American Revolutionary War veteran. Born on Valentine's Day 1751 to Matthew Harrison and the former Martha Dodd, the extraordinarily long-lived Abijah Harrison died in 1846, just 12 days after his 95th birthday. Married in his 22nd year to the former Sarah Ogden in 1773, the couple were the parents of a large family, their children including Matthew, Moses, Phebe, Polly, Rebecca, Isaac A., Abijah, Jeptha, and David Ogden Harrison.
Mr. Harrison fought for American independence as a young married man in his mid-20's and early 30's, serving as a private in the Essex County, NJ, militia. Both he and his wife, whom he survived by a quarter of a century, lived to see the young United States defeat Great Britain in the War of 1812, sometimes referred to as the "Second American War of Independence".
In addition to his sandstone gravestone, which evidently was broken off at ground level and now lies embedded in the dirt, Abijah Harrison's name is among those listed on the D.A.R. monument near the front door of the church. This memorial, which consists of a bonze plaque affixed to a boulder, was created in 1931 to honor Revolutionary War veterans buried on the grounds of the First Presbyterian Church of Orange, NJ.
Days of birth and death; children's names: "North America Family Histories 1500-2000", courtesy Findagrave member #47940716, Sarah Jewett McFarland
Mr. Harrison fought for American independence as a young married man in his mid-20's and early 30's, serving as a private in the Essex County, NJ, militia. Both he and his wife, whom he survived by a quarter of a century, lived to see the young United States defeat Great Britain in the War of 1812, sometimes referred to as the "Second American War of Independence".
In addition to his sandstone gravestone, which evidently was broken off at ground level and now lies embedded in the dirt, Abijah Harrison's name is among those listed on the D.A.R. monument near the front door of the church. This memorial, which consists of a bonze plaque affixed to a boulder, was created in 1931 to honor Revolutionary War veterans buried on the grounds of the First Presbyterian Church of Orange, NJ.
Days of birth and death; children's names: "North America Family Histories 1500-2000", courtesy Findagrave member #47940716, Sarah Jewett McFarland
American Revolutionary War veteran. Born on Valentine's Day 1751 to Matthew Harrison and the former Martha Dodd, the extraordinarily long-lived Abijah Harrison died in 1846, just 12 days after his 95th birthday. Married in his 22nd year to the former Sarah Ogden in 1773, the couple were the parents of a large family, their children including Matthew, Moses, Phebe, Polly, Rebecca, Isaac A., Abijah, Jeptha, and David Ogden Harrison.
Mr. Harrison fought for American independence as a young married man in his mid-20's and early 30's, serving as a private in the Essex County, NJ, militia. Both he and his wife, whom he survived by a quarter of a century, lived to see the young United States defeat Great Britain in the War of 1812, sometimes referred to as the "Second American War of Independence".
In addition to his sandstone gravestone, which evidently was broken off at ground level and now lies embedded in the dirt, Abijah Harrison's name is among those listed on the D.A.R. monument near the front door of the church. This memorial, which consists of a bonze plaque affixed to a boulder, was created in 1931 to honor Revolutionary War veterans buried on the grounds of the First Presbyterian Church of Orange, NJ.
Days of birth and death; children's names: "North America Family Histories 1500-2000", courtesy Findagrave member #47940716, Sarah Jewett McFarland
Mr. Harrison fought for American independence as a young married man in his mid-20's and early 30's, serving as a private in the Essex County, NJ, militia. Both he and his wife, whom he survived by a quarter of a century, lived to see the young United States defeat Great Britain in the War of 1812, sometimes referred to as the "Second American War of Independence".
In addition to his sandstone gravestone, which evidently was broken off at ground level and now lies embedded in the dirt, Abijah Harrison's name is among those listed on the D.A.R. monument near the front door of the church. This memorial, which consists of a bonze plaque affixed to a boulder, was created in 1931 to honor Revolutionary War veterans buried on the grounds of the First Presbyterian Church of Orange, NJ.
Days of birth and death; children's names: "North America Family Histories 1500-2000", courtesy Findagrave member #47940716, Sarah Jewett McFarland
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