Family:Elijah Crane and Abigail Adams (1)

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Marriage[1][2][3] Abt 1715
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  1. Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. (New Haven, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932)
    1:9.

    'Children [of Samuel and Mary (Meeker) Adams], recorded at Fairfield: ...
    Abigail, b. 25 Mar. 1682; m. (1) Joseph Cable; (2) Elijah Crane.'

  2. Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. (New Haven, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932)
    1:164-65.

    'Crane, Elijah, s. of Benjamin.
    Born at Wethersfield abt. 1665, son of Benjamin and Mary (Backus) Crane. ...
    Married (1) Mary Sherman, dau. of Theophilus of Wethersfield, mentioned as his wife 1711 in her father's will.
    Married (2) (by 1715) Abigail, widow of Joseph Cable, and was appointed guardian of two of her Cable sons, 1 Feb. 1715 [1715/6]. She was dau. of Samuel Adams, b. 25 Mar. 1682, and was called wife of Crane in settlement of Est. of her brother Abraham Adams, 1718.'

  3. Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (1963)
    page 130.

    'CABLE, Joseph & Abigail [ADAMS], m/2 Elijah CRANE; b 1701?; Fairfield, CT'