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Joshua Abell
(1649 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA - Mar 1, 1725 in Norwich, CT) [1]  Son of Robert Abell (1605-1663 and Joanna Married (1) Mehitable Smith (1655-1684)
in 1677Married (2) Bethiah Gager (1657-1723)
in 1685"Joshua was a constable in Dedham, Massachusetts and frequently chosen townsman there. He moved to Norwich, Connecticut in 1667 and became a 'considerable landowner" with 44 grants listed to him of a total of about 1000 acres and he was buying others. He presented the West Church Society of Norwich, February 24, 1720-1 with the lot on which was erected the first meeting house. In 1691 Joshua exchanged his lands east of the river for the Norwich town homestead and other privileges of John Allyn, son of Robert Allyn." (source - Abell Family in America) Click here to go to Joshua's record on the Abell surname page |
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The 3 children of Joshua and first wife
Mehitable are: 1. Nehemiah Abell [1] (Jan 15, 1679 in Norwich, CT - Jan 27, 1679 in Norwich, CT) 2. Anne Abell [1] (Apr 2, 1681 in Norwich, CT - Jul 23, 1728 in Lebanon, CT) Married Capt. Nathaniel Fitch (1679-1759) on Dec 10, 1701 1. Anne Fitch (Nov 5, 1702 - Mar 11, 1746) Married John Partridge (1697-1780) in 1722 1. Hannah Partridge (Jul 19, 1730 in CT - 1817 in OH) Married Joseph Bissell (1731-1814) in 1853 1. Pvt. John Partridge Bissell (Mar 9, 1757 in CT - Mar 16, 1811 in OH) Married Temperance Stark (1767-1850) 1. Annie Bissell (Aug 24, 1792 in CT - Mar 20, 1820 in OH) 2. John Bissell (Jan 8, 1797 in CT - Jul 15, 1865 in PA) Married Nancy Semple (1802-1885) in 1820 1. William Semple Bissell (Aug 2, 1822 in PA - May 27, 1885 in PA) Married (1) Eliza Sheilds (1830-1929) - 8 children Married (2) Elizabeth Ewing Hogg (1825-1856) - 1 child 2. John Bissell (Feb 27, 1824 in PA - Sep 2, 1858 in PA) Married Mary A. Bayard (1828-1866) 3. Annie M. Bissell (Nov 21, 1825 in PA - Aug 13, 1902 in CT) 4. Charles S. Bissell (Jul 8, 1827 in PA - Mar 5, 1895 in OH) Married Cynthia Dutton (1833-1901) 5. Frank Semple Bissell (Jan 28, 1833 in PA - Jul 3, 1919 in PA) Married (1) Anna Marie Jackson (2) Martha Miller 6. Ellen Caroline Bissell (Aug 7, 1838 in PA - Sep 30, 1918 in PA) Married Alexander Morrow Speer (1830-1915) 7. Mary Wood Bissell (Jun 26, 1840 - Sep 23, 1881) Married Irwin B. Laughlin (1840-1871) in 1870 3. Mary Bissell (Dec 24, 1798 in CT - Nov 24, 1880 in OH) 4. Emery Bissell (May 30, 1801 in OH - 1803) 5. Pamela Bissell (Jul 3, 1803 - Nov 30, 1865) Married James Beggs (1799-1887) 1. Ellen M. Beggs (Feb 14, 1828 - Mar 28, 1907) Married Irvine McFarlane (1815-1880) - 5 children 6. Caroline Bissell (Jul 6, 1809 in OH - Oct 13, 1832 in OH) 2. Joshua Fitch (Feb 13, 1704 - ) Married Mary Trumbull - 3 children 3. Nathan Fitch (Mar 29, 1705 in CT - Jun 12, 1750 in CT) Married Hannah Huntington (1703-1738) 4. Nehemiah Fitch (Feb 10, 1708 - Nov 16, 17454) Married Elizabeth Vetch on Nov 3, 1731 5. James Fitch (Oct 15, 1709 - ) Married Abiah Metcalf on Nov 22, 1733 6. John Fitch (Jan 7, 1712 - Jun 7, 1742) Married