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Lieut Abel Birdseye

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Lieut Abel Birdseye Veteran

Birth
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
14 May 1747 (aged 67)
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.1127974, Longitude: -73.7546614
Memorial ID
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Birth date from Barbour Collection (Stratford);
Lieut. Abel was the son of my ancestors, JOHN & PHEBE (WILCOXSON) BIRDSEYE & grandson of DEACON JOHN & PHILIPA (SMITH) BIRDSEYE & WILLIAM & MARGARET (BIRDSEYE) WILCOXSON.
On June 8, 1704 he married Comfort Wells. After she died, he married second Mercy Denton of Hempsted, L. I., Feb. 25, 1717/18.
Birth date from Barbour Collection (Stratford);
Lieut. Abel was the son of my ancestors, JOHN & PHEBE (WILCOXSON) BIRDSEYE & grandson of DEACON JOHN & PHILIPA (SMITH) BIRDSEYE & WILLIAM & MARGARET (BIRDSEYE) WILCOXSON.
On June 8, 1704 he married Comfort Wells. After she died, he married second Mercy Denton of Hempsted, L. I., Feb. 25, 1717/18.

Inscription

Here Lyes Buried
the Body of Lieut.
ABEL BIRDSEYE
who departed his life
May 14 ANNO DOM'i 1747
in ye 68 Year of his Age



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  • Created by: V. Nareen Lake
  • Added: Apr 18, 2004
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8651833/abel-birdseye: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut Abel Birdseye (30 Nov 1679–14 May 1747), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8651833, citing Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).