flag female ancestor  Abigail  ADAMS

  (b. 22 March 1717 Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut   d. 29 August 1791 Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA )  

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Abigail ADAMS was born 22 March 1717 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Abigail ADAMS was the child of Richard ADAMS   and   Mercy LEONARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  William ADAMS and Elizabeth PEASE? (maternal)  Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) and Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD)

Abigail ADAMS died 29 August 1791 in Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA.
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Added: 7/20/2015 1:58:50 PM - Updated: 4/16/2025 2:32:09 PM
Did You Know?The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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