ROCKWELL, Abel, s. John & Dorithy, b. June 12, 1787
Family Bible, in The Connecticut Nutmegger. (East Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Society of Genealogists) 19:1:40, June 1986.
Abel Rockwell m/1 A. Scovel m/2 Lucretia Spencer
Family Bible, in The Connecticut Nutmegger. (East Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Society of Genealogists) 19:1:41, June 1986.
Abel Rockwell d 15 Dec 1817
Family Bible, in The Connecticut Nutmegger. (East Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Society of Genealogists) 20:53.
Abel, b 12 Jun 1787; m/2 Lovicy (Lurectia) Spencer who d 15 Dec 1817; m/1 A. Scovel
Given that the vital records for Connecticut show that Abel married Lucretia in 1822, the best sense I can make of the various transcriptions of the family bible is that Abel's first wife died 15 Dec 1817.