Abraham Pier

Brief Life History of Abraham

When Abraham Pier was born on 30 April 1789, in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Levi Pier, was 34 and his mother, Ann Dewey, was 28. He married Olive Marsh on 17 December 1815, in Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York, United States in 1812 and Busti, Chautauqua, New York, United States for about 25 years. He died in June 1877, in Jamestown, Ellicott, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Pier
1789–1877
Olive Marsh
1795–1855
Marriage: 17 December 1815
Elvira Pier
1820–1889
Louisa E Pier
1826–1901

Sources (10)

  • Abram Pier, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Abram Pier, "New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952"
  • History of Chautauqua County, New York, 1875, 'Compilation of Published Sources' on MyHeritage

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World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1798

Historical Boundaries 1798: Chenango, New York, United States

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

German: habitational name from a place so named near Düren (Lower Rhine).

German: nickname from Middle Low German pīr(-ās) ‘earthworm’.

English: variant of Pear 1-3.

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

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Abraham Pier brief brief born 1789

Levi Pier, born 1760 had 8 children, one of which was Abraham who was born in Claverack, Columbia County, New York, in 1789. Abraham Pier, son of Levi, was boin in Great Banington, Mass., April 30, …

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