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Abraham Forry

Birth: 9 Oct 1805
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 15 Aug 1886 (aged 80)
Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
Burial: State Road Cemetery

Stephenson County, Illinois, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 42.276906, Longitude: -89.5132427
Memorial ID: 38592443 View Source

According to Abraham's obituary, printed in the Freeport Daily Journal on Aug. 23, 1886, he was one of the first ministers of the Evangelical Association in Pennsylvania, but did not preach much after coming west, devoting himself exclusively to farming. His wives names are not listed in the obituary but it does list his surviving children. Six children by the first wife are as follows: John, Philadelphia; William W., Waterloo, Iowa; Moses, Cresco, Iowa; Mrs. W. H. Spitler, Freeport; Mrs. Joel Fry, Turner county, D.T.; Mrs. M. Bardell, Silver Creek; by the second wife, Mrs. William Dickover, Freeport; Charles, George and James, Freeport; Mrs. Stebbins, Iowa, and Mrs. Albert Baucher.

According to Abraham's obituary, printed in the Freeport Daily Journal on Aug. 23, 1886, he was one of the first ministers of the Evangelical Association in Pennsylvania, but did not preach much after coming west, devoting himself exclusively to farming. His wives names are not listed in the obituary but it does list his surviving children. Six children by the first wife are as follows: John, Philadelphia; William W., Waterloo, Iowa; Moses, Cresco, Iowa; Mrs. W. H. Spitler, Freeport; Mrs. Joel Fry, Turner county, D.T.; Mrs. M. Bardell, Silver Creek; by the second wife, Mrs. William Dickover, Freeport; Charles, George and James, Freeport; Mrs. Stebbins, Iowa, and Mrs. Albert Baucher.

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Aged 80Y, 10M, 6D. [ABRAHAM L /FORRY/DIED AUG 15., 1886/AGED 80 Ys. 10Ms. 6Ds./ I know thou hast gone home to / the home of thy past/ Then (?) why should my soul be so sad/I know thou has gone where the'weary are blest/And the mourner looks up and/is glad.] opposite side: [CATHARINE/FORRY/BORN/DEC. 11, 1828/DIED/AUG. 25, 1903]

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Maintained by: GZRG
Originally Created by: Ben Jacobson
Added: Jun 21, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38592443/abraham-forry: accessed ), memorial page for Abraham Forry (9 Oct 1805–15 Aug 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38592443, citing State Road Cemetery, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by GZRG (contributor 50261901).

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