On 25 Jun 1767 when Abel was 55, he second married
Lydia Atwater, daughter of
Caleb Atwater (16 Oct 1702-11 Jan 1775) &
Lydia Benham (ca 1708-), in New Haven, CT.
56 Born on 3 Apr 1729 in New Haven, CT.56 Lydia died in North Haven, CT, on 22 Oct 1807; she was 78.55 Buried in Old Graveyard, North Haven. Was on the census for North Haven, CT, in 1790. 1-1-2.