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About Abraham Day
Patriot of the American Revolution service MA, Rank Patriotic service, DAR Ancestor # A030844 Service Source: SOUTH HADLEY TOWN MEETINGS, BOOK 2, P 58 Service Description: 1) MEMBER OF COMMITTEE TO REVIEW PERFORMED MILITARY SERVICE, 1779
- DAY, Abraham
- b. 17 MAR 1711/2 Colchester, New London, CT.
- d. 18 MAR 1792 Colchester, New London, CT.
- Parents:
- Father: DAY, John
- Mother: SPENCER, Grace
- Family:
- Marriage: 20 NOV 1740 Colchester, New London, CT.
- Spouse: FOOTE, Irene
- b. 18 MAR 1721/2 Colchester, New London, CT.
- d. 7 AUG 1809 Colchester, New London, CT.
- Parents:
- Father: FOOTE, Ephraim
- Mother: CHAMBERLAIN, Sarah
- Children:
- DAY, Ephraim
- DAY, Ezra
- DAY, Nehemiah
- DAY, Abraham
- DAY, Elisha
- DAY, Lucy
- DAY, Elijah
- DAY, Irene
- DAY, Sarah
- DAY, Oliver b. 12 SEP 1761 Colchester, New London, CT.
- From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_2b4.htm#84 ________________________
- Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts. Volume 4 edited by William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams
- https://books.google.com/books?id=FM8UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2724&lpg=PA2724...
- https://archive.org/details/genealogicalpers04cutt_0
- https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalpers04cutt_0#page/2724/mode/1up
- (For first generation see Robert Day 1).
- (II) John, son of Robert Day, married Sarah Maynard (or Butler ?), of Hartford. His will was dated November 16, 1725, when he was "advanced in years," and proved May 5, 1730. He owned a share in a grist or saw mill, which he bequeathed to his son William. Children: 1. Joseph, died 1796. 2. John, born 1677, mentioned below. 3. Thomas. 4. Mary, married, November 14, 1699, William Clark. 5. Maynard, married, 1714, Elizabeth Marsh. 6. Sarah, baptized September 19, 1686; married, June 10, 1708, ---- Spencer. 7. William, baptized April 24, 1692. 8. Joseph, baptized June 14, 1699.
- (III) John (2), son of John (1) Day, was born in 1677, died November 4, 1752. He removed to Colchester, Connecticut, about 1701-02. He married (first) January 21, 1696, Grace Spencer, of Hartford, who died May 12, 1714, in Colchester. He married (second) Mary ---- , who died November 2, 1749, aged seventy-four. Children, all by first wife, the first three born in Hartford: 1. Lydia April 11, 1698; married Joseph Fuller. 2. Mary, August 14, 1699; married, December 20, 1722, Jonathan Northam. 3. John, June 6, 1701, Born in Colchester. 4. Joseph, September 27, 1702. 5. Benjamin, February 7, 1704. 6. Editha, September 10, 1705; married, December 11, 1729, David Bigelow. 7. Daniel, March 9, 1709; died 1712. 8. David. July 18, 1710. 9. Abraham, March 17, 1712, mentioned below. 10. Isaac, May 17, 1713. 11. Daniel, died 1746.
- (IV) Abraham, son of John (2) Day, was born in Colchester, Connecticut, March 17, 1712, died March 18, 1792. He married, November 20, 1740, Irene Foot, who died August 7, 1809. He lived in Colchester. Children: 1. Ephraim, born July 10, 1741. 2. Ezra, April 22, 1743. 3. Nehemiah, March 5, 1745, mentioned below. 4. Abraham, September 20, 1747. 5. Elisha, January 30, 1749. 6. Lucy, May 14, 1752; married, December 31, 1792, William Brainard ; died 1831. 7. Elijah, December 1, 1754. 8. Irene, March 7, 1757; married, January 7, 1774. David Yeomans. 9. Sarah, March 26, 1759; married, April 8, 1779, Samuel Northam. 10. Oliver, September 12, 1761.
