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About Abigail Wells
Abigail Allis was the daughter of Capt. John Allis. She was taken hostage by Indians in 1677, when she was 6 years old. She lived in Hatfield, Massachusetts Colony, New England.
Abigail married Ephraim Wells in 1696, moved to Colchester, Connecticut, and had 10 children. She died in 1731, at age 59.
She was the mother of Abigail Wells, who married William Mariner.
That afternoon of Sept. 19th was a time of terrible excitement and overwhelming sorrow to the remaining inhabitants of the town . . . . Seventeen captives were taken, and their names are given as follows : … Abigail, six, daughter of Capt. John Allis ; and Abigail Bartholemew formerly of Deerfield.
From "212th Anniversary of the Indian Attack on Hatfield" (1889)(http://archive.org/stream/212thanniversary00bart/212thanniversary00...)
- Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: May 15 2019, 13:37:02 UTC
- " Genealogy of William Allis of Hatfield, Mass. and descendants, 1630-1919 " https://archive.org/details/genealogyofwilli00alli/page/n25/mode/2up page 7
Abigail Wells's Timeline
1672 |
February 25, 1672
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Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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1677 |
September 7, 1677
Age 5
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1697 |
February 22, 1697
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New London, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
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February 22, 1697
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New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
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1699 |
January 28, 1699
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Colchester, New London County, Connecticut Colony
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1711 |
January 18, 1711
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Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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1731 |
November 16, 1731
Age 59
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Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, Colonial America
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