Hannah Scott on Nov 5, 1734 7. Nathaniel Fitch (May 14, 1714 - ) Married ___ Whiting 8. Mehitable Fitch (Feb 3, 1717 - ) Married William Whittlesey 9. Elizabeth Fitch (May 26, 1718 in CT - Dec 18, 1747 in CT) Married Daniel Bissell in 1746 1. Daniel Fitch Bissell, Jr. (Dec 6, 1747 in CT - Aprr 28, 1813 in NY) Married Sarah Wattles (1747-1813) 1. Zerviah Bissell (Jun 28, 1779 - Nov 4, 1838) Married Guido Lusignanus Bissell (1769-1839) 2. Caroline Bissell (Aug 1, 1780 in CT - Mar 23, 1853 in NY) Married Eber Rogers (1769-1853) in 1793 - 4 children 3. Daniel Fitch Bissell, III (Oct 11, 1782 in CT - Nov 5, 1855 in NY) Married Eunice Hall (1797-1863) - 2 children 10. Rachel Fitch (Oct 1720 in CT - May 23, 1726 in CT) age 5 11. Abel Fitch (Nov 22, 1722 - ) 12. Caleb Fitch (Jun 17, 1725 - ) Married Ruth Woodworth Apr 4, 1747 3. Martha Abell [1] (Feb 13, 1682 in Norwich, CT - May 25, 1751 in Lebanon, CT) Married Obadiah Smith on Feb 8, 1699/1700 1. Joshua Smith (Sep 11, 1705 - 1741) Married Ednah Hazen on Oct 21, 1724 2. Daniel Smith (Dec 4, 1707 - ) 3. Martha Smith (Nov 26, 1710 - 1771) Married Ephraim Kingsbury in Jul 3, 1728 4. John Smith (Nov 15, 1715 - ) Married Elizabeth Pike on Dec 29, 1736 5. Abner Smith (Sep 22, 1722 - Oct 4, 1729) 6. James Smith (Jun 30, 1725 - Oct 1, 1729) 7. Mehitable Smith (1713 - Apr 28, 1792) Married Abner Hyde on Oct 28, 1734 8. Obadiah Smith |
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The 6 children of Joshua and second wife Bethiah are: 1. Mehitable Abell [1] (Dec 1686 in Norwich, CT - Jan 1694/5) 2. Lydia Abell [1] (May 1688 in Norwich, CT - Mar 14, 1752 in Norwich, CT) Married Thomas Lathrop (1681-1774) 1. Lydia Lathrop (1718 in CT - Jan 10, 1794 in CT) Married Joseph Coit (1698-1787) on Jan 9, 1739/40 - 8 children 3. Sarah Abell [1] (Feb 1690 - May 9, 1730) Married Capt. John C. Leffingwell (1688-1773) 1. John Leffingwell (1721-1795) Married Hannah Edgerton (1724-1817) in 1744 - 2 children 4. Phebe Abell [1] (May 1, 1693 in Norwich, CT - ) Married Hugh Calkins (1690-1751) 1. Andrew Calkins (1735-)
Married Lydia Hewett (1740-) 1. Andrew Calkins (Mar 5, 1767 in CT - May 26, 1860 in WI) Married (1) Ruth Spencer (1782-1818) - 5 children Married (2) Sabina Calkins (1795-1883) - 7 children 5. Elizabeth Abell [1] (Oct 1695 in Norwich, CT - Oct 25, 1781) Married John Lathrop (1690-1752) on Apr 7, 1715 1. Zebulon Lathrop (Jan 10, 1716 in CT - Jun 13, 1781) Married Lois Rogers (1721-1777) in 1740 - 3 children 2. Azel Lathrop (1730-1785) - note: not listed as child in "Abell Family in America" Married Elizabeth Hyde (1755-1835) 1. Erastus Lathrop (1784-1851)
- Married Sarah Bailey (1790-1856)
Caroline Cushman Lathrop (1824-1914) - Married Charles R. Post (1826-1919) C.W. Post, Founder of Post Cereals (1854-1914) (source) 3. Anna Lathrop (Mar 23, 1734 in CT - Dec 15, 1765 in CT) Married Elijah Abell (1729-1798) - 2 children 4. Rhoda Lathrop (Mar 8, 1747 in CT - Feb 11, 1821 in CT) Married Eli Hyde (1736-1815) - 7 children 5. John Lathrop (Jun 2, 1740 in CT - Oct 8, 1803 in CT) Married Lydia Hyde 6. Bethiah Abell [1] (Aug 1697 in Norwich, CT - Bef. Nov 6, 1722) |