Abraham Yates Lansing (1808 - 1857)

Born 8 Sep 1808 in Albany, New York

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 24 Nov 1857 at age 49 in Albany, New York [uncertain]

Biography

Birth

Abraham was born September 8, 1808, the son of Abraham Lansing and Susanna Yates. ^[1][2]

He attended Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts. After graduating he studied law in Albany and practiced there for a time. He then became a farmer in Stillwater New York and occupied a large and well managed farm and was one of the founders of The Saratoga County Fair. ^[3]

Marriage

He was married May 2 1836 to Miss Eliza Jane Von Alstyne They had fourteen children nine sons and five daughters. ^{[3] [1][2]}

Children:^[4]

1. Jane Eliza Lansing October 21, 1838

2. Sarah B. Lansing December 23, 1839

3. George Lansing

4. Martin V. A. Lansing October 1, 1842 Died March 8, 1844

5. Susanna Lansing October 12, 1844

6. Rebecca D. Lansing March 23, 1847 Died April 12, 1881

7. Abraham Y. Lansing

8. Anna Lansing November 16, 1855

Mr Lansing died in Albany November 24, 1857, aged forty nine. He was a man of fine mental capacities which he had largely cultivated. He sought no political positions but was possessed of a peculiarly social and even disposition, which won the respect and attracted the affection of all those who knew him. ^{[3] [1][2]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The Lansing Family, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Gerrit Frederiskse Lansing. "https://archive.org/stream/lansingfamilygen00muns/#page/n113/mode/2up/search/328
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, edited by Cuyler Reynolds, Vol. I, pp. 72-74 "http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/lansing-1.html"
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Williams Biographical Annals, Part 4 by Rev. Calvin Durfee D.D. "https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZdDAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA455&lpg=PA455&dq=abraham+yates+lansing+stillwater&source=bl&ots=jhJILrNAY3&sig=pPi4aHHVcttbFuxtg8ayDpBau1Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimiO3xksvMAhXFcz4KHWRXB4EQ6AEIQjAF#v=onepage&q=lansing&f=false"
4. ↑ Collections on the History of Albany, Joel Munsell. https://books.google.com/books?id=ydgRAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA184&lpg=PA184&dq=gerrit+van+schaick+albany&source=bl&ots=-_waG2EVcs&sig=KvDeWOwqwpI3v19eYenACRRdKFk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiUrvq6_p_LAhWjs4MKHXO5ByEQ6AEIVTAJ#v=onepage&q=abraham%20lansing&f=false

• Collections on the History of Albany, Joel Munsell. https://books.google.com/books?id=ydgRAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA184&lpg=PA184&dq=gerrit+van+schaick+albany&source=bl&ots=-_waG2EVcs&sig=KvDeWOwqwpI3v19eYenACRRdKFk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiUrvq6_p_LAhWjs4MKHXO5ByEQ6AEIVTAJ#v=onepage&q=abraham%20lansing&f=false

• The Lansing Family, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Gerrit Frederiskse Lansing. "https://archive.org/stream/lansingfamilygen00muns/#page/n113/mode/2up/search/328

• Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, edited by Cuyler Reynolds, Vol. I, pp. 72-74 "http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/lansing-1.html"

• Williams Biographical Annals, Part 4 by Rev. Calvin Durfee D.D. "https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZdDAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA455&lpg=PA455&dq=abraham+yates+lansing+stillwater&source=bl&ots=jhJILrNAY3&sig=pPi4aHHVcttbFuxtg8ayDpBau1Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimiO3xksvMAhXFcz4KHWRXB4EQ6AEIQjAF#v=onepage&q=lansing&f=false"

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