Captain William Henry Aborn

Male 1799 - 1872  (73 years)

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  • Name William Henry Aborn 
    Title Captain 
    Birth 1799  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Nov 1872  [1] 
    Burial Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11197  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family Harriet Angeline Remington,   b. 25 Dec 1803, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1881 (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage Abt 30 Jan 1825  Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Notes 
    • An entry in "The Christian Telescope" of 5 Feb 1825 announced the marriage of Harriet A. Remington, daughter of Capt. Charles Remington, dec'd., to Capt. William H. Aborn at Pawtuxet, RI.

      (see "Marriages & Deaths from The Christian Telescope 21 Aug 1824 - Aug 1826" copied by Martha A. Benns, 1937, @ RIHSL: F78P53, p. 9)

      William & Harriet were married by Rev. Mr. Shurtleff, who was probably the Rev. Flavell Shurtleff who married other couples in the Warwick-Cranston area.
    Family ID F04393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • In the 1850 Federal Census, William H. & Harriet A. Aborn are living at Providence, RI, in Ward 5. With them is Sarah T. Aborn, age 45.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012398] RI Cemetery Database.

    2. [S012806] The Christian Telescope, (5 February 1825).

    3. [S012625] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Vol. 7, 457.