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Abigail JAMES

Abigail JAMES[1]

Female 1744 - 1816  (72 years)

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  • Name Abigail JAMES 
    Born 1744  Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 5 Aug 1744  Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 26 Apr 1816  Brooksville, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Orcutt Cemetery, S Brooksville, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I12302  Main
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2023 

    Father Thomas JAMES,   b. 11 Jan 1705, Hingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1776, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Hannah HOLBROOK,   b. 23 Oct 1710, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1781, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 8 Oct 1730  Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Family ID F4133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob ORCUTT,   b. 19 Jun 1737, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1824, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 29 May 1763  Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Proposal: 13 Dec 1762
    Children 
     1. Malachi ORCUTT,   b. 3 Mar 1764, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1803, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
    +2. Pamelia “Milly” ORCUTT,   b. 25 Oct 1767, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1852, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Jacob ORCUTT,   b. Abt 1770, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1830, At sea Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years)
     4. Hannah ORCUTT,   b. 25 May 1774, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1817, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     5. Thomas ORCUTT,   b. 28 Mar 1775, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1863, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     6. James ORCUTT,   b. 12 Apr 1776, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1803, Kingston, Jamaica Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     7. Galen ORCUTT,   b. 13 Dec 1782, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1816, At sea Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     8. Abigail ORCUTT,   b. 6 Aug 1785, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1849, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Vital Records
    orcut-james-proposal    		orcut-james-proposal
    Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2019 
    Family ID F4152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1744 - Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 5 Aug 1744 - Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 May 1763 - Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Apr 1816 - Brooksville, Hancock, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Orcutt Cemetery, S Brooksville, Hancock, Maine Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Abigail Orcutt    		Abigail Orcutt
    Headstone
    ABIGAIL / wife of / Jacob Orcutt / DIED / April 26, 1816 / AE 72 yrs / Asleep in Jesus

  • Notes 
    • d/o Thomas JAMES & Hannah HOLBROOK

  • Sources 
    1. [S135] Old Hancock County Families, Pierce, William Macbeth, (Hancock County Publishing Co, Ellsworth, ME. 1933), 106.

    2. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 116017078.

    3. [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA), 151:85.

    4. [S205] AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 21 Sep 2019.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023