- (V) Nehemiah, son of Abraham Day, was born in Colchester, March 5, 1745. He removed to Dalton, Massachusetts, after the revolution. He was in the revolution in the Second Company under Captain George Pitkin, of Hartford, in Colonel Hinman's regiment, and answered the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775; also in Captain Simon's company, Colonel Erastus Wolcott's regiment, in 1776. He married, August 21, 1766, Dimmis Kilborn, of Colchester. Children: 1. Amasa. 2. Hezekiah. 3. Abraham. 4. Nehemiah born March 5, 1772, mentioned below. 5. Diadema. 6. Elijah, May 10, 1780.
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- The Vinton Memorial: Comprising a Genealogy of the Descendants of John ... By John Adams Vinton
- https://books.google.com/books?id=IV8hPxRANm8C&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&d...
- https://archive.org/details/vintonmemorialc00vintgoog
- https://archive.org/stream/vintonmemorialc00vintgoog#page/n132/mode...
- Pg.106
- ‡ ROBERT DAY1 was b. in England about 1604. He came to New England in April, 1634, in the bark Elizabeth, from Ipswich, Eng., to Boston. He was admitted freeman of Massachusetts Bay, May 6, 1635. He settled first at Newtown, soon after named Cambridge, near Boston; but in 1639 we find him in Hartford, Ct.; having probably been one of that colony of one hundred persons, who, with their pastor, Rev. Thomas Hooker, penetrated through the wilderness in 1635, to the banks of the Connecticut. By his second wife, EDITHA STEBBINS, he had two sons, Thomas2 and John,2 and two daughters, Sarah and Mary. He died at Hartford, 1648 a. 44.
- JOHN DAY,2 son of Robert,1 m. SARAH MAYNARD of Hartford, and d. probably in 1730. His children were Joseph, John, (b. 1677,) Thomas, Mary, Maynard, Sarah, William, Joseph, (b. 1699 )
- JOHN DAY,3 (b. 1677,) son of John, m. GRACE SPENCER of Hartford, Jan. 21, 1696-7. He resided in Colchester, Ct., and d. Nov. 4, 1752, ætatis 75. He had eleven children, of whom the ninth was —
- ABRAHAM DAY,4 (b. March 17, 1712); m. IRENE FOOT,* Nov. 20, 1740. He was of Colchester, Ct., and d. March 18. 1792, a. 80. His widow, Irene, d. Aug. 7, 1809, a. 87. They had ten children, Ephraim, Ezra, (b. April 22, 1743), Nehemiah, Abraham, Elisha, Lucy, Elijah, Irene, Sarah, Oliver, (b. 1761.)
- EZRA DAY,5 the second of these children, (b. April 22, O S., or May 3, 1743, New Style, per family record.) He resided in South Hadley, and m. HANNAH KENDALL, Oct. 3, 1767. He d. Nov. 21, 1823, a. 80. His widow d. Oct. 23, 1827. They had thirteen children, ol whom the third was—
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- * Irene Foot5 was (b.1722) dau. of Ephraim Foot4 of Colchester, Ct., (b. at Wethersfield 1683), who was son of Nathaniel3 of Wethersfield, who was son of Nathaniel,2 and grandson of Nathaniel,1 of Wethersfield. The two last came from England about 1633. See p. 108 note. [Foote Genealogy. ____________________
- Foote family, comprising the genealogy and history of Nathaniel Foote, of Wethersfield, Conn., and his descendants; also a partial record of descendants of Pasco Foote of Salem, Mass., Richard Foote of Stafford County, Va., and John Foote of New York City by Foote, Abram William
- https://archive.org/details/footefamilycompr011907foot
- 26. EPHRAIM FOOTE, (9, 3, 1,) b. Feb. 13, 1685; m. June, 1708, Sarah, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Dickinson) Chamberlain; d. June 10, 1765. She b. Mar. 10, 1693; d. June 9, 1777; res., Colchester, Ct.
