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Josiah Abel 1834 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 October 1834

Birth Location: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 29 October 1923

Death Location: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Jacob Abel

Mother: Elizabeth Stecher-Abel

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Josiah Abel was born in 1834 in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Jacob Abel and Elizabeth Stecher-Abel. Josiah Abel passed away in 1923 in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Abel was born in 1834 in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Jacob Abel and Elizabeth Stecher-Abel.
  • Josiah Abel passed away in 1923 in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Josiah Abel's Ancestors

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Josiah Abel
1834 – 1923
Birth Place: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Jacob Abel
1802 – 1864
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Stecher-Abel
1807 – 1870
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Michael Abel
1764 – 1834
Lower Nazareth, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Marie Koch) Abel
1768 – 1848
Bethlehem Twsp., Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
Johannes Stecher
1760 – 1826
Forks, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Catharina (Elisabeth) Laucks
1782 – 1863
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Abel
1719 – 1807
Maria ABEL
1723 – 1785
Nicholas Koch
1737 – 1818
MARIA HERTZEL
1740 – 1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Abel
1695 –
Anna Eberlin
1695 –
Elizabeth UHLER
1697 – 1750

Josiah Abel's Timeline

2 Records

1834
6 October 1834
Birth of Josiah Abel in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1923
29 October 1923
Age 89
Death of Josiah Abel in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 October 1834
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 103501-106500
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 1923
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 103501-106500
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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