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James Abell (Yale 1819), son of James Abell, was born in Norwich, Connecticut. After leaving college he studied theology at the Seminary in Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 1822. He was ordained and installed, January 18, 1825, as pastor of the Presbyterian church in Oswego, and remained there five years. He then was installed over the Presbyterian church in Oxford, Chenango County, New York, on September 14, 1830, and was there seven years, and then was pastor of the Reformed Dutch church in Chittenango, New York, for nearly 19 years, until 1857. He spent the rest of his life with or near his children. His had married Miss L. G. Bogue of Clinton, New York, on March 5, 1828. She died September 4, 1852. He died on May 7, 1868, at Oswego, New York, after a brief illness. He was survived by his three children, two sons and a daughter.

Source: Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College, Deceased During Academical Year Ending in July, 1868, p. 273.

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James Abell (Yale 1819), son of James Abell, was born in Norwich, Connecticut. After leaving college he studied theology at the Seminary in Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 1822. He was ordained and installed, January 18, 1825, as pastor of the Presbyterian church in Oswego, and remained there five years. He then was installed over the Presbyterian church in Oxford, Chenango County, New York, on September 14, 1830, and was there seven years, and then was pastor of the Reformed Dutch church in Chittenango, New York, for nearly 19 years, until 1857. He spent the rest of his life with or near his children. His had married Miss L. G. Bogue of Clinton, New York, on March 5, 1828. She died September 4, 1852. He died on May 7, 1868, at Oswego, New York, after a brief illness. He was survived by his three children, two sons and a daughter. Source: Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College, Deceased During Academical Year Ending in July, 1868, p. 273.
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