On 9 Feb 1745 when Abigail was 26, she married
Lieut. Joshua Barker (40502) , son of
Francis Barker (20912) (18 Oct 1682-1733) &
Mary Jacob (35271) (15 Jul 1692-22 Nov 1775), in Boston, MA.
Born on 26 Aug 1711 in Pembroke, MA.395 Joshua died in Hingham, MA, on 1 Jan 1785; he was 73.
From Elizabeth Barker’s Barker Genealogy:290
Lt. Joshua served in the West Indian war of 1740 and the Cuban expedition of 1762. He had charge of a gun factory in New England later.