Abigail Russell / Hall

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Abigail Goodrich

• Birth: Jan. 18, 1718 Wethersfield Hartford County Connecticut
• Death: Sep. 9, 1761 Cheshire New Haven County Connecticut
• Burial: Center Street Cemetery Wallingford New Haven County Connecticut, USA
• Daughter of David Goodrich and Prudence Churchill
• Wife of Thomas Russell
• Wife of John Hall IV (1st wife)

Biography

Abigail Goodrich (daughter of David Goodrich and Prudence Churchill) first married Thomas Russell, Apr 28 1734, Branford, CT. They had two daughters, Lydia and Esther, prior to Thomas' death in 1737.

On July 11, 1739, Abigail married Captain John Hall IV, Branford, CT. They had eight known children: Elias, Jared, Abigail, Elizabeth, William, Mary, Eunice, and Benjamin.

Citations

• Hall, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974), 3:698. "… Abigail _____ wid. Thomas Russell, who d 28 Aug 1777 (church record, Congregational Society, Cheshire); …"
• Pg. 38 - The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn., and William Goodridge of Watertown, Mass. Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984

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