Abraham Sellers (1828 - 1877)

Husband of Maria (Bramer) Sellers — married 1849 in sheffield, yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 30 Mar 1877 at about age 49 in Brooklyn, USA

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Biography

The Sellers' family lived in the suburb of Heeley. John Sellers died there on 5 August 1855, aged 62. The firm was restyled John Sellers & Sons by the founder's three sons: William Bush Sellers (c.1823-1880), Alfred Sellers (c.1825-1882), and Abraham Sellers (c.1828-1877).Abraham died in Halsey Street, Brooklyn on 30 March 1877. Within the next five years, the remaining two brothers died. The management of the business was continued by John Sellers (b.1851), the son of Abraham, and William Bush Sellers (b.c.1860), the son of W.B. Sellers. John managed the Sheffield factory, while William staffed the New York office in Day Street and sol cutlery despite the rising US cutlery tariff. (from Tweedale's Directory of Sheffield cutlery manufacturers)

Sources

• http://strazors.com/index.php?id=449&doc=john_sellers_sheffield_

"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DS5-YT6 : 13 December 2014), Abraham Sellers, 1849; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1849, quarter 3, vol. 22, p. 486, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.