Brief Life History of Abraham
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 182633640; age 67-68 Abraham Brelsford married ca. 1787 Hannah Carlisle (married out of Quaker unity 8 Aug 1787, pro. dau. of John Carlisle). [John Carlisle witnessed the will of Leonard Shaver in 1786; owner of lands which bordered property of Cornelius Mahan Sr.; d. ca. 1817 Bucks Co. PA (will, 1817, #4362 Middletown Tp.)]. Abraham was listed in 1790 & 1800 Lower Makefield Twp. census: two sons & four daughters. Abraham & Hannah were listed in Bucks Co. records in 1810. They are later shown in 1830 Brushy Creek Twp Muskingum Co Oh census as 60-70 and wife 60-70 and daughter 10-15 and son 0-5. One would have to assume that these are grandchildren since they are too old to bear children. By this time Ester would be a widow of James Jamison and most likely these could be her children. Two years later she and David Guthrie marry, both for a second time.
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- Abraham Brelsford, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Abraham Brelsford, "Find A Grave Index"
- Abraham Brealsford, "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
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English (Lancashire): variant of Brailsford .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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