- 83. i. MARGARET, b. May 13, 1711; m. Mar. 6, 1729, Benj. Day, bro. of No. 75 's husband; d. Apr., 1801. He b. Feb. 7, 1704; d. Dec. 22, 1777. Ch.: (1) Ann. (2) Benj. (3) Adonijah. (4) Asa. (5) Asa. (6) Margaret. (7) Aaron. (8) Amasa. (9) Lydia. (10) Daniel. (11) David. (12) Edith. Res., Colchester, Ct.
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- 87. v. IRENE, b. 1722; m. Nov. 20, 1740, Abraham Day, bro. of Isaac and Benj., Nos. 75 and 83; d. Aug. 7, 1809. He b. Mar. 17, 1702; d. Mar. 18, 1791; res., Colchester, Ct. Ch.: (1) Ephraim Day, b. July 10, 1741. (2) Ezra Day, b. Apr. 22, 1743. (3) Nehemiah Day, b. Mar. 5, 1745. (4) Abraham Day, b. Sept. 20, 1747. (5) Elisra Day, b. Jan. 30, 1749. (6) Lucy Day, b. May 14, 1752; m. ---- Brainard. (7) Elijah Day, Dec. 1, 1754. (8) Irene Day, b. Mar. 7, 1757. (9) Sarah Day, b. Mar. 26, 1759. (10) Oliver Day, b. Sept. 12, 1761.
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Ephraim Day was the son of Abraham and Irena (Foote) Day and was born on 10 July 1741 in Colchester, New London Co., CT. Abraham was a descendant of Robert Day who was born on 31 July 1604 in Kilburn, Yorkshire, England and who came to this country in Apr., 1634 on the ship "Elizabeth". Robert was made a freeman in 1635. In about 1637 he became an original settler of Hartford, Conn. Robert Day's grandson, John Day, moved his family to Colchester, CT. between June, 1701 and Sept., 1702 and remained in that town
Source: The Day Family of Ashford, New York http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycattar/pioneer/day.htm
GEDCOM Note
Biography==Abraham Day was born on 17 Mar 1711/12 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, as the eighth child of John Day and Grace Spencer. He had eleven siblings.
When he was 28, He married Irene Foote on 20 Nov 1740 in Colchester, New London, CT.
They had ten children. ::Ephraim ::Ezra ::Nehemiah ::Abraham ::Elisha ::Lucy ::Elijah ::Irene ::Sarah ::Oliver
Abraham Day served in the Revolutionary War.
He died 18 Mar 1792 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
Source
- "The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data: With Brief Biographical, Volume 1", Chapin family association, 1924, p. 556.
- CUTLER, William Richard and William Frederick Adams, editors. "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume 4", Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910, p 2724. Text:Abraham Day, son of John Day was born in Colchester, Connecticut, March 17, 1712, died March 18, 1792. He married November 20, 1740, Irene Foot, who died August 7, 1909.They lived in Colchester. Children: Ephraim, Ezra, Nehemiah, Abraham, Elisha, Lucy, Elijah, Irene,Sarah, and Oliver." (children's birthdates excluded)
- Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository:
- Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006
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- LOCKWOOD, John Hoyt. "Western Massachusetts; a history, 1636-1925", Volume 4, New York and Chicago, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., p.804-5. (Some of this word for word is in earlier histories.-
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.
- SAR Membership Number: 88582
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Abraham Day's Timeline
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March 17, 1712
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Colchester, New London County, Connecticut
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July 10, 1741
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Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
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April 22, 1743
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Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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March 5, 1745
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Colchester, New London, Connecticut, Colonial British America
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March 5, 1745
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Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
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September 20, 1747
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Colchester, New London, Connecticut
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May 14, 1752
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Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
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December 1, 1754
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Colchester, New London, CT, United States
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March 7, 1757
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Colchester, New London, Connecticut, Colonial America
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