Abigail KNIGHT

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12 January 1723 , Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

9 August 1813 , Lisbon, Connecticut, USA

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David KNIGHT Abigail CRANE

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Born: 12 January 1723 in Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: David KNIGHT

Mother: Abigail CRANE

Paternal grandparents: David KNIGHT , Sarah Spencer BACKUS

Maternal grandparents: Jonathan CRANE , Deborah GRISWOLD

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Abigail married Isaiah WILLIAMS 5 May 1744 in Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Isaiah WILLIAMS was born 15 October 1721 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck). Isaiah died 15 August 1793 in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA. Isaiah was the child of Nicholas WILLIAMS and Lydia COOKE.

Abigail KNIGHT died 9 August 1813 in Lisbon, Connecticut, USA.
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Abigail KNIGHT married

Isaiah WILLIAMS
Marriage date: 5 May 1744
Marriage place: Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Source: ancestry.com

Isaiah WILLIAMS was the child of Nicholas WILLIAMS and Lydia COOKE

Marriage notes:

Name: Isaiah Williams

Marriage Date: 5 May 1744

Marriage Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA

Spouse: Abigail Knight

Spouse Residence Place: Norwich

Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Children of Isaiah WILLIAMS and Abigail KNIGHT

Abigail WILLIAMS

Born: 22 August 1745, Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 18 March 1807, Sprague, Connecticut, USA

Elijah WILLIAMS

Born: 22 August 1747, Pomfret, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: ,

Lydia WILLIAMS

Born: 19 August 1749, Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: ,

Isaiah WILLIAMS

Born: abt. 1754, Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 2 January 1828, Canterbury, Connecticut, USA

Jason WILLIAMS

Born: abt. 1756, Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: ,

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Birth — 1723
12 January 1723
Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1744 Marriage / Partner
Abigail KNIGHT and Isaiah WILLIAMS 5 May 1744, Canterbury, Connecticut, USA

She was 21 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Abigail WILLIAMS was born 22 August 1745, Canterbury, Connecticut, USA

Abigail was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Elijah WILLIAMS was born 22 August 1747, Pomfret, Connecticut, USA (Abington)

Abigail was 24 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Lydia WILLIAMS was born 19 August 1749, Canterbury, Connecticut, USA

Abigail was 26 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Isaiah WILLIAMS died 15 August 1793, Canterbury, Connecticut, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1807 Death of Child
Abigail WILLIAMS died 18 March 1807, Sprague, Connecticut, USA (Baltic) (Hanover) (Versailles)

Abigail was 84 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

Death — 1813
9 August 1813
Lisbon, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 90.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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