AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
NameCaptain Abijah Child 
Birth12 JAN 1733/34, Waltham, Middlesex, MA95
Residence1810, Waltham, Middlesex, MA96
Death1823, Waltham, Middlesex, MA97
FatherDaniel Child (1709-1792)
MotherMary Bright (1709-1777)
Spouses
Death29 Jun 178998
Birth11 Jun 1737, Waltham, Middlesex, MA99
FatherEdward Harrington (1702-1792)
MotherAnna Bullard (1713-1771)
Marriage5 Dec 1759100
Birth30 Mar 1750, Waltham, Middlesex, MA101
Deathbef 1823
FatherAbraham Bemis
MotherSusanna Flagg (1730-1766)
Marriage30 Dec 1790100
Notes for Captain Abijah Child
He was a selectman of Waltham, MA. in the years 1774-1775 and 1787.102
He received military pension on 21 April 1818. 103
He was described as 5 ft. 8 in. tall.
He received military pension on 21 April 1818. 103
He was described as 5 ft. 8 in. tall.
Military notes for Captain Abijah Child
In 1775 he was a Captain in 25th Regt. of the Continental Army of the Revolution. Commission issued by the Provincial Congress on 2 June, 1775. Also served in the 37th Regt. from Aug. 1775.
Notes for Anna (Spouse 2)
Her death is assumed before 1823, when Abijah died, because no widow’s pension was given.97