Abraham Newland

29 September 1800–13 May 1881 (Age 80)
Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Abraham

Abraham Newland was born on 29 September 1800, in Virginia, United States. He married Elizabeth " Betsy" Custer on 19 May 1824, in Warren, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Hopewell Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States in 1850. In 1850, at the age of 50, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 13 May 1881, in Minerva, Marshall, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Eden Cemetery, Eden Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Newland
1800–1881
Elizabeth " Betsy" Custer
1806–1891
Marriage: 19 May 1824
Maria C. Newland
1826–1905
Catherine Newland
1828–
Daniel C Newland
1834–
Lydia "Lettie" Ann Newland
1835–1918
Emeline Elizabeth Newland
1839–1918

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 May 1824Warren, Ohio, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1803
    Age 3
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
    1812 · Monumental Church Built
    Age 12
    The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
    1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
    Age 24
    “The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

    Name Meaning

    1 English: topographic name, from Middle English newe ‘new’ + land ‘land’, for someone who lived by a patch of land recently brought into cultivation or recently added to the village, or a habitational name from any of a number of settlements called Newland for this reason.2 Translation of Scandinavian Nyland or of German Neuland and North German Nieland, from any of several habitational names from places named Neuland or Nieland(e) in Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Nyland
    Newlands
    Nowland

    Sources (13)

    • Abraham Newland, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Abraham Nuland, "United States Census, 1880"
    • A Newland in entry for Maria Newland, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

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