Short Biography of Abel Shedd

Capt. Abel Shed, born in Mason, N.H., 15 Aug. 1760, when ten years of age accompanied his parents in their removal to Rindge, N.H., where he lived until his marriage. He then settled in Jaffrey, N.H., where he remained nearly ten years, engaged in brick making and farming. About 1802 he returned to Rindge in which town he passed the rest of his life, respected as a man of good natural abilities and honorable character. In 1809 he became captian of a local militia company.

Source: "Daniel Shed genealogy : ancestry and descendants of Daniel Shed of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1327-1920" ¹⁷¹⁰