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Abram Agnew

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Abram Agnew

Birth
Knox County, Ohio, USA
Death
20 Jun 1900 (aged 80)
Agnew, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Burial
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
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Founder of the town of Agnew, California - He settled in the Santa Clara Valley in 1873 and in June of 1889, the Town of Agnews was officially recorded by Abram Agnews. He owned 115 acres of productive land, situated at Agnew Station, on the South Pacific Coast Railway built in 1878 on land deeded over by Agnew. The California Hospital for the Chronic Insane at Agnews was established in 1885 and was renamed Agnews State Hospital in 1898.
Founder of the town of Agnew, California - He settled in the Santa Clara Valley in 1873 and in June of 1889, the Town of Agnews was officially recorded by Abram Agnews. He owned 115 acres of productive land, situated at Agnew Station, on the South Pacific Coast Railway built in 1878 on land deeded over by Agnew. The California Hospital for the Chronic Insane at Agnews was established in 1885 and was renamed Agnews State Hospital in 1898.

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  • Created by: Debbie
  • Added: May 9, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10933982/abram-agnew: accessed ), memorial page for Abram Agnew (1 Jan 1820–20 Jun 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10933982, citing Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA; Maintained by Debbie (contributor 46570228).