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Abraham was the son of Abraham Fiscus and Catherine Aukman. He was born in Burrill Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania ca. 1791.[1]
He fought in the War of 1812 on the northwestern frontier under Gen. William Henry Harrison.[1]
He lived and farmed in Armstrong County and was well-respected there, and he served as one of the first officers of Valley Township when it was first formed in 1855.[1]
He married twice. First to "Miss Ourie" with whom he had seven children. When she died, he married Elizabeth Martin, the daughter of John Martin. Together, Abraham and Elizabeth had eight children.[1]
The 1850 Census shows Abraham and Elizabeth living in Pine Township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania with six of their children:
Research Notes
2 May 2020
Much of the information used to create this profile comes from his son John's Find-a-Grave memorial which says that Abraham was b. 22 May 1791 in Burrill Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[2] Additionally, there is an Abraham Fiscus listed in the 1830 census between the ages of 20 & 30, which would make his birth year 1790-1800. He appears to have the designation "Junior" after his name, but the writing isn't clear.[3]
In 1840, there appears to be only one Abraham Fiscus listed in the census in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. He is now living in Pine Township, rather than Allegheny.[6] This means that Abraham Sr. was probably deceased by this time.
Later that same day ...
I just discovered Armstrong County, Pennsylvania: Her People Past and Present ..., Volume 2, published in 1914 by J.H. Beers, Chicago[7], which refutes the assumptions I made above about the Abraham Fiscus found in the 1830 and 1840 Censuses.
This book has a section written about John M. Fiscus, who is the son of Abraham Fiscus, and a grandson of Christopher Fiscus who immigrated from France. The story goes as follows:
Abraham Fiscus, son of Christopher, was born in 1791 in what is now Burrell township, Armstrong County, Pennsylavnia, and died at the age of sixty nine years. He took an active part in the affairs of his time serving as a soldier in the war of 1812 and later was a leader in the public affairs of the communities in which he lived. He served as one of the first officers of Valley township when it was organized in 1835. In religious faith he was a Lutheran, in politics a Republican. He was twice married, his first wife a Miss Ourie, leaving seven children, and his second wife Elizabeth Martin, died in 1853 the mother of eight children. She was a daughter of John Martin a resident of Allegheny Township, Armstrong County. The children of the second marriage were Sarah J, Sidney, Elizabeth, John M, William, Harry, Hugh, and Amanda.[7]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Biographies of Armstrong County. Kittaning:
"Biographical and historical cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania"
Biographies of Armstrong County. Kittaning > image 347 of 636
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 22 April 2022) - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 May 2020), memorial page for John M. Fiscus (11 Dec 1841–14 Nov 1936), Find A Grave: Memorial #38621014, citing Riverview Cemetery, Apollo, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Burke Stoughton (contributor 46949665).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPR-WKC : 12 August 2017), Abraham Fiscus, Allegheny, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 181, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 145; FHL microfilm 20,619.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPR-WVP : 12 August 2017), Abraham Fiscus, Allegheny, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 180, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 145; FHL microfilm 20,619.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPR-W2Q : 12 August 2017), Philip Fiscus, Allegheny, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 181, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 145; FHL microfilm 20,619.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY8-JGY : 8 September 2017), Abraham Fiscus, Pine Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 180, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 442; FHL microfilm 20,537.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Available on Google Books