Abraham Stickney II
Abraham, his two eldest siblings, and his wife were part of the reactive, nomadic Liberty Generation. His father was part of the idealistic Awakening Generation. The four youngest of his siblings and the five eldest of his children were part of the heroic, civic-minded Republican Generation. His five youngest children were part of the adaptive Compromise Generation.
Year by year in the life of Abraham Stickney II
The early life of Abraham Stickney II in its historical context
The later life of Abraham Stickney II in its historical context
| Birth of Abraham Stickney II | |
| Born: | 28 November 1733 |
| Birthplace: | Bellerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| Parents | |
| Father: | Abraham Stickney I, 1703-1783 (our ancestor), from Bradford, Essex County, and Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| Mother: | Abigail Hall, d. 1785 (our ancestor), from Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| Siblings | |
| Sister: | Abigail Stickney born 1731, married James Kittredge in 1752 |
| Brother: | Benjamin Stickney born 1737, married first UNKNOWN Plummer, second Hannah Grover |
| Brother: | James Stickney born 1742, married Mary Belknap |
| Brother: | Samuel Stickney born 1743, married Eleanor Buturan in 1762 |
| Sister: | Elizabeth Stickney born 1745, died young |
| Brother: | William Stickney born 1747, married Elizabeth UNKNOWN |
| Spouse and children | |
| Wife: | Sarah Kittredge, 1738-1807
(our ancestor) (daughter of James Kittredge and Elisabeth UNKNOWN Kittredge, our ancestors) of Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts) Married in Tewksbury 9 December 1755 |
| Daughter: | Sarah Stickney born 1756, married Isaac Kidder in 1775 |
| Son: | Abraham Stickney III, 1758-1821 (our ancestor) |
| Daughter: | Elizabeth Stickney born 1761, married Zephaniah Kittredge in 1781 |
| Daughter: | Abigail Stickney born 1763, married George Melven in 1794 |
| Daughter: | Annah Stickney born 1766, married Davis Baldwin in 1794 |
| Son: | Joseph Stickney born 1768, married Abigail Jewett in 1796 |
| Son: | Benjamin Stickney born 1771, died 1778 |
| Daughter: | Molly Stickney born 1773, married Isaac Whittemore in 1794 |
| Son: | James Stickney born 1777, married Mary Baldwin in 1801 |
| Son: | Jeremiah Stickney born 1783, married Susannah Atwood in 1807 |
| Other information | |
| Occupation: | Probably farmer, sometimes soldier |
| Military service: | Revolutionary War: Abraham was Lieutenant in Captain Jonathan Boure's company, Colonel David Green's regiment, Tewksbury, 1776. He was Lieutenant in Captain Varnum's company, Colonel McIntoshe's regiment, General Sorell's brigade of the Rhode Island Service out of Dracut from July 29 to September 11, 1778. He was Lieutenant from Dracut in Captain Nathaniel Wright's company, Colonel Luke Drury's regiment of the Rhode Island Service in 1778. |
| Religion: | Probably Congregationalist |
| Death of Abraham Stickney II | |
| Died: | 19 March
1803 (age 69 years 3 months 19 days) |
| Deathplace: | Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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Sources on Abraham Stickney II:
- Wendy Edmands Pearson, in her research for membership in the Colonial Dames
- Mary Caroline Findley Edmands, 1887-1970, in her research for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution
- Mary Anna Hawes Edmands Ashbrook, 1917-1992, in her compilation of Mary Caroline Findley Edmands's research
- Details on Abraham's service in the Revolutionary War are from the Massachusetts Archives