 1801 - 1850 (48 years)
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| Name |
William Dexter Abernethy |
| Born |
08 Apr 1801 |
Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
20 Feb 1850 |
Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois |
| Buried |
Augusta Cemetery Augusta, Hancock County, Illinois |
| Person ID |
I1808647982 |
Abernethy, William and Sarah Doolittle (Tims Direct Line) |
| Last Modified |
14 Jun 2013 |
| Father |
William Conant Abernethy, b. 25 May 1770, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut , d. 17 Feb 1856, Augusta, Hancock County, Illinois (Age 85 years) |
| Mother |
Azuba Dexter, b. 17 Feb 1779, d. 16 Jan 1826, Litchfield County, Connecticut (Age 46 years) |
| Married |
19 May 1800 |
Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut |
| Notes |
Married:
- Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
about William Conant Abernethy
Name: William Conant Abernethy
[William Conant Aberneth]
Marriage Date: 19 May 1800
Marriage Location: Harwinton
Spouse: Azubah Dexter
Spouse Residence Location: Winsor
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| Family ID |
F1079372646 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Evelina Marie Hawley, b. Abt 1809, Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut |
| Children |
| + | 1. George Abernethy, b. 2 Apr 1838, Augusta, Hancock County, Illinois , d. 26 Aug 1906, Ord, Valley County, Nebraska (Age 68 years) |
| | 2. Mary Jane Abernethy, b. Abt 1840 |
| | 3. Maria Josephine Abernethy, b. Abt 1842 |
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| Last Modified |
14 Jun 2013 |
| Family ID |
F2155346085 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- 1840 Census Hancock County, Illinois
- Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
about William Dexter Abernethy
Name: William Dexter Abernethy
[William Dexter Aberneth]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8 Apr 1801
Birth Location: Harwinton
Parent Name: William Conant
Parent Name: Azubah
- According to the 22 Oct 1931 Augusta Eagle, William D. Abernathy came to the area from Jacksonville, Ill. with Joel Catlin in 1832. He was the proprietor of a general store and on 12 Mar 1834 he was appointed Postmaster.
The article notes that although he moved to Warsaw, Ill. later in life and died there during the cholera epidemic, Mr. Abernathy is buried in Augusta Cemetery.
[The surname may also be spelled Abernathy].
According to the History of Hancock County (Board of Supervisors, 1968), both Joel Catlin and William Abernathy were from Harwinton, Conn.
Married Evelina Hawley in 1833, daughter of Rufus Hawley and Betsey Richards, sister of Mrs. Joel Catlin.
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