| Birth: | Jan. 22, 1879, Germany | | Death: | Jun. 12, 1941
Perth Amboy
Middlesex County
New Jersey, USA | 
{I believe that this gravesite is visible on aerial photos - look this cemetery up on Google Earth and see for yourself! There are individual plaques set into the concrete...a Scout fleur-de-lis, the Swiss flag, and not sure yet what the others are. THANK YOU for visiting...)
Fritz Abegg was an avid outdoorsman, photographer, naturalist and Boy Scout leader. He was Scoutmaster of Troop 6, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Raritan Council. Some kind Find-A-Grave members leaving flowers here have pointed out that Fritz was a Vigil member of the Order of the Arrow (indicated by the arrow and triangle with 3 arrows).
Fritz was the son of Albert and Anna Strube Abegg. He was born in Germany but many records show him as a citizen of Switzerland. (We had originally thought that he was probably named after his father Albert's oldest brother Friedrich, who died in 1852 at the age of 11, when Albert was only 5. However, the birth certificate states only Fritz, not Friedrich.)
He married Ella Fetz (1880-1967). Ella was born in Switzerland and was the daughter of Carl and Anna Bergmann Fetz. Fritz received his PhD in chemistry from the University of Basle in Switzerland in 1905.
Fritz and Ella had 3 children: Klaus (1908-1994), Eva (1911-?), and Roland (1914-2000).
Fritz was a metallurgist in Germany and England, and an engineer in the chemical industry after coming to the United States in 1912.
Fritz worked for a while for Du Pont.
While I did not know Fritz because he was before my time, I did know his son Klaus, my stepfather's father...Klaus was a kind and very interesting man who was a great photographer, artist, orchid grower, and butterfly collector...I think he was probably very much like his father.
Family links:
Spouse:
Ella Fetz Abegg (1880 - 1967)
Inscription:
In memory of Fritz Abegg, PhD
1879 - 1941
Teacher ~ Scoutmaster ~ Vestryman
>*<
Erected by his family ~ his friends,
and Troop 6, BSA
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Saint Peters Churchyard
Perth Amboy
Middlesex County
New Jersey, USA |
Created by: Leslie W.
Record added: Jul 15, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 20466880 |
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