Elizabeth (Fraser) Odlum (abt. 1796 - 1836)

Born about 3 Jun 1796 in Gibraltar [uncertain]

Wife of Abraham Odlum — married 27 Jan 1814 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1836 at about age 39 in Toronto Gore, Peel, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Elizabeth "Eliza" Fraser was born about 1796, in Gibraltar (or, possibly, in Ireland). Alternative spellings of her family name are: Prazer and Praser. Another secondary source claims her parents were Edward Whitesmith and Elizabeth.

On 27 Jan 1814, Elizabeth "Eliza" Prazer/Fraser married John Abraham Odlum, a Captain in the Royal African Corps. Together, they had 8 children.

She died in 1836.

Buried: Woodhill Pioneer Cemetery in Brampton. She is buried next to her husband. The headstone reads: To the Memory of Capt. Abraham Odlum who died Sept. 2, 1838 AE 53 y’rs. Also Eliza his wife died June 1, 1836 AE 39 y’rs. Erected by their sons E.J.T. & W. Odlum.^[1]

Eliza" Prazer/Fraser and John Abraham Odlum had the following children:

1. Eliza E. b. 9 May 1815 in Africa, m Charles Stanton (1840- ) in Worcestershire, England; 4 children--3 born in England, the youngest born in Upper Canada
2. Sarah Ann b. 13 Sept 1816 in Africa m Vasey Colclough Hill
3. Charlotte Francis b. 18th Sept 1819 on Guernsey, m Nicholas Berry (1811-1882) ; 1 daughter
4. Edward Daniel Henry b.19 Dec 1821 on Guernsey m Sarah Jane Thompson in Algoma, Canada West; 4 children
5. John Abraham b. 3 Sep 1823 in Guernsey died 1910 in Ontario m Margaret McKenzie (1823-1892)
6. Mary Jane. b 4 Feb 1827 in Guernsey (or Ontario?), died 1910 in Ontario m William Philip; 1 son
7. William George b. 1829 (not listed on father's military record)
8. Thomas Alexander b. 1833 (not listed on father's military record)

Research Notes

Colonel Sir John Fraser commanded the Royal African Corps, which existed in various iterations between 1800 & 1819, stationed on the Isle of Goree, Senegal West Africa (1801-1808). Later, Fraser served on the Isle of Guernsey (1808-1809). These are two locations similar to John Abraham Odlum, also a soldier in the Royal African Corps. Was Odlum's wife Elizabeth Fraser a relative of John Fraser?

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #183815546

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 November 2017, 19:08), entry for Elizabeth " Eliza" Fraser FamilySearch Person: MWT1-CD1; contributed by various users.
• Ontario Census