Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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Unknown 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
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picture Abbie A 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 19 Aug 1867
        Baptism: 
          Death: 5 Oct 1948 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Daniel A Hopkins (1859 - 1929) 1 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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Abby 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1820
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Nehemiah Parker (Est 1815 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Nehemiah M Parker (1839-1888) 3



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Abby 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1822 - Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef 1878 - Washington, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Sanborn Howard (1817 - After 1880)
       Marriage: 
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Sanborn Howard)
1870 census, Washington Maine
house 231, household 235
Sanborn Howard, 53, farmer, $1500/200
Abby Howard, 48, keeping house
Gusta Howard, 19, works in Cotton Mill
Minnie ? Howard, 14, attending school
Fred Howard, 8, attending school
Josie Howard, 6, attending school
all born Maine

household 230/234
John & Nancy Howard, both 26, daughter Edith, 9/12 & housekeeper Elizabeth Howard, 63

household 232/236
Franklin Howard, 59 & Elisabeth, 48, and 4 children

household 233/237
Michael Howard, 53, & Mary, 46, and 4 children

1920 census, Saugus, Soledad, Los Angeles, Calif
Sanborn Howard, 59, born Maine

picture Abby 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1840 - Danville, Maine 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain James William Pierce Jordan (26 Mar 1842 - 24 Oct 1893)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. James Woodson Pierce Jordan (1860-      ) 4



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Abgail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1815
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Jeremiah Bickford (Est 1815 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Jeremiah Bickford (1841-1858) 5
                2. Namon Bickford (1855-1858) 5



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Abigail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1765
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Samuel Bullard (Est 1760 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Abigail Bullard (1782-1791)



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Abigail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1800
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *William Harding (Est 1800 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. George H Harding (1826-      )



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Abigail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Apr 1785 - Boston, Massachusetts 6
        Baptism: 
          Death: 18 Jan 1853 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 7
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: inflammation of bowels
Events
• Alt Birth, 1790 in Boston, Massachusetts

Spouses and Children 
1. *Eaton (Est 1782 - Bef 1850)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. William L Eaton (Est 1810-      )
                2. David M Eaton (1810-1864)
Notes
General:
1850 US census, Wellfleet:
Abigail Eaton, 60, lived with David M & Susan Eaton.
Medical:
age 67-9-0
Abagail Eaton
widow
b Boston
David M Eaton
"formerly of Boston, 76" - Barnstable Patriot 7

picture Abigail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1748
        Baptism: 
          Death: 12 Nov 1790 - Eastham, Massachusetts 8
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Deacon Abial Cole (24 Dec 1745 - 19 Aug 1807)
       Marriage: Est 1785
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Abigail Cole (1790-1876)
Notes
General:
"Abigail the Wife of Abiel Cole" may have been wife to Abiel Cole (1713-)

picture Abigail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1780 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Daniel Rich (Est 1780 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Philip S Rich (1805-1879)
Notes
General:
Abigail Smith, d/o Philip?, b Chatham, d 1855 Provincetown

picture Abigail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1812
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Nathaniel Ellis (Est 1810 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Jerusha Ellis (1838-After 1915)



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Abigail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1826 - England
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *William Gale (1824 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Elizabeth A Gale (1845-      )
                2. Abigail H Gale (1848-      )
Notes
Marriage Notes (William Gale)
1850 US census, Wellfleet
household 470

picture Abigail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1825 - Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1850 - (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain Albert Woodman Holbrook (20 Jun 1824 - 2 Apr 1881) 9 10 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Abba Holbrook (1848-Est 1851)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Captain Albert Woodman Holbrook)
Abba mother and daughter, are in the 1850 US census for Wellfleet. Their deaths are assumed from Albert/Allen's 1850 marriage and 1851 daughter Abby Ella.

Assume the family in the 1850 census is this one.

picture Abigail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1800
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain John Stevens (14 Jan 1792 - 24 Aug 1830)
       Marriage: Cir 1823
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Stevens (1824-      )
                2. Hannah S Stevens (1826-1897)
                3. Mercy Ann Stevens (1831-1911)



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Abigail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1730
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Eleazer Rogers (15 Nov 1726 - 10 Aug 1780)
       Marriage: Cir 1760
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Bette Rogers (1761-      )
                2. Anna Rogers (1764-      )
                3. Solomon Rogers (1767-      )
                4. Eleazer Rogers (1769-      )



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Abigail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1768
        Baptism: 
          Death: 18 Apr 1800 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 11
         Burial: in Cemetery #1, Provincetown
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death 12, 18 Apr 1801 in Provincetown, Massachusetts

Spouses and Children 
1. *Elisha Cook (11 Oct 1770 -       )
       Marriage: Est 1792
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Sally Cook (1794-      ) 12
                2. Elisha Cook (1797-      ) 12
                3. Lemuel Cook (1799-1800)
Notes
General:
stone:
In Memory of
Mrs ABIGAIL COOK
wife of
Mr ELISHA COOK
who died april 18th 1800
Aged 32 Years
also their son
Lemuel Cook
who died april 25th
1800
Aged 5 months & 7 Days

picture Abigail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1695 - (Sandwich, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Samuel Swift (Dec 1690 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Swift (1715-      )
                2. Elizabeth Swift (1718-      )
                3. James Swift (1721-      )
                4. Samuel Swift (1724-      )



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Abigail 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1745
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Simeon Spencer (Est 1740 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Martha Spencer (1771-      )
                2. John Spencer (1773-      )
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Sources

1 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 39. Daniel A. & Abbie A. Hopkins family.

2 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1948.

3 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 33.

4 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 2.

5 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 6.

6 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 2:87. frequently differ from other records

7 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 2:87.

8 Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts 1637-1892, 2002. Oxford MA: Archive Publishing (page images on CD), H01_03f.

9 Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), p 360. This is a major source, which seems accurate.

10 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:126. the children of Robert H. and Larana Holbrook.

11 Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.

12 George Ernest Bowman and Ethel A. Richardson, "Provincetown, Massachusetts Vital Records" (Mayflower Descendant), 23:96.

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