Transcribed by Coralynn Brown

Benjamin Abel or Abell was an early settler of Norwich, coming thither from Dedham, Mass. Little is known of him.

(II) Caleb Abell, believed to be the son of Benjamin Abel or Abell, was probably born in England. He settled first at Dedham, Mass., where he was living in 1665, and removed in 1668 to Norwich, Conn. He died there Aug. 17, 1731.
He married (first) July, 1669, Margaret Post, who died Nov., 1700, daughter of John and Hester (Hyde) Post, of Saybrook, granddaughter of the pioneer William Hyde. He married (second) in 1701, Mary Loomer, widow of Stephen Loomer, and daughter of George Miller.
He was constable in 1684; townsman 1689 and afterwards; kept a tavern in 1694; was sergeant as early as 1702. His broken gravestone indicates that he was in his eighty-fifth years when he died in 1731.
Children:
1. Daughter, born and died in 1671.
2. Samuel, Oct. 16, 1672; married, Nov. 3, 1696, Elizabeth Sherman.
3. Experience, Dec., 1674.
4. Caleb, mentioned below.
5. John, Dec. 16, 1678, of Lebanon.
6. Theophilus, Nov., 1680.
7. Joanna, Nov., 1683.
8. Mary, 1685; married Joseph Tracy.
9. Benjamin, 1687.
10. Abigail, March, 1689.
11. Hannah, Oct. 12, 1692.

(III) Caleb (2), son of Caleb (1) Abell, was born at Norwich, April 16, 1677. He married, Feb. 20, 1704-05, Abigail Sluman, born March 14, 1678-79, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Bliss, and granddaugther of Thomas Bliss, the immigrant, and his wife Sarah, of Hartford.
Children, born at Norwich:
1. Daniel, mentioned below.
2. Caleb, April 21, 1709.
3. Abigail, April 11, 1711.
4. Mary, Aug. 4, 1714.

(IV) Daniel, son of Caleb (2) Abell, was born at Norwich, Feb. 2, 1706. He settled at Lebanon, Conn. He married, Dec. 21, 1729, Sarah Crane.
Children, born at Lebanon:
1. Daniel, Nov. 13, 1728.
2. Eliphalet, mentioned below.
3. Jonathan, April 26, 1733.
4. Mary, Feb. 24, 1736.
5. Betty, Jan. 19, 1739.
6. Sarah, Jan. 19, 1741.
7. Elijah, Feb. 4, 1744.
8. Simon, Sept. 5, 1746, died young.
9. Elizabeth, Oct. 12, 1747.

(V) Eliphalet, son of Daniel Abell, was born at Lebanon, Sept. 10, 1730, died May, 1768. He married, at Lebanon, April 21, 1757, Lydia Williams.
Children, born at Lebanon:
1. Eliphalet, mentioned below.
2. Ezekiel, March 20, 1765.

(VI) Eliphalet (2), son of Eliphalet (1) Abell, was born at Lebanon in Nov., 1758. He married there Jan. 31, 1782, Hannah Clark. They had one child, Eliphalet, mentioned below.

(VII) Eliphalet (3), son of Eliphalet (2) Abell, was born at Lebanon, Sept. 24, 1783, died Nov. 19, 1854. He lived in Exeter parish, Lebanon. He was deacon of the church thirty-three years and a prominent citizen.
He married (first) Philena McCall, who died June 22, 1822, leaving six children. He married (second) March 27, 1823, Lucy Loomis.
Children, born at Exeter parish, Lebanon:
1. Adeline C., March 29, 1807.
2. Lydia Hibbard, married Lucian T. Metcalf, of Hartwick, Germany; children: Erastus C., born Sept. 20, 1844, died Sept. 16, 1845; Mary E., born July 8, 1846, died Jan. 18, 1854.
3. Emeline E., Feb. 11, 1810; married April 27, 1841, Dr. Erastus Curtis, of Cooperstown.
4. Alanson C., mentioned below.
5. Ralph Gurley, June 6, 1822, of Canajoharie, N.Y.; married, March 29, 1848, Lucretia S. Harris, who died Nov. 6, 1865; child, Eugene H., born April 10, 1852.

(VIII) Alanson C., son of Eliphalet (3) Abell, was born Nov. 5, 1816, died Feb. 24, 1864. He was a school teacher and farmer. He was active in public life, represented his district in the assembly and held various town offices. He was a member of the Congregational church.
His wife moved in 1866 to Canajoharie, Montgomery county, N.Y. He married, May 20, 1847, Mrs. Olive L. Davis.
Children, born at Exeter:
1. Emeline P., June 16, 1848.
2. Eliphalet L., Dec. 12, 1849, a farmer at Canajoharie.
3. Henry C., July 12, 1851, mentioned below.
4. Edward W., Aug. 4, 1855, printer, Canajoharie.

(IX) Henry Curtis, son of Alanson C. Abell, was born at Exter parish, town of Lebanon, New London county, Conn., July 12, 1851. He attended the public schools there and at Canajoharie, whither the family went in 1866, and also attended the Canajoharie Academy. He began his business career as clerk in the store of Clinton Publishing at Canajoharie, and after one year took a similar position in the store of Henry S. Bragdon, the leading dry goods merchant of Canajoharie. After several years in this business, he accepted a place as teller in the National Spraker Bank of Canajoharie and continued there until 1876 when he entered the employ of the First National Bank of Lowville, New York. In 1883 he engaged in business as a partner in the firm of Pelton & Abell, dealers in hardware and since then he has held several positions. Since March, 1904, he has been teller of the First National Bank of Lowville.
In politics he is a Republican. He was a member of the Young Men's Christian Association of Lowville; of Lowville Lodge, No. 759, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he has been secretary, vice-grand , noble grand, past grand, outside guardian and is now trustee; and of Adirondack Encampment of Boonville.
He was formerly a member of the Independent Order of Good Templars of Canajoharie. He and his wife are members of the Christian Science church.
He married, at Lowville, Oct. 25, 1877, Sarah Cornelia, born at Lowville, Jan. 26, 1853, daughter of Nicholas and Onoria Boshart. (See Boshart III).
Children:
1. E. Ruth, born July 26, 1884; attended the Lowville schools and academy and graduated from Albany Business College.
2. A. Marguerite, Dec. 14, 1888; graduate of the Lowville schools and academy (1908).
3. Leon E., May 5, 1891, graduate of the Lowville Academy in 1909, student at University of Michigan, class of 1913.

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