Abigail Stoneman

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First marriage

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	==First marriage==		==First marriage==
	Abigail acquired the surname Stoneman from her first marriage, likely to Samuel Stoneman, a lieutenant of the Rhode Island regiment who fought in the [[French and ~~Indiana~~ War]] between 1757 and 1760. He became an adjutant during that war against [[Crown Point, New York\|Crown Point]] and Canada.{{sfn\|James\|1971\|p=390}} Her husband is believed to have died by 1760.{{sfn\|James\|1971\|p=390}}		Abigail acquired the surname Stoneman from her first marriage, likely to Samuel Stoneman, a lieutenant of the Rhode Island regiment who fought in the [[French and Indian War]] between 1757 and 1760. He became an adjutant during that war against [[Crown Point, New York\|Crown Point]] and Canada.{{sfn\|James\|1971\|p=390}} Her husband is believed to have died by 1760.{{sfn\|James\|1971\|p=390}}

	Stoneman had several sons{{sfn\|Hartigan-O'Connor\|2009\|p=1}} and two daughters when she established her business in Boston (1770). She also had at least two enslaved people at that time.		Stoneman had several sons{{sfn\|Hartigan-O'Connor\|2009\|p=1}} and two daughters when she established her business in Boston (1770). She also had at least two enslaved people at that time.