Abell, Caleb II
1677 - 1751 (74 years)
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Name Abell, Caleb [1] Suffix II Born 08 Apr 1677 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA 
[1] Gender Male Died 07 Aug 1751 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA [1] Person ID I20628 Sullivan Burgess Family Tree | Charlemagne I Descendant, Ancestors of President Cleveland, The Hyde History, Ancestors of President Fillmore, William The Conqueror Descendent Last Modified 1 Jan 2017
Father Abell, Caleb I, b. 1647, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA , d. 17 Aug 1731, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 84 years) Relationship natural Mother Post, Margaret, b. 21 Feb 1653, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA , d. 02 Nov 1700, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 47 years) Relationship natural Married Jul 1669 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA [1, 2] Family ID F6806 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Sluman, Abigail, b. 14 Mar 1680, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 11 Nov 1748, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 68 years) Married 20 Feb 1705 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA [1] Children 1. Abell, Abigail, b. 11 Apr 1711, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA [natural]2. Abell, Mary, b. 04 Aug 1714, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 26 Feb 1785, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 70 years) [natural]3. Abell, Daniel, b. 03 Feb 1706, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. UNKNOWN [natural]+ 4. Abell, Caleb III, b. 25 Apr 1709, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA [natural]Last Modified 1 Jan 2017 Family ID F7280 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Gifford, Hannah, b. 1682 Married 20 Sep 1744 [1] Last Modified 1 Jan 2017 Family ID F7281 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 08 Apr 1677 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA 
Married - 20 Feb 1705 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Died - 07 Aug 1751 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Family Crest Abell Family Crest
This most interesting and unusual surname is Anglo-Scottish. It was mainly introduced by returning 12th century Crusaders and pilgrims from the Holy Land. 'Abel' derives from the Hebrew given name 'Hevel' meaning 'breath or vigour', and was presumably a name of endearment or possibly a nickname. As a personal name 'Abel' (Hevel) was borne by the son of Adam, who was murdered by his brother Cain. It was very popular as a given name in Christendom during the Middle Ages, when there was a cult of 'suffering innocence' which Abel represented. For reasons unclear the early surname was widespread in the east of England and Southern Scotland, and is well represented in its various forms in the registers of the area. The surname is now recorded in the modern spellings of Abel, Able, Abele, Abelle, and the patronymic Abels, Abeles, Abells, Abelson and Ableson. Early examples of the surname recordings include Richard Abel of Buckinghamshire in the 1273 Hundred rolls of the county, and Thomas Abell in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire for the year 1301. The surname is also well recorded in Scotland from an early date, Master Abel being recorded in the rolls of the abbey of Kelso in 1235, whilst Thomas Abell, was a burgess of Edinburgh in the year 1387. The coat of arms is very distinctive having the blazon of a silver field, charged with twelve gold fleur de lis on a saltire of blue. The crest being an arm in armour holding a sword enfiled with a wreath. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Abel, which was dated 1197, in the Pipe Rolls of the county of Essex, during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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