flag female ancestor  Dorcas  GRAVES

  (b. 7 June 1655 Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 19 February 1740 Andover, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Dorcas GRAVES was born 7 June 1655 in Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Dorcas GRAVES was the child of ?   and   ?

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Dorcas  married  George ABBOTT 17 April 1678 in Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George ABBOTT  was born 7 June 1655 in Andover, Massachusetts, USA.  George died 26 February 1736 in Andover, Massachusetts, USA.  George was the child of George ABBOTT and Hannah CHANDLER.

Dorcas GRAVES died 19 February 1740 in Andover, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Dorcas GRAVES married flag male ancestor George ABBOTT-- Date: 17 April 1678 Place: Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony
George ABBOTT was the child of George ABBOTT and Hannah CHANDLER




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birth1655 Birth
7 June 1655
Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1678 Marriage / Partner
Dorcas GRAVES and George ABBOTT 17 April 1678, Andover, Massachusetts, USA

She was 22 years old.
1688 Birth of Child
Daniel ABBOTT was born 10 January 1688, Andover, Massachusetts, USA

Dorcas was 32 years old.
marriage1711 Marriage of Child
Daniel ABBOTT married 30 June 1711, Andover, Massachusetts, USA to Hannah CHANDLER
1731 Death of Child
Daniel ABBOTT died 30 August 1731, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Dorcas was 76 years old.
1736 Death of Spouse/Partner
George ABBOTT died 26 February 1736, Andover, Massachusetts, USA
death1740 Death
19 February 1740
Andover, Province of Massachusetts Bay

She died at the age of 84.
Added: 5/31/2026 6:36:23 PM - Updated: 5/31/2026 6:37:13 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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