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Pvt Abraham Henry Guseman, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Berkeley, Virginia, United States
Death: November 27, 1821 (68)
Monongahela, West Virginia, United States (crushed to death by a heavy beam of wood felling him to the floor while doing repair work at his mill)
Place of Burial: Monongalia County, WV, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Abraham Guseman (Gusman) and Christiana Guseman or Gusman
Husband of Maria Elizabeth Guseman; Catherine Guseman; Marie Elizabeth Guseman and Suzannah Guseman
Father of Jacob Henry Guseman; Elizabeth Reed; Sarah A Meeks; Susanna Cobun; Rebecca Ellen Ryan and 20 others
Brother of John Guseman and Sophia Guseman

Occupation: miller
Managed by: Private User
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About Pvt Abraham Henry Guseman, Jr.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8405294/abraham-guseman

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA (SOLDIER). DAR Ancestor # A048511

Abraham Guseman, son of German immigrant Abraham Guseman and Christiana, was married first to Susanna Henlock who lived only nine days after their marriage. He was married second to Catharine Barnard with whom he had 8 children: (John, Abraham Jr, Jacob, Marie, Johannes, Joseph,Isaac,and Sophia). Catharine Barnard died in 1793.

(see 'History of Preston County, West Virginia' S.T. Wiley, p 392 ,O.F. Morton p.579, B.G. Wilson, p 97, J.G. Matlick, op cit. The Journal Publishing Col., Kiingwood, WV.

Abraham Guseman's third wife, Maria Elizabeth Ralphsnyder (and this writer's ancestors) were married on July 8, 1795 by Reverend David Young, German Lutheran Congregation and together they had 9 children (Elizabeth 1799-1876, Mary 1801-1866 (and who m. 1826 Jacob Newman 1802-1876 again, this writer's ancestors) Sarah 1803-?, Catherine 1805-?, Christiana 1807-1902, Susannah* 1809-1910, Rebecca ?-?, William David 1816-1897. Aaron Henry, 1818-?. All children survived to adulthood and were married.

Marriage Register 1781-1854 Berkeley County Court, Martinsburg WV. Marriage turned in by German Lutheran Congregation p. 5

B.F. Wilson, op cit p 97 amd J.T. Matlick op cit.

extensive information available on the Guseman family and on Susanna Guseman Cobun/

notes added by Jane White, 05-04-08


Pvt Abraham Guseman
BIRTH
19 Mar 1753
Germany
DEATH
27 Nov 1821 (aged 68)
Dellslow, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Oak Grove Cemetery
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia

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