Abraham Manchester

Male 1761 - 1848  (86 years)


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  • Name Abraham Manchester 
    Born 8 Aug 1761  Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Apr 1848  [2
    Buried Pleasant View Cemetery, Stone Church Rd., Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I01788  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Isaac MANCHESTER,   b. 27 Jun 1731, Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1792, Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Abigail BROWN,   b. 21 Feb 1731/32,   d. 1769  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 1 Nov 1750  Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Notes 
    • They were married by Restcome Sanford, Justice.
    Family ID F00634  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Cook,   b. Abt 1773,   d. Abt May 1861  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Married 13 Dec 1792  Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. William Cook Manchester,   b. Abt 1793
     2. Charles Manchester,   b. 21 May 1795, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1864, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. Ruth Manchester,   b. Bef 3 Apr 1801
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F01173  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Abraham and his three children are mentioned by name in the will of his stepmother, Deborah (Cook) Manchester.

      According to his gravestone, Abraham was a Revolutionary soldier, and died at age 86.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012363] Little Compton Families, Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, compiler, (Providence: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), 410.

    2. [S012424] Gravestone inscription.

    3. [S012363] Little Compton Families, Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, compiler, (Providence: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), 109.

    4. [S012373] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Tiverton: Intentions and Marriages.

    5. [S012373] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Tiverton: Intentions and Marriages, 38.