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Abiel Shurtleff
b.Bet 23 Jun 1666 and 30 Jun 1666 Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
d.28 Oct 1732 Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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m. 18 Oct 1655
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m. 14 Jan 1696
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Abiel was born shortly after his fathers untimely death and there was debate about what his name should be. Some thought it should be Boanerges (Children of Thunder), as mentioned in the New Testament; but fortunately it was too difficult to turn the plural into singular. The scriptural name Abiel, which signifies "God, my father," was adopted as the most satisfactory, since it was sufficiently indicative of his posthumous birth. References
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