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Francis Abraham Barge

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Francis Abraham Barge

Birth
Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
Death
29 Jun 1840 (aged 64)
Washington County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Washington County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Oldest son of Lewis Barge (1741-1809) and his second wife, Christina Unknown (1748-1844).

Married Hannah Harris on 08 Jan 1812 in Craven, North Carolina.

First found in Georgia in 1825 per Ga Tax Digests.

Children of Abraham Barge and Hannah Harris; graves not linked on FAG:
• Robert Barge
• George Barge (1828-)
• Joseph W Barge (1831-aft 1850)


From a letter dated 15 Feb 1910 from GA Barge to JJ Barge in Atlanta, he states that "Abram [Abraham] followed the sea, in his younger days, for many years, until the thunder struck his vessel and it deafened him so that he could hardly hear. He then retired from the sea and settled at Washington County, Georgia. and was successful as a farmer. Accumulated a pretty property there."
Oldest son of Lewis Barge (1741-1809) and his second wife, Christina Unknown (1748-1844).

Married Hannah Harris on 08 Jan 1812 in Craven, North Carolina.

First found in Georgia in 1825 per Ga Tax Digests.

Children of Abraham Barge and Hannah Harris; graves not linked on FAG:
• Robert Barge
• George Barge (1828-)
• Joseph W Barge (1831-aft 1850)


From a letter dated 15 Feb 1910 from GA Barge to JJ Barge in Atlanta, he states that "Abram [Abraham] followed the sea, in his younger days, for many years, until the thunder struck his vessel and it deafened him so that he could hardly hear. He then retired from the sea and settled at Washington County, Georgia. and was successful as a farmer. Accumulated a pretty property there."


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