flag female ancestor  Abigail  SHERMAN

  (b. 1 December 1647 Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. )  

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Abigail SHERMAN was born 1 December 1647 in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Abigail SHERMAN was the child of John SHERMAN   and   Mary LAUNCE

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Abigail  married  Samuel WILLARD 8 August 1664 in Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Samuel WILLARD  was born 31 January 1640 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA.  Samuel died 12 September 1707 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). 

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birth1647 Birth
1 December 1647
Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1664 Marriage / Partner
Abigail SHERMAN and Samuel WILLARD 8 August 1664, Groton, Massachusetts, USA

She was 16 years old.
1665 Birth of Child
Abigail WILLARD was born 5 July 1665, Groton, Massachusetts, USA

Abigail was 17 years old.
Added: 6/26/2026 3:42:12 PM - Updated: 6/26/2026 3:43:21 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)

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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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