Abell, John Benjamin I
1678 - 1769 (~ 90 years)
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Name Abell, John Benjamin [1] Suffix I Born Dec 1678 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA 
[1] Gender Male Died 28 May 1769 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Person ID I21774 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 Hazura, Lydia, b. 01 Sep 1694, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 02 Oct 1731, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 37 years) Children 1. Abell, Elijah, b. 12 May 1729, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 09 Apr 1798, Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA (Age 68 years) [natural]Last Modified 1 Jan 2017 Family ID F11498 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Sluman, Rebecca, b. 03 Oct 1682, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 28 May 1738, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 55 years) Married 02 Jun 1703 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA [1] Children + 1. Abell, Hannah, b. 26 Sep 1716, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 13 Oct 1749, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 33 years) [natural]2. Abell, Bethia, b. 18 Oct 1713, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 13 Oct 1746, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 32 years) [natural]3. Abell, John Benjamin II, b. 17 May 1719, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. Feb 1793, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 73 years) [natural]4. Abell, David, b. 07 Apr 1722, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 23 Jun 1781, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 59 years) [natural]5. Abell, Sarah, b. 02 Mar 1705, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 17 Jun 1756, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 51 years) [natural]6. Abell, John, b. 10 Mar 1704, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 10 Mar 1704, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 0 years) [natural]7. Abell, Rebecca, b. 18 Jan 1711, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA [natural]8. Abell, Solomon, b. 07 Jan 1708, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. Oct 1774, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 66 years) [natural]Last Modified 1 Jan 2017 Family ID F7773 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - Dec 1678 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA 
Married - 02 Jun 1703 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Died - 28 May 1769 - 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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