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John
James
Abert
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson, Virginia, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ellen Matlack (Stretch) Abert
— married
1812 in United States
Descendants 
Father of
James William Abert and Charles Abert
Died
at age 74
in Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Nov 2020
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Biography
John Abert is Notable.
John Abert was born in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia).
This profile is part of the Shepherdstown, West Virginia One Place Study.
- Colonel, organized the mapping of the American West
- 1811 West Point
- Jan 1812 m. Ellen Matlack Stretch
- War of 1812
- 1845 Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1829 Head, Topographic Bureau as part of the Corps of Engineers, US War Department (succeeding Major Isaac Roberdeau)
- 1831 Successfully separated Topographic Bureau from Corps of Engineers; directly under the US Secretary of War
- Lake Albert in SD named for him by one of the soldier-scientists that he recruited
- Buried in Rock Creek Cemetery[1]
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia: Rock Creek Interments, accessed 17 Nov 2020.
- Wikipedia: John James Abert, accessed 17 Nov 2020.
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Bev Moll
Bev Moll
"1812 Ancestor Index 1892-1970, National Society United States Daughters of 1812", compiled and edited by E. S. Galvin, Harper Printing Co., Inc., Norcross, Georgia, p. 1, states: "Abert, John James b. Md. 1788 d. D.C. 1863; Maj. Md. Mil.; m. Ellen Matlack Stretch - son Charles m. Constantia Bache."
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