| 6. | Abijah NORTH was born on 19 Oct 1743 in Farmington, Hartford, CT (son of Lieut. Lieut. John NORTH and Esther STANLEY); died on 3 May 1785 in Bridport, Addison, VT. Notes:
Note:
Abijah North came to Shoreham from Farmington, Conn., in 1774; went on to fifty acres of land given him by one of the proprietors; cleared a piece of land that summer; planted apple seeds for an orchard; built a log house and returned to Connecticut in the fall of that year. The war having broken out that year, he did not come on with his family as expected, but remained till after the peace, when he returned with his wife and six children to his former residence. He lived on that place for two years, and then went to Bridport, where he died May 3 1875.
From "History of the Town of Shoreham, Vt.," by Rev. J. F. Goodhue, 1861.
Abijah married Triphenia GRANT on 6 Sep 1764 in Goshen, Addison, VT. Triphenia was born on 16 Jan 1737 in Goshen, Addison, VT; died on 17 Mar 1783 in Shoreham, Addison, VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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