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 1755 - 1830 (75 years)
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| Name |
Abel Beals [1, 2] |
| Born |
06 Jul 1755 |
Hingham, Mass.  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
23 Aug 1830 |
Lawrencetown, Annapolis Co, N.S. |
| Buried |
Whitman Cemetery, Lawrencetown, Annapolis Co., N.S. |
| Person ID |
P318 |
NS MacMillans |
| Last Modified |
1 Apr 2020 |
| Father |
Abel Beal, Sr., b. 20 Oct 1733, Hingham, Mass. , d. 19 Apr 1805, Cohasset, Mass. (Age 71 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Mother |
Deborah Lambert, b. 18 Jan 1734, Hanover, Mass. , d. 15 Jun 1788, Cohasset, Mass. (Age 54 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Married |
11 Mar 1755 |
Hingham, Mass. |
| Family ID |
F37 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 1 |
Abigail Kent, b. 01 Mar 1752, Milford, Mass , d. 01 Apr 1820, Lawrencetown, Annapolis Co, N.S. (Age 68 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1779 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Andrew Beals, b. Abt 1780, d. Bef 1871 (Age ~ 90 years) |
| | 2. Rachel Beals, b. 06 Jun 1782, d. 09 May 1872 (Age 89 years) |
| + | 3. Abel Beals, b. Abt 1783, d. 1844 (Age ~ 61 years) |
| | 4. Joshua Beals, b. 26 Sep 1784, d. 1865 (Age 80 years) |
| | 5. Arod Beals, b. Abt 1785, d. 20 Apr 1822 (Age ~ 37 years) |
| | 6. Elijah Beals, b. Abt 1787, d. 20 Oct 1847, Lawrencetown, Annapolis Co., N.S. (Age ~ 60 years) |
| + | 7. Isaac Beals, b. Abt 1788, Round Hill, Annapolis Co., N.S. , d. 05 Aug 1865, Inglisville, Annapolis Co., N.S. (Age ~ 77 years) |
| | 8. Stephen Beals, b. 17 Apr 1791, Lawrencetown, Annapolis Co., N.S. , d. 08 Oct 1876, Clements, Annapolis Co., N.S. (Age 85 years) |
| | 9. Seth Beals, b. Abt 1794, d. 26 Jun 1797 (Age ~ 3 years) |
| | 10. Abigail Sophia Beals, b. Abt 1796, d. 31 Oct 1884 (Age ~ 88 years) |
| | 11. John "Cooper" Beals, b. Abt 1800, d. 20 Apr 1872, South Williamston, Anna. Co., N.S. (Age ~ 72 years) |
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| Last Modified |
1 Apr 2020 |
| Family ID |
F63 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- From Ancestry.com:
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution.(Records 11,400-11,424)
Beals (sic) Abel, Private, Lieut, Obadiah Beal's detachment of guards;enlisted Dec. 12, 1775; roll made up to April 3, 1776; service, 3 mos.24 days, at Hull Beach.
Abel came to Nova Scotia in the latter half of the 1770's and shortlythereafter the spelling of his name changed from "Beal" to "Beals".The earliest evidence we have that places him in Nova Scotia is foundin the Annapolis Township Records. They show that he was one of theTax Assessors for the township in 1779 and that he lived nearLawrencetown. He would have been 24 years of age which seems to berather young for such a responsibility. However there would have beenvery few people living in the area at that time.
The most compelling reason for Abel to go to Nova Scotia was no doubtthe fact that his uncle and aunt were already there. His father'ssister, Rachel, had married Isaac Kent in 1739. They had gone to NovaScotia in 1760 and obtained a grant of land at Round Hill a few milesup the Annapolis River from the town of Annapolis. In 1776 his AuntRachel and Uncle Isaac would have both been 57 years old. They hadhad thirteen children but only eight were living at that time. Nodoubt Abel lived with the family for a period of time and got to knowhis cousin, Abigail, who became his wife. In 1776 she was abouttwenty-four.
Through purchase and a grant he acquired over 1500 acres of land inAnnapolis County south of Lawrencetown. The homestead was probablynear the present day intersection of the Inglisville and SouthWilliamston roads. He was a farmer, a shoemaker and was oftenemployed as Commissioner for laying out and constructing roads. Hissons were the first settlers of Inglisville then known as BealsMountain. His eleven children were all by his first wife. As thedate of birth of some of the children is unknown, the order is basedon conclusions drawn from other facts.
His father's will was dated March 2, 1805 and proved March 14, 1805.Able's share was $2. out of an estate valued at $2,438.30. Did thistoken amount reflect the fact he left home in his early 20's to livein Nova Scotia?
Headstone in Whitman Cemetery says date of death was 1831, aged 81.
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| Sources |
- [S293369497] Correspondence with Elwood Floyd, April 1978.
- [S293369498] "History of the County of Annapolis" by W.A. Calnek, Page 475.
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