Brief Life History of Abraham
When Abraham Severson was born in July 1840, in New York, United States, his father, Nicholas A. Severson, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Severson, was 25. He married Melinda M. Cady on 14 October 1869. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Knox, Albany, New York, United States in 1850 and Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States for about 25 years. He died in Guilderland, Albany, New York, United States.
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- Abram Severson in household of Nicholas Severson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Abraham Severson, "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Abram Severson in entry for Henry Ramsey Smith, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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World Events (3)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848
Incorporated as City in 1848
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Sivertsen or of any of its cognates, such as Norwegian Syvertsen , the very rare Norwegian and Danish Siversen, and Swedish Sivertsson. Compare Severtson and Siverson .
In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of North German Sievertsen (see Siverson 3).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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