Abraham Stickney III
Abraham, his four eldest siblings, and his wife were part of the heroic, civic-minded Republican Generation. His parents were part of the reactive, nomadic Liberty Generation. His five younger siblings and his five eldest children were part of the adaptive Compromise Generation. His remaining six children were part of the idealistic Transcendental Generation.
Year by year in the life of Abraham Stickney III
The early life of Abraham Stickney III in its historical context
The later life of Abraham Stickney III in its historical context
| Birth of Abraham Stickney III | |
| Born: | 30 May 1758 |
| Birthplace: | Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| Parents | |
| Father: | Abraham Stickney II, 1733-1803 (our ancestor), from Bellerica and Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| Mother: | Sarah Kittredge, 1738-1807 (our ancestor), from Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| Siblings | |
| Sister: | Sarah Stickney born 1756, married Isaac Kidder in 1775 |
| Sister: | Elizabeth Stickney born 1761, married Zephaniah Kittredge in 1781 |
| Sister: | Abigail Stickney born 1763, married George Melven in 1794 |
| Sister: | Annah Stickney born 1766, married Davis Baldwin in 1794 |
| Brother: | Joseph Stickney born 1768, married Abigail Jewett in 1796 |
| Brother: | Benjamin Stickney born 1771, died 1778 |
| Sister: | Molly Stickney born 1773, married Isaac Whittemore in 1794 |
| Brother: | James Stickney born 1777, married Mary Baldwin in 1801 |
| Brother: | Jeremiah Stickney born 1783, married Susannah Atwood in 1807 |
| Spouse and children | |
| Wife: | Abigail Bell, 1758-1850
(our ancestor) (daughter of Joshua Bell and Hannah Kittredge Bell, our ancestors) [any possible connection between mother Sarah Kittredge and mother-in-law Hannah Kittredge to be investigated] Married in Tewksbury 11 March 1779 |
| Son: | Benjamin Stickney born 1779, married first S. Bernard, second L. Bodwell |
| Son: | Isaac Stickney born 1781, married first S. Adams, second B. Quimby |
| Daughter: | Abigail Stickney born 1783, married Benjamin Burt in 1802 |
| Daughter: | Sarah Stickney born 1785, married Aaron Hardy in 1805 |
| Son: | Abraham Stickney IV, 1787-1839 (our ancestor) |
| Son: | William Stickney born 1793, married Eliza Ricker |
| Son: | Joseph Stickney born 1794, married 1817 Lucebia Clark |
| Son: | Zephaniah Stickney born 1797, after marriage resided in Essex, New York |
| Daughter: | Elizabeth Stickney born 1799, married 1822 Hervion Barnard |
| Daughter: | Mary Stickney born 1803, married Amon Simonds |
| Daughter: | Naomi Stickney born 1805, died 1868 in Andover, Massachusetts |
| Other information | |
| Occupation: | Probably farmer, sometimes soldier |
| Military: | Revolutionary War: Abraham was Private from Bellerica, Massachusetts, in Captain Nunot's company, Colonel Deke's regiment, Tewksbury, in November, 1776. He was also a fifer in Captain Stephen Russell's company, Colonel Samuel Ballard's regiment (engaged August 15, 1777, and discharged 3 months and 28 days later (on November 30), receiving a wage of £8 13 s 1 d. During the same year he was out 3 months as Sergeant in Captain Malloon's company, Colonel Putnam's regiment. |
| Religion: | Probably Congregationalist |
| Death of Abraham Stickney III | |
| Died: | 22 November
1821 (age 63 years 5 months 23 days) |
| Deathplace: | Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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Sources on Abraham Stickney III:
- 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