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Abraham Jackson 1788 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 February 1788

Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: September 1861

Death Location: Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom

Father: Abraham Jackson

Mother: Sarah Thompson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Jesse Jackson

Abraham Jackson was born in 1788 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Abraham Jackson and Sarah B. Thompson. Abraham Jackson had children including Jesse Jackson. Abraham Jackson passed away in 1861 in Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Abraham Jackson was born in 1788 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Abraham Jackson and Sarah B. Thompson.
  • Abraham Jackson had children including Jesse Jackson.
  • Abraham Jackson passed away in 1861 in Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abraham Jackson's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Jackson
1788 – 1861
Birth Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Abraham Jackson
1759 – 1847
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
Sarah (B.) Thompson
1770 – 1854
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert Jackson
1733 – 1809
County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Mary (Ann) Henthorne
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Jackson
Mary Higginbotham
James Henthorne
Mary
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Katherine Lightfoot

Abraham Jackson's Descendants

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Abraham Jackson (14 February 1788 – September 1861)
  1. 1. Jesse Jackson
    1. 1. Amy Jackson (Aug 1836 – Dec 1910) m. Joseph Backus (1834 – 16 March 1905)
      1. 1. Nicholas (J.) Backes (abt 1866 – 22 October 1943) m. Amanda Comer (1869 – )
        1. 1. William (oral) Backes m. Annetta (G.) Barnes (abt 1890 – 22 November 1942)

Abraham Jackson's Timeline

2 Records

1788
14 February 1788
Birth of Abraham Jackson in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1861
September 1861
Age 73
Death of Abraham Jackson in Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 February 1788
    Event Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1861
    Event Place: Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Center Township, Monroe County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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