Deacon Abraham Augur

1724 - 1798  (74 years)

• Name	Abraham Augur
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1724	East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Graduation	1738 (Age 14)  [1]
  Agency: Hopkins? Grammar School
  History	8 Jul 1740  [1]
  	When his father died, he chose, and the court appointed, John Potter, Jr., as his guardian.
  Married	21 May 1746 (Age 22)	Woodbridge, Haven County, Connecticut   [1, 3, 4]
  Elizabeth Bradley, probably the daughter of Eldad Bradley of Woodbridge, Connecticut. She was born in 1725 and died 6 November 1764. Issue: 1. Martha Augur (1746-1820) 2. Elizabeth Augur (1748-1749) 3. Hezekiah Augur (1750-1818) 4. Rhoda Augur (1750-1821) 5. Phebe Augur (1752-1813 6. Lydia Augur (1753-1802) 7. Chloe Augur (1756-1774) 8. Huldah Augur (1758-1833)
  Religion	4 May 1749 (Age 25)	Woodbridge, Haven County, Connecticut   [1]
  He came to Amity Parish (Woodbridge) after 1740, and was admitted to full communion there. He removed to New Haven, probably after the death of his first wife, and joined the White Haven Church, made up largely of a faction termed "New Eights" who had withdrawn from the First Church. On June 20, 1771, twenty-seven persons, most of them from the White Haven Church, on confession of their faith were organized into a new church then called the Fair Haven Church, among whom were Abraham Augur and his wife Sarah, and Timothy Ford.
  Married	17 Feb 1765 (Age 41)  [1]
  Mrs.Sarah Alcock, the widow of Thomas Alcock. Issue: 1. Joel Augur (1766-____) 2. Jeremiah Augur (1768-____) 3. Abraham Augur (____-1795) 4. Lucie Augur (1771-____)
  Offices Held	11 Oct 1773 (Age 49)	New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut   [1]
  He was chosen deacon of the White Haven Church, which office he held for twenty-five years until his death.
  Offices Held	11 Dec 1775 (Age 51)	New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut   [1]
  He was chosen as one of a ?Committee of Inspection? to look after Tories and expose their machinations.
  Offices Held	1776 to 1785 (Age 52)  [1]
  He was a selectman of the town during the years 1776-?77, ?78, ?79, ?83, ?84, ?85.
  Military	1778 to Aug 1779 (Age 54)  [5]
  He was a Carpenter's Mate on board the ship, Oliver Cromwell.
  Death	31 May 1798	New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut   [1, 2, 6]
  Burial	Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [2]
  		Gravestone of Deacon Abraham Augur
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  1. Mary Augur,   b. 28 Aug 1711, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 24 Oct 1787  (Age 76 years)   2. Daniel Augur,   b. Abt 1715, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 18 Feb 1803, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut  (Age 88 years)   3. John Augur,   b. Abt 1716, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 31 Mar 1804, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut  (Age 88 years)   4. Isaac Augur,   b. Abt 1718, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 29 Jul 1808, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut  (Age 90 years)   5. Elizabeth Augur,   b. Abt 1820, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 12 Dec 1803, West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut   6. Lydia Augur,   b. 1726, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 12 Dec 1803, West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut  (Age 77 years) ▻ Charles Thomas,  m. 22 Mar 1741   7. Deacon Abraham Augur,   b. 1724, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 31 May 1798, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut  (Age 74 years)
  Person ID	I13815
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	John Augur,   b. 16 Nov 1686, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 30 Oct 1726, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bradley,   b. 16 Nov 1686, Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 13 Dec 1780, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1710	East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 8 months - She : 23 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F7694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1724 - East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Married - 21 May 1746 - Woodbridge, Haven County, Connecticut Religion - 4 May 1749 - Woodbridge, Haven County, Connecticut Offices Held - 11 Oct 1773 - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Offices Held - 11 Dec 1775 - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Death - 31 May 1798 - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Burial - - Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S780] Augur, Edwin. Family History and Genealogy of the descendants of Robert Augur of New Haven colony, (Middletown, Conneticut: Edward P. Augur, 1904). [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com). Memorial ID 27285717 [S110] Ancestry Family Trees, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Use with Caution. [S779] Early Connecticut Marriages, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). [S772] Connecticut Revolutionary War Military Lists, 1775-83, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999). [S194] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).