Abigail Burnham

  Noted events in her life were:

• Gravestone: From Find a Grave, Oct 1794, Newington, Hartford, Connecticut. Abigail Burnham Wells
Birth: 14 Sep 1713 Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death: 9 Oct 1794 (aged 81) Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial: Newington Cemetery, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Memorial #: 24328667
Bio: the amiable Relict of Capt. Robert Wells
in ye 82nd year of her Age
Family Members
Parents
William Burnham 1684-1750
Hannah Wolcott Burnham 1684-1747
Spouse
Robert Wells 1710-1786
Siblings
William Burnham 1705-1748
Sarah Burnham 1719-1726
Mary Burnham Judd 1721-1801
Children
Hannah Welles Whittlesey 1742-1810
Chloe Wells Andrews 1746-1837
Appleton Wells 1753-1785
Created by: Jan Franco (46625834)
Added: 2 Feb 2008
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24328667/abigail-wells
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24328667/abigail-wells : accessed 10 October 2021), memorial page for Abigail Burnham Wells (14 Sep 1713–9 Oct 1794), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24328667, citing Newington Cemetery, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834) .

• Surname: From A census of Newington, Connecticut : taken according to households in 1776. Page 23

396 Robert Welles (Capt.) Sept. 7, 1710
397 Abigail (Burnham) Welles Sept. 1713

• Inscription: From Wetherfied Inscriptions, Oct 1784, Wethersfield, Hartford Connecticut. Sacred to the Memory of
Mrs. Abigail Wells,
the amiable Relict of
Cap. Robert Wells;
who died Oct. 9th
AD: 1794,
in ye 82nd Year
of her Age.

Abigail married Captain Robert Wells III, son of Captain Robert Welles II and Sarah Wolcott. (Captain Robert Wells III was born on 7 Sep 1710 in Wethersfield, Hartford Connecticut and died on 3 Feb 1786 in Wethersfield, Hartford Connecticut.)