Captain Abijah Harding

1750 - 1826  (75 years)

• Name	Abijah Harding
  	Farmer [1]
  Birth	12 Oct 1750	Medway, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  History	4 Jul 1776 (25 years)	United States become Independent
  Offices Held	1780 (29 years)	Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was elected a Selectman. He served as Selectman again in 1787, 1793, 1794, 1798, 1799, 1801, and 1805.
  Offices Held	1787 (36 years)	Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He became the Town Assessor. He was the Assessor again from 1786 to 1803, 1809 to 1810, and 1813 to 1814.
  Offices Held	1807 (56 years)	Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was a member of the School Committee on which he served again in 1811 and 1814.
  Offices Held	1819 (68 years)	Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was elected as the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court.
  Death	17 Feb 1826	Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Aft 17 Feb 1826	Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Massachusetts   [7]
  Capt. Abijah Harding who died Feb 17, 1826 Age 75
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Kezia Harding,   b. 12 Dec 1745, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Jul 1764, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 18 years)   2. Hannah Harding,   b. 18 Oct 1747, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Dec 1804, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 57 years) + 3. Captain Abijah Harding,   b. 12 Oct 1750, Medway, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 17 Feb 1826, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ Sybil Adams,  m. 12 Jul 1770 ;   Mary Smith,  m. 3 Mar 1814   4. Mary Harding,   b. 2 Mar 1755, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 30 Oct 1795, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 40 years)   5. Captain John Harding,   b. 18 Feb 1757, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Mar 1833, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years)   6. Alpheus Harding,   b. 22 Sep 1762, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 9 Feb 1779, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 16 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Harding   (4 x Great Grandfather)  Esther  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I334	Roy Line
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	John Harding, Jr,   b. 20 Jan 1723/24, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Sep 1809, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Kezia Pond,   b. 15 May 1725, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Aug 1797, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Sybil Adams,   b. 28 Jan 1753, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Feb 1813, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	12 Jul 1770	Medway, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 9 months - She : 17 years and 6 months.
  Marriage Intent	12 Jul 1770
  Children	6 sons and 3 daughters
  1. Kezia Harding,   b. 10 Feb 1771, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Aug 1857 (Age 86 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Captain Oliver Harding,   b. 3 Jun 1774, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Oct 1843, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 69 years) ▻ Elizabeth Browning  m. 9 Nov 1803     3. Sybil Harding,   b. 8 Jan 1776, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Dec 1804, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 28 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Rhoda Harding,   b. 4 Mar 1778, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1848, New York State, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Rev. Alpheus Harding,   b. 19 Jan 1780, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Abijah Harding,   b. 5 Oct 1783, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Apr 1816, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 32 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. John Harding,   b. 28 Dec 1788, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Lowell, Orleans County, Vermont, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Captain Silas Harding,   b. 179128 Jan 1791, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Sep 1823, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 32 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Thomas Harding,   b. 4 Jun 1793, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 May 1836, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Mary Smith,   b. Abt 1753   d. 10 Dec 1816, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1814	Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 5, 6, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : 63 years and 5 months - She : ~ 61 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Captain Abijah Harding(1750 – 1826) 2John Harding, Jr(20 Jan 1723/24 – 1809) 4Lt. John Harding(1694 – 1782) 8Abraham Harding(1655 – 1734) 16Abraham Harding(1619 – 22 Mar 1654/55) 17Elizabeth(Abt 1622 – 31 Jan 1678/79) 9Mary Mason(8 Feb 1657/58 – 1731) 18Thomas Mason(1625 – 25 Feb 1675/76) 19Margare Partridge(1628 – 7 Feb 1710/11) 5Thankful Bullard(1702 – 1793) 10Lt. John Bullard(1678 – 1754) 20Benjamin Bullard(Abt 1634 – 1689) 21Elizabeth Thorpe( – 1719) 11Abigail Leland(1683 – 1761) 22Deacon Hopestill Leland(1655 – 1729) 23Abigail Hill(2 Feb 1658/59 – 1689) 3Kezia Pond(1725 – 1797) 6Samuel Pond(1695 – 1746) 12Ephraim Pond(1656 – 1704) 24Lt. Daniel Pond( – 4 Feb 1697/98) 25Abigail Shepard(Abt 1631 – 1661) 13Deborah Hawes(1666 – 1760) 26Edward Hawes(Abt 1623 – 1686) 27Eleony Lumber(Abt 1625 – 1689) 7Mary Thurstune(1702 – 1754) 14Captain Thomas Thurstune(11 Feb 1658/59 – 1704) 28Thomas Thurstune(1632 – 1704) 29Sarah Thaxter(1635 – 1678) 15Esther 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Oct 1750 - Medway, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 12 Jul 1770 - Medway, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Offices Held - 1780 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1787 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1807 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 3 Mar 1814 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1819 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 17 Feb 1826 - Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 17 Feb 1826 - Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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