Eli Abrams and Catherine Tiernan

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Husband Eli Abrams ^{1 2}

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           Born: 16 Feb 1792 - Turkey Foot Twp, Bedford (later Somerset) Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 26 May 1876 2 3
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         Father: Gabriel Abrams (1750-1841) 1 2
         Mother: Rebecca Loveberry (      -      ) 2 4

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       Marriage: 1818 5

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   Other Spouse: Eliza Reiley (1795-1848) 2 4 6 7 - 1 Jan 1824 2 8

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Wife Catherine Tiernan ³

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           Born: 7 May 1795 - Ireland 3
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           Died: 22 Mar 1821 3
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         Father: Martin Tiernan (      -      ) 3
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M James M. Abrams ¹

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           Born: 14 Feb 1819 - Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA 5
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Rebecca Kimber (1821-1897) 5
           Marr: Feb 1842 5

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2 F Harriet Abrams ⁴

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           Born: 
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General Notes: Husband - Eli Abrams

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He was born in Turkey Foot township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, but removed to Brownsville, Fayette County, in 1812. He was first employed by Jacob Bowman in his nail factory, but soon left that position and began the mercantile business, which he followed with profit for some years.
He held the office of justice of the peace for twenty years. He was associate judge for eight years.

1 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 865, 875.

2 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 574.

3 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 865, 876.

4 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 865.

5 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 876.

6 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 458.

7 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 552.

8 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 875.