Abraham
Cohen
Born in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Son of Henry Cohen
and Leah (Michaels) Cohen
Brother of
Alfred Cohen, Nathan Cohen, Mattie Cohen, Jessie (Cohen) Haber, Joseph Cohen, Rose (Cohen) Korsoski and Alexander Cohen
Husband of
Elizabeth (Marks) Cohen
— married
1883 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Rose (Cohen) Ostheimer, Lillian (Cohen) Jacobs, Harry A Cohen, Ethel Cohen, Lewis David Cohen and Hazel R Cohen
Died
at age 80
in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jun 2018
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Biography
Abraham was born in New York in August 1853. He was the son of English immigrants, Henry Cohen and Leah Michaels.
Lived in New York.[1]
Lived in Nebraska.[2]
Lived in Illinois.[3][4][5][6]
Married Elizabeth "Lillie" Marks in 1883.[3]
He passed away in Illinois in December 1933.[7]
Memories
6/5/2020 from Regina Hanan (shanan1937@yahoo.com): "Abraham Cohen is my paternal great grandfather."
Sources
- ↑ United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8NH-1T8 : 12 April 2016), Abraham Cohen in household of Henry Cohen, New York, United States; citing p. 181, family 1512, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,445.
- ↑ Nebraska State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3XT-B1Q : 11 March 2018), Lillie Cohen in entry for Abram Cohen, 1885; citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 499,550.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSSP-HCN : accessed 28 June 2018), Abraham Cohen, Precinct 24 South Town Chicago city Ward 4, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 2B, family 54, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,248.
- ↑ United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKHT-NYV : accessed 1 July 2018), Lillian Cohan in household of Abraham Cohan, Chicago Ward 2, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 204, sheet 8B, family 178, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 242; FHL microfilm 1,374,255.
- ↑ United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJSP-55N : accessed 28 June 2018), Abraham Cohen, Chicago Ward 6, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States; citing ED 324, sheet 5B, line 81, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 309; FHL microfilm 1,820,309.
- ↑ United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XST6-RW5 : accessed 20 January 2019), Elizabeth Cohen in household of Abraham Cohen, Chicago (Districts 0251-0500), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 286, sheet 2A, line 21, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 425; FHL microfilm 2,340,160.
- ↑ Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQS5-TZN : 9 March 2018), Abraham Cohen, 10 Dec 1933; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,894,001.
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