Abigail Finch

Not yet confirmed — probable matches and family lore, shown for research. Treat with caution.

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  Abigail Finch (this person) was the daughter of George Finch and Elizabeth Pierce and was born in Nova Scotia, Canada. NOTE: the authoritative Church Historian's Press entry records her birth as 14 November 1822, which does NOT match the family report's 1823-11-15 (different day and year). The '15 November 1823, Cornwallis' date appears only in a personal blog and tree compilations. Identity with the report's Abigail Finch is supported by the matching parents (George Finch + Elizabeth Pierce) and Nova Scotia origin, not by the birth date. likely

  1822-11-14 · Nova Scotia, Canada · Identity anchor is parents + place (George Finch + Elizabeth Pierce, Nova Scotia), which is distinctive and agrees with the known facts. The birth DATE is in conflict: the Church Historian's Press page (verified by direct fetch on 2026-06-16) plainly states '14 November 1822', NOT the report's 15 November 1823. The original dossier's claim of an 'exact birth-date multi-anchor match' against this source was incorrect — the CHP source contradicts the report's date. Cornwallis specifically (vs. just 'Nova Scotia') comes from the Lorrie J. blog/Geni, not from the CHP entry. Treat the report date (1823-11-15) and the CHP date (1822-11-14) as competing, unreconciled values. biography ↗biography ↗family-tree ↗

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  Abigail Finch married Easton Kelsey (b. 9 Mar 1813, New Lisbon, Otsego County, New York; d. 10 May 1899). One blog gives the marriage as 14 September 1839 at Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, but the date and place are not independently corroborated. likely

  1839-09-14 · Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA · Downgraded from 'confirmed'. The identity of the spouse (Easton Kelsey) is well attested and Easton's FindAGrave memorial (#108831) lists 'Abigail Finch Kelsey 1823-1892' as a spouse, which corroborates the spousal relationship and her death year. However, the specific marriage DATE and PLACE (14 Sep 1839, Toledo, Ohio) rest on a single personal blog; FindAGrave lists only the spouse name, not the marriage event. A Toledo, Ohio marriage in 1839 is also geographically atypical for an early Latter-day Saint couple of the Kirtland/Far West era and should be verified against primary records. biography ↗findagrave ↗

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  Abigail and Easton Kelsey were associated with the Nauvoo, Illinois Latter-day Saint community and later emigrated to Utah, reportedly arriving in the Salt Lake Valley in 1851 with the Easton Kelsey company and settling at Fort Union and later New Harmony. likely

  1842-1851 · Nauvoo, Illinois; Salt Lake Valley / Fort Union / New Harmony, Utah · Downgraded from 'confirmed'. The Nauvoo Relief Society association is the reason Abigail has an entry in the Church Historian's Press 'First Fifty Years of Relief Society' database, which is solid context. The migration/company/settlement details, however, are largely narrated by the Lorrie J. blog (a personal compilation) rather than independently sourced records, so 'likely' is appropriate pending primary church/emigration records. biography ↗biography ↗

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  Abigail Finch reportedly had several siblings who were children of George Finch and Elizabeth Pierce, including Amanda (Finch) Wright (b. 1821, Nova Scotia; d. 1848), plus Theodocia (Finch) Savage, Rebecca (Finch) Wright, Sarah Finch, John Finch, and William Finch. unconfirmed

  · Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada · Downgraded from 'likely' to 'unconfirmed': this sibling group rests on a single Geni family-tree page (one anchor, shared parents) with no independent records. The shared-parents link is useful context for Abigail's Nova Scotia family of origin but individual sibling identities and dates are not independently sourced. family-tree ↗

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  Abigail and Easton Kelsey reportedly had multiple children, including Orson Kelsey (1840-1922) and Louisa Abigail (Kelsey) Clement, with family-tree compilations also listing Orren, Catherine (Kelsey) Deuel, Calvin, Charlotte (Kelsey) Cox, Delta (Kelsey) Hammond, and Rosannah Kelsey. unconfirmed

  · Downgraded from 'likely' to 'unconfirmed'. Only Orson and Louisa Abigail (Kelsey) Clement appear in Easton Kelsey's FindAGrave family-members section, and even those are listed as Easton's children without confirmation that Abigail (vs. another wife) was the mother; the remaining names are uncited family-tree level. Needs primary records to establish maternity and the full child list. findagrave ↗

likely marriage.place: report “(report lists no spouse)” vs. found “Marriage to Easton Kelsey reported as 14 September 1839 at Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio — single-source (blog) and geographically atypical for an 1839 Latter-day Saint couple.”. The marriage place/date is uncorroborated. FindAGrave lists Abigail only as a named spouse, not a marriage event. Flagging because an Ohio (Toledo) 1839 marriage does not obviously fit the Kelseys' early LDS movements (Kirtland/Far West/Nauvoo) and warrants verification.

likely mother.birth year: report “Elizabeth Pierce (1787-1827)” vs. found “WikiTree gives Elizabeth (Pierce) Finch as 1790-1827 (death year matches; birth year differs).”. Minor and concerns the mother, not Abigail. Death year 1827 agrees; birth year differs (1790 vs 1787). The WikiTree profile is flagged as lacking sources, so the report's 1787 is not necessarily wrong.

likely father.birthplace / birth year: report “George Finch (1787-1827) — no place given” vs. found “George Finch recorded as born ~1786 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia (WikiTree spouse field).”. Adds a birthplace (Cornwallis, Nova Scotia) for the father consistent with the family's Nova Scotia origins; birth year ~1786 closely matches the report's 1787. Single, unsourced tree field.