Birth
Elijah Abrams was born in Greenville, NY in 1808, a son of Benjamin Abrams who was a farmer in Long Island and removed to Greenville before settling in Rensselaerville . [1]
Occupation
Elijah was a farmer. [1]
Marriage & Children
Elijah married Thankful Bouton, a daughter of David Bouton 1775[1]and Salome Hopkins, [2]by whom he had five sons and four daughters. [1] Six of those nine children who have been identified are:
- Charles Abrams , born in 1840, died in 1870 and is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Guilderland
- Augustus Abrams, born in 1842, died in 1921, and is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Guilderland
- George W. Abrams, born in 1843, died in 1865 and is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Guilderland
- Martha Abrams, born in 1849, died in 1865 and is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Guilderland
- John Abrams, born in 1856, died in 1874 and is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Guilderland
- Hiram Abrams born in 1857, died in 1931 and is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Guilderland
Elijah removed with his family to Guilderland in 1868. [1]
Death
Thankful died on November 30, 1884 and Elijah died on April 22, 1891. Both are buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Guilderland.
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