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Abraham Roush

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Forestville, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Death: January 21, 1877 (83)
New Haven, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: New Haven, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Jonas Adam Roush and Barbara Fuchs Roush
Husband of Sarah Roush and Susannah Roush
Father of Marcus “Mark” Roush; Enos Roush; Michael Roush; Barbara Barringer; Magdaline Roush and 6 others
Brother of George Roush; Regina Roush; Elizabeth Roush; John Roush; Katharine Roush and 4 others

Occupation: War of 1812 Veteran
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About Abraham Roush

War of 1812

Abraham Roush
BIRTH
29 Nov 1793
Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
DEATH
21 Jan 1877 (aged 83)
New Haven, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Broad Run Cemetery
Mason County, West Virginia,

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27357862/abraham-roush

Four days after his marriage to Susannah Roush, Abraham Roush enlisted for service in the war of 1812. From the papers of the War of 1812 pension claim, it appears that Abraham Roush volunteered at Point Pleasant, Va. Sept. 28, 1812, and served as a private in Captain A. Van Sickles' Company of Virginia Militia and was discharged March 27, 1813. The services of Abraham were around Lake Erie. He was a fifer during part of his service as a soldier. (Daniel, his cousin and brother of Susannah, enlisted with him and served in the same company.)


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Abraham Roush's Timeline

1793
November 29, 1793
Forestville, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1794
January 19, 1794
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1812
December 26, 1812
VA, United States
1815
February 1, 1815
Mason County, West Virginia, United States
1816
September 22, 1816
WV, United States
1818
March 1, 1818
Mason County, WV, United States
1821
1821
WV, United States
1823
1823
WV, United States
1824
February 5, 1824
Fairfax, Virginia, United States