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Abigail <I>Sprague</I> Smith

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Abigail Sprague Smith

Birth
Death
14 Oct 1802 (aged 72)
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Abigail was born in Lebanon, New London, CT to Benjamin and Abigail Sprague. She married Benjamin Smith on 20 Sep 1751 in Pomfret, CT. They had 13 children, all born in Pomfret.

Based on our Smith family records and Pomfret, CT Vital Records from the Barbour Collection, they had the following children:
1) Asa Smith b. May 9, 1752
2) Benjamin Smith b. Dec 6, 1753
3) Abigail Smith b. Jul 3, 1755
4) Esther Smith b. Jan 23, 1757
5) Elizabeth Smith b. Apr 1, 1758
6) Matthew Smith b. Jan 17, 1760
7) Mary Smith b. May 13, 1761
8) Elija Smith b. Apr 8, 1763
9) Sarah Smith b. Aug 2, 1765
10) Ransford Smith b. May 4, 1767
11) Samuel Smith b. May 6, 1769
12) Patte Smith b. Mar 6, 1771
13) Hannah Smith b. Oct 8, 1772

She is buried beside Benjamin in Sabin Cemetery.Their tombstone states they reared a family of 14 children.
Abigail was born in Lebanon, New London, CT to Benjamin and Abigail Sprague. She married Benjamin Smith on 20 Sep 1751 in Pomfret, CT. They had 13 children, all born in Pomfret.

Based on our Smith family records and Pomfret, CT Vital Records from the Barbour Collection, they had the following children:
1) Asa Smith b. May 9, 1752
2) Benjamin Smith b. Dec 6, 1753
3) Abigail Smith b. Jul 3, 1755
4) Esther Smith b. Jan 23, 1757
5) Elizabeth Smith b. Apr 1, 1758
6) Matthew Smith b. Jan 17, 1760
7) Mary Smith b. May 13, 1761
8) Elija Smith b. Apr 8, 1763
9) Sarah Smith b. Aug 2, 1765
10) Ransford Smith b. May 4, 1767
11) Samuel Smith b. May 6, 1769
12) Patte Smith b. Mar 6, 1771
13) Hannah Smith b. Oct 8, 1772

She is buried beside Benjamin in Sabin Cemetery.Their tombstone states they reared a family of 14 children.

Inscription

Mr Benjamin Smith
died June 26, 1796
Age 70 years
Mrs. Abigail (Smith), his wife (of Benjamin),
Died Oct. 14th, 1802,
Age 72 years
Who by their *Industry? Reared a family of 14 children
We yield our bodies to the *dust?
Our souls to God who gave them *ur?
And at the return resurrection day
Our God will rule our
*_______, *_e_ping day.

*(Spaces and question marks are for uncertain words translated)



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