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Abel Walker

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Death: February 17, 1819 (82)
Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Caleb Walker and Abigail Walker
Husband of Bashsheba Walker and Lois Walker
Father of Abel Walker, Jr.; Thomas Walker; Cyrill Walker; Lois Walker; William Walker and 2 others
Brother of Abraham Walker; Abigail Carpenter; Caleb Walker and Comfort Walker

Managed by: Gwyneth Potter McNeil
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About Abel Walker

A Patriot of the American Revolution for MASSACHUSETTS with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor # A120938

Abel Walker, son of Caleb & Abigail (Dean) Walker, b. 13 May 1736 in Rehoboth MA, and d. 17 Feb 1819. He m1) 14 Apr 1763 by Rev. John Carnes to Lois Read, dau of Thomas & Bathsheba (Bosworth) Read [int. 14 Dec 1762]. She b. 27 May 1741, and d. 24 March 1801. He m2) 15 Nov 1801 in Hardwick, Worcester Co MA to his 1st wife’s sister, Bathesheba Read. She b. 7 Sep 1745 in Rehoboth MA, and d. 27 Jan 1819 in Hardwick MA. He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution; removed to Hardwick in 1779, and bought a farm in the westerly part of the town, to which additions were made as money was acquired. The tillage and improvement of this, almost exclusively occupied him for the remainder of his life. Happy in all his domestic relations, he very seldom went from home, to any considerable distance. True to his Puritan origin, he was scrupulously exact in the performance of every duty devolving on him, and few men enjoyed in a higher degree, the confidence and esteem of the community in which he lived. He and his wife were m. of Cong. ch., in Greenwich, and although the house of worship was about 3 miles from his dwelling, for a long series of years, his seat in the sanctuary was rarely vacant on the Sabbath. Dr. Abel Baker, of Owasco, N. Y., who lived with his grand father dring his youth and early manhood, writes, ” I doubt whether there has been a man, among those with whom I have since become fully acquainted that has more uniformly exemplified the precepts of the Gospel than he did.” He m. 2dly, Nov. 25, 1801, Bathsheba Read, sister of 1st wife, and b. Sept. 7, 1745. (The Walkers of the Old Colony p. 139). // DAR Patriot Index Part III p. 3074 Walker, Abel: b. 5-11-1736 MA d. 2-13-1819 MA m. (1)Lois Read (2) Bathsheba Read Pvt. MA//

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son of Caleb & Abigail (Dean) Walker

md. Rehoboth, 14 Apr. 1763, Lois Read* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 10 2022, 21:34:43 UTC

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Abel Walker's Timeline

1736
May 11, 1736
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1764
February 9, 1764
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1766
October 18, 1766
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1770
September 27, 1770
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts
1772
October 29, 1772
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1775
August 13, 1775
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1777
November 18, 1777
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
1780
October 29, 1780
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1819
February 17, 1819
Age 82
Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States