1. | 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:
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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]
Children:
- Selinda NORTH was born on 28 Jun 1765.
- Asintha NORTH was born on 30 Apr 1768; died on 19 Jun 1823 in Champlain, Clinton, NY.
- Abijah NORTH was born on 26 Feb 1772; died on 9 Apr 1853.
- Nathaniel NORTH was born in 1774; died on 23 Jul 1837.
- Captain Captain Lemuel NORTH was born on 21 Mar 1779 in Farmington, Hartford, CT; died on 15 Sep 1847 in Chazy, Clinton, NY; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Chazy, Clinton, NY.
- Elizabeth NORTH was born on 27 Oct 1781; died on 5 Mar 1861 in Champlain, Clinton, NY.
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