When Abraham Truex was born about 1812, in Broome, New York, United States, his father, Philip Truax, was 37 and his mother, Lucy Tobey, was 31. He married Abigail Caroline Hathaway about 1833, in East Ararat, Ararat Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1867, in East Ararat, Ararat Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in East Ararat, Ararat Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
Variant of Truax , a surname of French origin.
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