1750 - 1826 (75 years)
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Name |
Abijah Harding |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
12 Oct 1750 |
Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [1] |
Occupation |
say 1771 (Age 21) |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [2] |
He was a farmer. |
Offices Held |
1780 (Age 30) |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [3] |
He was elected a Selectman. He served as Selectman again in 1787, 1793, 1794, 1798, 1799, 1801, and 1805. |
Offices Held |
1787 (Age 37) |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [3] |
He became the Town Assessor. He was the Assessor again from 1786 to 1803, 1809 to 1810, and 1813 to 1814. |
Offices Held |
1807 (Age 57) |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [3] |
He was a member of the School Committee on which he served again in 1811 and 1814. |
Offices Held |
1819 (Age 69) |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [3] |
He was elected as the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court. |
Death |
17 Feb 1826 |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [4, 5, 6] |
Burial |
Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [7] |
- Capt. Abijah Harding
who died Feb 17, 1826
Age 75
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Siblings |
5 Siblings |
| 1. Kezia Harding, b. 12 Dec 1745, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 11 Jul 1764, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 18 years) | | 2. Hannah Harding, b. 18 Oct 1747, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 6 Dec 1804, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 57 years) | + | 3. Captain Abijah Harding, b. 12 Oct 1750, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 17 Feb 1826, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 75 years) ▻ Sybil Adams, m. 12 Jul 1770 ; Mary Smith, m. 3 Mar 1814 | | 4. Mary Harding, b. 2 Mar 1755, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 30 Oct 1795, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 40 years) | | 5. Captain John Harding, b. 18 Feb 1757, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 11 Mar 1833, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 76 years) | | 6. Alpheus Harding, b. 22 Sep 1762, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 9 Feb 1779, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 16 years) | |
Person ID |
I334 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
14 Aug 2018 |
Father |
John Harding, Jr, b. 20 Jan 1723/24, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 23 Sep 1809, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) |
Mother |
Kezia Pond, b. 15 May 1725, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 26 Aug 1797, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 72 years) |
Marriage |
9 Jan 1745 |
Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : 21 years - She : 19 years and 8 months. |
Family ID |
F371 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Sybil Adams, b. 28 Jan 1753, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 6 Feb 1813, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 60 years) |
Marriage |
12 Jul 1770 |
Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 4, 5] |
Age at Marriage |
He : 19 years and 9 months - She : 17 years and 6 months. |
Marriage Intent |
12 Jul 1770 |
Children |
| 1. Kezia Harding, b. 10 Feb 1771, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 31 Aug 1857 (Age 86 years) |
+ | 2. Captain Oliver Harding, b. 3 Jun 1774, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 22 Oct 1843, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 69 years) |
| 3. Sybil Harding, b. 8 Jan 1776, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 15 Dec 1804, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 28 years) |
| 4. Rhoda Harding, b. 4 Mar 1778, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1848, New York State (Age 69 years) |
| 5. Rev. Alpheus Harding, b. 19 Jan 1780, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 6. Abijah Harding, b. 5 Oct 1783, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 26 Apr 1816, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 32 years) |
| 7. John Harding, b. 28 Dec 1788, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Lowell, Orleans County, Vermont |
| 8. Captain Silas Harding, b. 179128 Jan 1791, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 12 Sep 1823, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 32 years) |
| 9. Thomas Harding, b. 4 Jun 1793, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 27 May 1836, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 42 years) |
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Family ID |
F47 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
16 Aug 2018 |
Family 2 |
Mary Smith, b. Abt 1753 d. 10 Dec 1816, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 63 years) |
Marriage |
3 Mar 1814 |
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts [2, 5, 6, 8] |
Age at Marriage |
He : 63 years and 5 months - She : ~ 61 years and 3 months. |
Family ID |
F373 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
14 Aug 2018 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 12 Oct 1750 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 12 Jul 1770 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Occupation - say 1771 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Kezia Harding - 10 Feb 1771 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Captain Oliver Harding - 3 Jun 1774 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Sybil Harding - 8 Jan 1776 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Rhoda Harding - 4 Mar 1778 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1780 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Rev. Alpheus Harding - 19 Jan 1780 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Abijah Harding - 5 Oct 1783 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1787 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - John Harding - 28 Dec 1788 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Captain Silas Harding - 179128 Jan 1791 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Thomas Harding - 4 Jun 1793 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1807 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 3 Mar 1814 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1819 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 17 Feb 1826 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Burial - - Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
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Pin Legend |
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: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
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: Country
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Sources |
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- [S76] Adams, Andrew N. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass., and his Descendants also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1898).
- [S481] Thompson, James W. A Memorial of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Barre, (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of John Wilson and Son, 1875).
- [S85] Morse, Abner. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans volume IV, (Boston: H. W. Dutton & Son, 1864).
- [S78] Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts, (Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855).
- [S483] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Barre, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1903).
- [S482] Roy, Robert A. Gravestone Inscriptions at Riverside Cemetery in Barre, Massachusetts, (Lexington Park, Maryland: manuscript, 1983).
- [S68] Jameson, E. O. The Biographical Sketches of Prominent Persons and the Genealogical Records of Many Early and Other Families in Medway, Mass. 1713-1886, (Providence, Rhode Island: J.A. & R.A. Reid Printers, 1886).
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