Abraham CUMMINGS

Born

10 September 1662 , Boxford, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

3 July 1707 , Dunstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Abraham married Sarah WRIGHT 28 February 1687 in Massachusetts, Dominion of New England . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Sarah WRIGHT was born 25 February 1669 in Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Sarah died 13 December 1752 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Parents & Family of Abraham CUMMINGS

Parents of Abraham CUMMINGS

Father

John CUMMINGS

Mother

Sarah HOWLETT

Grandparents of Abraham CUMMINGS

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Thomas HOWLETT Alice FRENCH

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Abraham CUMMINGS

Abraham CUMMINGS married

Sarah WRIGHT
Marriage date: 28 February 1687
Marriage place: , Massachusetts, Dominion of New England

Children of Abraham CUMMINGS and Sarah WRIGHT

Elizabeth CUMMINGS

Born: abt. 1687, , Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: abt. 1746,

John CUMMINGS

Born: abt. 1689, Dunstable, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: 8 February 1761, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, New England

Abraham CUMMINGS

Born: 7 October 1690, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 7 April 1755, Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Joseph CUMMINGS

Born: 1 September 1692, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 22 April 1794, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah CUMMINGS

Born: 10 February 1693, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 17 September 1720, Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Jacob CUMMINGS

Born: 3 January 1695, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 27 February 1776, Ware, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Martha BROOKS 28 March 1716 Place: Killingly, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Abigail WILSON 9 November 1720 Place: Killingly, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Eleanor UNKNOWN 1733

Josiah CUMMINGS

Born: 12 July 1698, Dunstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 8 February 1761, , Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Miriam UNKNOWN 1725

Isaac CUMMINGS

Born: abt. 1701, Dunstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Eleazer CUMMINGS

Born: 9 April 1704, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: , Hudson, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Rachel PROCTOR 1729

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Birth — 1662
10 September 1662
Boxford, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1687 Marriage / Partner
Abraham CUMMINGS and Sarah WRIGHT 28 February 1687, , Massachusetts, USA

He was 24 years old.

1690 Birth of Child
Abraham CUMMINGS was born 7 October 1690, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham was 28 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Joseph CUMMINGS was born 1 September 1692, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham was 29 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Sarah CUMMINGS was born 10 February 1693, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham was 30 years old.

1695 Birth of Child
Jacob CUMMINGS was born 3 January 1695, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham was 32 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Josiah CUMMINGS was born 12 July 1698, Dunstable, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham was 35 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Eleazer CUMMINGS was born 9 April 1704, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham was 41 years old.

Death — 1707
3 July 1707
Dunstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 44.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state