSTICE ROSE
Born 22 Mar 1723/24, Durham, Middlesex, CT
Died 25 Sep 1781, Granville, Hampshire, MA

11 ELIZABETH ROSE
Born 20 Feb 1725/26, Enfield, Hartford, CT
Died 22 Oct 1786, Granville, Hampshire, MA
Married 22 Apr 1762, Granville,Hampshire, MA
AARON SPELMAN
Born 22 Jan 1732/33
Died 18 Oct 1821, Granville,Hampshire, MA
The book, Spelman Genealogy, observes: the marriage of Aaron Spelman caused some odd relationships. His first wife was Elizabeth Rose, sister to Justice Rose. At the death of Elizabeth, he married the widow of Justus, Deborah Barlow. His brother, Stephen, who was several years younger than Aaron, had married Deborah Rose, the daughter of Justus and Deborah. Thus Aaron and his second wife were, by marriage, at one the uncle and aunt, the step-father and mother, and the brother and sister-in-law of Stephen and his wife.

12 ELISHA ROSE
Born Jun 1728, Enfield, Hartford, CT
Died 10 Dec 1814, Granville, Hampton, MA
Married (1)Bef. 1752, Granville,Hampshire, MA
ABIGAIL UNKNOWN
Born Abt. 1730
Died 1775, Granfield,Hampshire, MA
Married (2)17 Apr 1777, Wintonbury Parish, CT
SYBIL GRISWOLD
Born 17 Apr 1742, Windsor,Hartf ord, CT
Died 14 Aug 1829, Granville,Hampshire, MA
Buried in West Cemetery, Granville CentreElishu was a private in the Revolutionary War, under Capt. Cooley Co, Col John Mosley, Hampshire Co. Served 4 days, then served 24 days under Capt. Aaron Coe's Co.
14 Children
1-Dorothy
2-Amos b 1756 Mar 6 Granville, MA
3-Elisha
4-Phineas
5-Abigail
6-Olive
7-Gamaliel
8-Roswell
9-Judah
10-Olive Rose WEST
11-Aaron Rose

13 SHARON ROSE
Born 19 Feb 1730/31, Enfield, Hartford, CT
Died 04 Apr 1821, Granville, Hampton, MA
Married 01 Mar 1758, Granville, Hampshire, MA
MERCY FOWLER
Born 08 Sep 1737
Died 05 Apr 1821, Granville, Hampton, MA.

14 CAROLINE ROSE
Born 18 Feb 1733/34, Enfield, Hartford, CT
Died Aft. 1771
Married 28 Dec 1753, Granville, Hampshire, MA
JOHN SEWARD,

15 MARY ROSE
Born 02 Jan 1736/37, Enfield, Hartford, CT

Abigail Rose in the Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
Name: Abigail Rose
Death Age: 103
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: abt 1689
Death Date: 1792
Death Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Abigail Hale in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Name: Abigail Hale
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1689
Death Date: 17 Mar 1793
SAR Membership: 59546
Role: Ancestor
Application Date: 7 Jan 1948
Spouse: Jonathan Rose
Children: Daniel Rose

Abigail Hale in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Name: Abigail Hale
Gender: Female
Spouse: Jonathan Rose
Child: Damaris Rose

Abigail Hale in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Abigail Hale
Gender: Female
Birth Place: CT
Birth Year: 1689
Spouse Name: Jonathan Rose
Spouse
Birth Place: CT
Spouse Birth Year: 1679
Marriage
Year: 1706
Marriage State: CT
Number Pages: 1

Widow Abigail Rose in the Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
Name: Widow Abigail Rose
Age: 103
Birth Date: abt 1688
Death Date: 1791
Death Place: Granville, Massachusetts, USA

Mr Mrs. (Abigail nee Hale) Rose in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
Name: Mr Rose
[Mrs. (Abigail nee Hale) Rose]
Birth Year: abt 1688
Event: Death
Death Date: Abt 1791
Death Place: Weathersfield
Age at Death: 103
Newspaper: Boston: Various Newspapers
Publication Date: 7 May 1791
Publication Place: Massachusetts, USA
Call Number: 109363

Abigail Rose in the Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
Name: Abigail Rose
Death Age: 103
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: abt 1689
Death Date: 1792
Death Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA


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  • Created by: M Cooley
  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64661387/abigail-rose: accessed ), memorial page for Abigail Hale Rose (20 Mar 1690–17 Mar 1793), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64661387, citing Main Road Cemetery, Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by M Cooley (contributor 47154454).