Lieut. Abel Birdseye, Sr.

Lieut. Abel Birdseye, Sr.
Birthdate:	November 07, 1679
Birthplace:	Fairfield, , USA, Stratford, Fairfield County, CT, United States
Death:	May 14, 1747 (67) Fairfield, , USA, Stratford, Fairfield County, CT, United States
Place of Burial:	Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:	Son of John son of John Birdseye and Phoebe Birdseye Husband of Mercy Birdseye and Comfort Birdseye Father of Lt. Abel Birdsey Jr.; Samuel Birdsey; Elizabeth Curtiss (Birdsey); Joannah Birdseye and Comfort Wells Brother of Joseph Birdseye; Elizabeth Comfort Birdseye; Dinah Norton and Sarah Birdseye

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About Lieut. Abel Birdseye, Sr.

Birth: Nov. 30, 1678 Stratford Fairfield County Connecticut, USA Death: May 14, 1747 Stratford Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

Birth date from Barbour Collection (Stratford); Lieut. Abel was the son of my ancestors, JOHN & PHEBE (WILCOXSON) BIRDSEYE & grandson of DEACON JOHN & PHILIPA (SMITH) BIRDSEYE & WILLIAM & MARGARET (BIRDSEYE) WILCOXSON. On June 8, 1704 he married Comfort Wells. After she died, he married second Mercy Denton of Hempsted, L. I., Feb. 25, 1717/18.

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Parents:

 John Birdseye (1641 - 1698)

 Phebe Wilcoxson Birdseye (1650 - 1743)

Spouse:

 Comfort Welles Birdseye (1681 - 1717)*

Children:

 Joanna Birdseye Watkins (1708 - 1758)*

 Comfort Birdseye Wells (1717 - 1790)*

Siblings:

 Sarah Birdseye (1670 - 1670)*

 Hannah Birdseye Beach (1671 - 1750)*

 Mary Birdseye (1675 - 1691)*

 Abel Birdseye (1678 - 1747)

 Sarah Birdseye (1678 - 1678)*

 Joseph Birdseye (1682 - 1757)*

 Elizabeth Birdseye (1685 - 1692)*

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Inscription: Here Lyes Buried the Body of Lieut. ABEL BIRDSEYE who departed his life May 14 ANNO DOM'i 1747 in ye 68 Year of his Age

Burial: Old Congregational Burying Ground Stratford Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

Created by: Nareen, et al Record added: Apr 18, 2004 Find A Grave Memorial# 8651833

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Lieut. Abel Birdseye, Sr.'s Timeline

1679	November 7, 1679	Birth of Lieut. Abel Birdseye, Sr. Fairfield, , USA, Stratford, Fairfield County, CT, United States
1706	December 17, 1706	Birth of Elizabeth Curtiss (Birdsey) Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1708	October 17, 1708	Birth of Joannah Birdseye Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1717	May 29, 1717	Birth of Comfort Wells Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
1718	1718	Birth of Samuel Birdsey
1724	January 4, 1724	Birth of Lt. Abel Birdsey Jr. Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
1747	May 14, 1747 Age 67	Death of Lieut. Abel Birdseye, Sr. at Fairfield, , USA Fairfield, , USA, Stratford, Fairfield County, CT, United States
????		Burial of Lieut. Abel Birdseye, Sr. Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Lieut. Abel Birdseye, Sr.

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