Caleb ABELL

Born

8 April 1646 , Rehoboth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

17 August 1731 , Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Robert ABELL Joanna UNKNOWN

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Born: 8 April 1646 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Robert ABELL

Mother: Joanna UNKNOWN

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Caleb married Margaret POST 1 July 1669 in Norwich, Connecticut Colony . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Margaret POST was born 21 February 1653 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony). Margaret died abt. 1700 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Margaret was the child of John POST and Hester HYDE.

Caleb ABELL died 17 August 1731 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Margaret POST
Marriage date: 1 July 1669
Marriage place: Norwich, Connecticut Colony
Margaret POST was the child of John POST and Hester HYDE

Children of Caleb ABELL and Margaret POST

Experience ABELL

Born: 24 December 1674, Norwich, Connecticut Colony
Died: 24 October 1765, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: John HYDE 3 March 1697 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Theophilus ABELL

Born: abt. 1680, , Connecticut Colony
Died: 31 August 1724, , Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Anne CALKINS 27 June 1716 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Benjamin ABELL

Born: November 1687, Norwich, Connecticut Colony
Died: 28 March 1768, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Lydia HAZEN 17 March 1714

Abigail ABEL

Born: 16 March 1689, Norwich, Connecticut, Dominion of New England
Died: 2 June 1736, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Christopher HUNTINGTON 4 February 1718 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

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Birth — 1646
8 April 1646
Rehoboth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1669 Marriage / Partner
Caleb ABELL and Margaret POST 1 July 1669, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

He was 23 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Experience ABELL was born 24 December 1674, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Caleb was 28 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Benjamin ABELL was born November 1687, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Caleb was 41 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Abigail ABEL was born 16 March 1689, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Caleb was 42 years old.

1697 Marriage of Child
Experience ABELL married 3 March 1697, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to John HYDE

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

1716 Marriage of Child
Theophilus ABELL married 27 June 1716, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Anne CALKINS

1718 Marriage of Child
Abigail ABEL married 4 February 1718, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Christopher HUNTINGTON

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Death of Child
Theophilus ABELL died 31 August 1724, , Connecticut, USA

Caleb was 78 years old.

Death — 1731
17 August 1731
Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 85.

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Old Norwichtown Cemetery (Old Burying Ground) (Colonial Cemetery)

Old Cemetery Lane
Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

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