Editing Abisha Woodward (section)

== Personal life ==

Abisha Woodward was born in 1752 and married Mary Spicer on March 20, 1774.  He lived in New London, Connecticut where he was a prominent architect, contractor and alderman<ref name="beers1894">{{cite book|title=Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of Many of the Early Settled Families|date=1894|publisher=J. H. Beers & Company|location=Chicago|page=64|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XdoyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA64&lpg=PA64&dq=abishai+woodward+mary+spicer&source=bl&ots=ytPFLqWEdg&sig=nqyb4Ik0P9gUkvtZYWP4hUG4H7w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiP2rX2gozMAhWFVD4KHU-bDJoQ6AEIOjAI#v=snippet&q=abishai%20woodward&f=false|accessdate=13 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="meech1911" />.  Several of his children were born in [[Preston, Connecticut]], suggesting that he probably lived there for some time, as well.  Woodward owned extensive property in the southern states and bought some 4,000 acres<ref name="hz1882">{{cite book|title=History of Sandusky County, Ohio: With Portraits and Biographies of Prominent Citizens and Pioneers|date=1882|publisher=H.Z. Williams & Brothers|location=Cleveland, Ohio|page=701|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ayBEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA701&lpg=PA701&dq=abishai+woodward+new+london&source=bl&ots=ynfxX-rtwT&sig=UyrqoejiVfrapvpf08uvBmKNue0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwih6-zFhYzMAhVBMz4KHetVC5gQ6AEIUTAM#v=onepage&q=abishai%20woodward%20new%20london&f=false|accessdate=13 April 2016}}</ref> of land in the north of Ohio, known at that time as the [[Firelands]], to benefit the widows and orphans of [[Revolutionary War]] soldiers.  He died on April 10, 1809 in New London.<ref name="meech1911" />