Abraham Code (1828 - 1898)

Born 28 Dec 1828 in Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Husband of Eliza (Hopkins) Code — married 28 Feb 1858 in Lanark, Canada West

Died 23 Mar 1898 at age 69 in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Abraham was born in 1828 in Lanark township, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of John Code.

He married Eliza Hopkins in Lanark on 28 February 1858.^[1]

They had children:

1. Emily Code (1859)
2. Mary Ellen Code (1860)
3. William John Code (1862)
4. Thomas James Code (1864)
5. Clara Jane Code (1866)
6. Abraham Code ( 1868)
7. Sarah Louisa Code (1870)
8. George Frederick (1872)
9. Edward Ernest Code (1874)
10. John Code (1875)

At the time of the 1861 Canadian Census Abraham (30y) and Elizabeth (24y) are living in Drummond, Lanark with children Emily (1y) and Mary Ellen (1y). Abraham's occupation is recorded as Manufacturer. Recorded in the same household is George Code (35y) - Abraham's brother and business partner.^[2]

After being defeated in an earlier election he was elected to a seat in the Provincial Legislative in 1869 following the death of the sitting member William McNair Shaw in 1869.^[3] He held the seat until April 1879.

In the 1871 Census Abraham, Eliza and several children are living in Drummond Terrace, Lanark. ^[4]

In 1871 Abraham built a large woollen mill in Carleton, Lanark. The venture was not a financial success and the mill was closed in 1878.

In 1880 he took a position as an Inspector of Weights and Measures with the federal Ministry of Internal Revenue.

By 1881 Abraham (now a widower) is living in Carleton Place, Lanark with 9 children.^[5]

He passed away in March 1898^[6] and is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CB-ZF7R : Tue Oct 24 04:53:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Abraham Code and Elizh Hopkins, 25 Feb 1858.
2. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWQ-W9C : Fri Oct 06 05:11:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Abraham Code, 1861.
3. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/abraham-code
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4W3-Q9S : 7 April 2022), Abraham Code, Drummond, Lanark, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVXX-XN5 : Thu Oct 05 22:50:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Abraham Code and Emily Code, 1881.
6. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXLW-FW5 : Fri Oct 13 20:03:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Abraham Code, 23 Mar 1898.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #93294836

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