Abigail MAXFIELD

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17 August 1710 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

abt. 1753 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Timothy MAXFIELD Lydia SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)

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Born: 17 August 1710 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Timothy MAXFIELD

Mother: Lydia SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)

Paternal grandparents: John MAXFIELD , Elizabeth HAMMOND

Maternal grandparents: Edmund SHEARMAN , Dorcas Jane HICKS

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Abigail married Benjamin MOSHER 12 September 1728 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Benjamin MOSHER was born 19 April 1706 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Benjamin died 15 February 1792 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Benjamin was the child of Daniel MOSHER and Mary UNKNOWN.

Abigail MAXFIELD died abt. 1753 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Abigail MAXFIELD married

Benjamin MOSHER
Marriage date: 12 September 1728
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

Benjamin MOSHER was the child of Daniel MOSHER and Mary UNKNOWN

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1728 MOSHER Benjamin and Abigail Maxfield, both of D., Sept. 12, 1728. Marriage Dartmouth

VITAL RECORDS OF DARTMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS

TO THE YEAR 1850

PUBLISHED BY THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

AT THE ROBERT HENRY EDDY MEMORIAL ROOMS

AT THE CHARGE OF THE EDDY TOWN-RECORD FUND

BOSTON, MASS. 1929

Children of Benjamin MOSHER and Abigail MAXFIELD

Priscilla MOSHER

Born: 22 September 1729, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 8 August 1825, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Isaac CORNELL 6 May 1752 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Ede MOSHER

Born: 17 December 1731, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Job MOSHER

Born: 30 April 1734, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Married: Abigail TRIPP 29 September 1759 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin MOSHER

Born: abt. 1736, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 22 January 1820, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Abigail MOSHER 23 November 1764 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Married: Susannah BRIGHTMAN 13 July 1794 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

George MOSHER

Born: 11 October 1740, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 8 August 1825, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Meribah BEEDON 25 April 1765 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Abigail MOSHER

Born: 13 October 1743, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Married: Jonathan TRIPP 2 July 1764 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

David MOSHER

Born: 31 May 1749, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1797, Saratoga, New York, USA

Married: Mary MOSHER 1770

Lydia MOSHER

Born: 10 December 1751, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 2 June 1809, DeRuyter, Madison, New York, USA

Married: Elihu MOSHER 21 March 1769 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

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1710 Birth
1710 MAXFIELD Abigal [Maxfeld], d. Timothy, Aug. 17, 1710. Birth Dartmouth

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Abigal Maxfield
gender: Female
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birth date: 17 Aug 1710
birthplace: DARTMOUTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS
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father's name: Timothy Maxfield
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indexing project (batch) number: C50003-1
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source film number: 823562
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Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

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1728 Marriage / Partner
Abigail MAXFIELD and Benjamin MOSHER 12 September 1728, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

She was 18 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Priscilla MOSHER was born 22 September 1729, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Abigail was 19 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Ede MOSHER was born 17 December 1731, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Abigail was 21 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Job MOSHER was born 30 April 1734, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Abigail was 23 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
George MOSHER was born 11 October 1740, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Abigail was 30 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Abigail MOSHER was born 13 October 1743, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Abigail was 33 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
David MOSHER was born 31 May 1749, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Abigail was 38 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Lydia MOSHER was born 10 December 1751, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Abigail was 41 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Priscilla MOSHER married 6 May 1752, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Isaac CORNELL

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