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Biography of Abraham Hill 1633-1721

Before 1630 [his father] Richard Hill of Lime Street and [his mother] Agnes Trewolla were married.

On 19th April 1633 Abraham Hill was born to Richard Hill of Lime Street and Agnes Trewolla. He was baptised on 16th June 1635 at St Dionis Backchurch.

In or before 1658 Abraham Hill (age 24) and Anne Whitelocke (age 9) were married.

In 1658 [his daughter] Frances Hill was born to Abraham Hill (age 24) and [his wife] Anne Whitelocke (age 9).

In 1660 [his son] Richard Hill was born to Abraham Hill (age 26) and [his wife] Anne Whitelocke (age 11).

In January 1660 [his father] Richard Hill of Lime Street died.

In 1661 [his wife] Anne Whitelocke (age 12) died.

In or after 1661 Abraham Hill (age 27) and Elizabeth Pratt (age 17) were married.

On 23rd April 1663 Abraham Hill (age 30) was appointed Fellow of the Royal Society; one of the founder members.

On 30th November 1663 Abraham Hill (age 30) was elected Treasurer of the Royal Society which office he held until 30th November 1665.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1672 [his wife] Elizabeth Pratt (age 28) died.

In or before 1679. John Hayls (age 78). Portrait of Abraham Hill (age 45).

On 1st December 1679 Abraham Hill (age 46) was elected Treasurer of the Royal Society which office he held until 30th November 1700.

In 1721 [his son] Richard Hill (age 61) died.

On 5th February 1721 Abraham Hill (age 87) died.

Ancestors of Abraham Hill 1633-1721

Abraham Hill

GrandFather: Thomas Trewolla of Mevagissey

Mother: Agnes Trewolla