Abel was the son of Edward Cheeseman and Margaret Dyer. He married Mary Mack on 05 Dec 1779 and they had 12 children-Samuel (died young), Elizabeth (died young), Martha, Mary, Sarah, Samuel, Abel, Elizabeth, Silence, Lydia, Edward, and Anna. He served his country during the Revolutionary War.
From the DAR
CHEESMAN, ABEL
Ancestor #: A021282
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE, MINUTE MAN
Birth: 2-22-1758 BRAINTREE MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 5-15-1826 BECKET MASSACHUSETTS
Service Description:
1) MM LEX.ALARM,PVT CAPTS.PENNIMAN,WILD
2) HOLBROOK, COLS. DYKE & BASS
From the DAR
CHEESMAN, ABEL
Ancestor #: A021282
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE, MINUTE MAN
Birth: 2-22-1758 BRAINTREE MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 5-15-1826 BECKET MASSACHUSETTS
Service Description:
1) MM LEX.ALARM,PVT CAPTS.PENNIMAN,WILD
2) HOLBROOK, COLS. DYKE & BASS
Abel was the son of Edward Cheeseman and Margaret Dyer. He married Mary Mack on 05 Dec 1779 and they had 12 children-Samuel (died young), Elizabeth (died young), Martha, Mary, Sarah, Samuel, Abel, Elizabeth, Silence, Lydia, Edward, and Anna. He served his country during the Revolutionary War.
From the DAR
CHEESMAN, ABEL
Ancestor #: A021282
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE, MINUTE MAN
Birth: 2-22-1758 BRAINTREE MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 5-15-1826 BECKET MASSACHUSETTS
Service Description:
1) MM LEX.ALARM,PVT CAPTS.PENNIMAN,WILD
2) HOLBROOK, COLS. DYKE & BASS
From the DAR
CHEESMAN, ABEL
Ancestor #: A021282
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE, MINUTE MAN
Birth: 2-22-1758 BRAINTREE MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 5-15-1826 BECKET MASSACHUSETTS
Service Description:
1) MM LEX.ALARM,PVT CAPTS.PENNIMAN,WILD
2) HOLBROOK, COLS. DYKE & BASS
Gravesite Details
Many of the stones in this cemetery have been knocked down by an overgrowth of trees. I could not find his stone in 2011.
