Abraham Ramer (1814 - 1891)

Born 14 Sep 1814 in Markham Township, York, Home District, Upper Canada

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Died 13 Feb 1891 at age 76 in Box Grove, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Abraham was born in 1814.^[1]

He was the son of John Raymer and Esther Hoover.

He passed away in 1891. ^[2]

"Abraham Raymer (Ramer): farmer and evangelist, was born in York County, Ontario, Canada, on 14 September 1814 to John Raymer (1783-1864) and Esther Hoover (1796-1866). They had moved from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, to Markham in 1809. Abraham was the second child, and oldest son of a family of one girl and three boys. The family were members of Wideman Mennonite Church. Abraham was raised on the farm south of Box Grove (formerly Sparta), south-east of the village of Markham, and lived there his whole life. Abraham Raymer’s wife was Elizabeth Byer, who was born 17 August 1823 in Markham Township, the daughter of David Byer (1791-1844) and Anna Doner (1798-1865). Both of her parents were born in Pennsylvania, but ended their days in Markham. Abraham and Elizabeth were married on 17 March 1840 and raised a family of nine children, six girls and three boys. Abraham died on 13 February 1891, and Elizabeth on 23 February 1903. Both are buried in the Byer Cemetery in Markham Township......... Raymer also operated a farm and a sawmill along the Rouge River."^[3]

Obituary

"On the 13th of Feb., 1891, at Box Grove, Markham township, York Co., Ont., Pre. Abraham Ramer, aged 76 years, 4 months and 29 days. Buried on the 15th in Byer's graveyard, near Wideman's M. H. The large church was filled to its utmost capacity. Funeral discourses were delivered by Henry Goudie, from 2 Tim 4: 7, 8, J. Hill, from Eccl. 9: 5, and John Steckley, from Isaiah 26: 3. May God comfort the aged sister and surviving family with the assurance, that their loss is our brother's gain."^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Census of 1851; Census Place: Markham, York County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11759; Page: 233; Line: 25 Ancestry.com. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 November 2019), memorial page for Abraham Raymer (14 Sep 1814–13 Feb 1891), Find A Grave Memorial no. 139714931, citing Byer Cemetery, Markham, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Sharon Fulton (contributor 47715883) .
3. ↑ Fuller, Clare. "Raymer, Abraham (1814-1891)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2014. Web. 11 Nov 2019. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Raymer,_Abraham_(1814-1891)&oldid=135613
4. ↑ Obituary in the Herald of Truth, Vol. XXVIII, No. 6, March 15, 1891 page 92, 93.