Obadiah Owen 
Obadiah was born on December 12th, 1667 in Windsor, CT.1 Obadiah's father was John Owen and his mother was Rebecca Wade. His maternal grandparents were Robert Wade and Jemima. He had nine brothers and two sisters, named Josiah, John, Josias, John, Nathaniel, Daniel, Joseph, Benjamin, Isaac, Mary and Rebecca. He was the second youngest of the twelve children. He died at the age of 83 on October 11th, 1751 in Windsor, CT.1 General Notes
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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #2812, Date of Import: Nov 11, 1998]
SECOND GENERATION
Obadiah Owen [2] (John [1]), was born December 12, 1667 at Windsor, CT and died there October 11, 1751. He married September 21, 1693 Christian Winchell, daughter of David and Mary (Griffin) Winchell. She was born March 9, 1673 and died January 10, 1762 (Inscriptions, East Granby).
In July 1695 his father gave to Obadiah certain lands (Windsor records), and in April 1697 he made over to Obadiah and Isaac certain other lands.
In 1709 Obadiah enlisted in Capt. Collin's company, Col. William Whiting's regiment, to go on an expedition against Canada. He received a bounty of 11 shillings.
In 1735, at the age of 68, he successfully petitioned the General Court to exempt him from paying poll tax because "distempers had fallen into his leg, the bones whereof are dislocated and he is thereby incapacitated to pursue his common business.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.25 Dec 1624 in Wales d.18 FEB 1697/98 in Windsor, Connecticut
- b.12 Dec 1667 in Windsor, CT d.11 Oct 1751 in Windsor, CT
- b.WFT Est. 1572-1613 d.WFT Est. 1613-1694
- b.WFT Est. 1613-1639 in Hartford, CT d.03 Dec 1711 in Windsor, Connecticut
- b.WFT Est. 1579-1616 d.WFT Est. 1613-1700
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Details of Obadiah's family with Christiana Winchell
1 phelps.FTW @ Tree #1353
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1987, 1987.ftw, World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 @ Tree #2812, 2812.ftw
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1987, 1987.ftw, World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 @ Tree #2812, 2812.ftw