Mary Edith Abrams

Brief Life History of Mary Edith

When Mary Edith Abrams was born on 19 January 1921, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Norman Ross Abrams, was 24 and her mother, Ada D Hackman, was 24. She married Howard William Cohen in 1944, in Maplewood, Maplewood Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States. She lived in Glenolden, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930 and Maplewood, Maplewood Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States in 1940. She died on 18 November 1990, in Suffolk, New York, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Westhampton Cemetery, Westhampton, Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Howard William Cohen
1918–1995
Mary Edith Abrams
1921–1990
Marriage: 1944

Sources (16)

  • Edith Abramson in household of Norman Abramson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Edith Abrams - Published information: birth-name: Mary Edith Abrams
  • Mary Edith Abrams Cosell, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1933

"New Jersey was severely impacted by the Great Depression. In response to the economic woes of the country, President Franklin D Roosevelt issued a series of programs and regulations referred to as the ""New Deal"". One-tenth of the New Jersey population was already using New Deal programs by 1933."

1940

New Jersey contributed extensively to help the United States during World War II. Over 9% of all allied war-based construction contracts were handled in New Jersey, including aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, and other naval ships. In addition, almost 500,000 New Jersey residents enlisted in the war (roughly 10% of the state's population).

Name Meaning

English: variant of Abram , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Jewish (Ashkenazic), Dutch, and German: patronymic from the personal name Abram .

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

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