Brief Life History of Joseph Abram
When Joseph Abram Fraser was born on 25 December 1857, in Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, United States, his father, Abram Malcom Fraser, was 36 and his mother, Emiline Montee, was 34. He married Vina Shaw on 8 January 1888, in Martin, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Fraser Township, Martin, Minnesota, United States for about 5 years and Vernon Center Township, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States in 1910. He died on 14 January 1949, in Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Coleraine, Itasca, Minnesota, United States.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Joseph Abram? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (19)
- Joseph A Fraser, "United States Census, 1900"
- Joseph Fraser, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Joseph A Fraser, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1874
Historical Boundaries: 1874: Itasca, Minnesota, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Scottish: apparently a nickname from Anglo-Norman French fraser(e), fresere ‘strawberry plant’. Fresel and Frisel, from Anglo-Norman French fresel ‘strawberry’, are early variants of the Fraser surname, the modern Gaelicized form of which is Friseal. See Frizzell . The crest on the Scottish family's coat of arms takes the form of a strawberry plant, but its antiquity is unknown. Claims of a habitational derivation, in particular from a place called la Frézelière in Anjou (France), are attractive but they lack verifiable evidence.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
History: There are two clans Fraser in Scotland, with common ancestry going back to Simon Fraser of Keith in East Lothian, who lived in the 12th century. One of these clans has its seat at Philorth Castle (subsequently re-named Cairnbulg) on the northeast coast of Scotland. Sir Alexander Fraser, 8th laird of Philorth (c. 1536–1623) converted the fishing village of Faithlie into the burgh of Fraserburgh in the 1590s. The other clan is Fraser of Lovat, associated mainly with the city of Inverness are. They are descended from Simon Fraser, a younger son, who lived in the early 14th century. In Gaelic, the head of Clan Fraser of Lovat is known as Mac Shimi ‘son of Simon’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.