Abel, Julius Caesar

1793 - 1871  (77 years)

• Name	Abel, Julius Caesar
  Born	13 Sep 1793	St. Lawrence County, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Misc	Jul 1847	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  	Chicago River and Harbor convention 1847
  	Julius C. Abel Carlos Abel Grosvenor Reed All were representatives from Kent and nearby counties, Michigan.
  Census	18 Jul 1850	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Census	19 Jun 1860	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA   [4]
  Census	2 Aug 1870	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA   [5]
  Died	1 Jul 1871	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA   [2, 6]
  Buried	Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Abel, Roswell,   b. 23 Jun 1785, Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 23 Aug 1883  (Age 98 years)   2. Abel, Asahel,   b. 3 Mar 1790, Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 13 Jan 1866  (Age 75 years) + 3. Abel, Julius Caesar,   b. 13 Sep 1793, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA ,   d. 1 Jul 1871, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA  (Age 77 years)   4. Abel, Thalla,   b. 21 May 1798, Granville, Washington County, New York, USA ,   d. 20 Dec 1823, Shoreham, Addison County, Vermont, USA  (Age 25 years)
  Person ID	I2841	Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Abel, David,   b. 15 Jun 1750, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 25 Jan 1839, Pike, Wyoming County, New York, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Sacket, Chloe,   b. 15 Mar 1762, Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 18 Dec 1823, Washington County, New York, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1778	Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
  Children	4 children
  	1. Abel, Roswell,   b. 23 Jun 1785, Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 23 Aug 1883  (Age 98 years)   2. Abel, Asahel,   b. 3 Mar 1790, Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 13 Jan 1866  (Age 75 years) + 3. Abel, Julius Caesar,   b. 13 Sep 1793, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA ,   d. 1 Jul 1871, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA  (Age 77 years)   4. Abel, Thalla,   b. 21 May 1798, Granville, Washington County, New York, USA ,   d. 20 Dec 1823, Shoreham, Addison County, Vermont, USA  (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F1205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Briscoe, Rachel,   d. Bef 1823
  Married	16 Jan 1816
  Children	+ 1. Abel, Caroline Amanda,   b. 24 Feb 1819, New York, USA ,   d. 15 Oct 1852, Michigan, USA  (Age 33 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F1206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	___, Ellen,   b. Abt 1808, Vermont, USA ,   d. 4 May 1888  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Children	+ 1. Abel, Carlos Augustus,   b. 2 Oct 1824, Willsboro, Essex County, New York, USA ,   d. 12 Oct 1891, Grandville, Kent County, Michigan, USA  (Age 67 years) + 2. Abel, Mary Jane,   b. Abt 1829, New York, USA ,   d. 29 May 1857  (Age ~ 28 years)
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F15183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 13 Sep 1793 - St. Lawrence County, New York, USA Child - Abel, Caroline Amanda - 24 Feb 1819 - New York, USA Child - Abel, Carlos Augustus - 2 Oct 1824 - Willsboro, Essex County, New York, USA Child - Abel, Mary Jane - Abt 1829 - New York, USA Misc - Chicago River and Harbor convention 1847 - Jul 1847 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 18 Jul 1850 - Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA Census - 19 Jun 1860 - Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA Census - 2 Aug 1870 - Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA Died - 1 Jul 1871 - Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA Buried - - Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Saw Great Future Grosvenor Reed made prediction for Grand Rapids Came on horseback Sturdy pioneer anticipated success for the city Letter by early settler read at meeting of local chapter of D.A.R. 20 Dec 1907 article in Grand Rapids [Michigan] Press. Mentions Julius C. Abel as being the first lawyer in Grand Rapids.

  
  

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  [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 3), 3 Sep 2016. Find A Grave Memorial# 90982807 http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90982807 Julius C. Abel Birth: Sep. 13, 1793 Death: Jul. 1, 1871 Family links: Children: Mary Jane Abel Parry (____ - 1857)* *Calculated relationship Note: Burial date: 07/01/1871 Burial: Fulton Street Cemetery Grand Rapids Kent County Michigan, USA Plot: Block 1 - Lot 21W - Space 4 Created by: My Labor of Love Record added: May 29, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 90982807 Researched by Ted Smith [S724] Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, (https://www.familysearch.org/) (Reliability: 3), 3 Sep 2016. Name Julius C. Abel Gender Male Death Date 01 Jul 1871 Death Place Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Age 78 Birth Date 1793 Birthplace St.Lawrence Co, N.Y. Occupation Lawyer Race Multiple Father's Birthplace Vermont, St.Lawrence Co. Mother's Birthplace Vermont, St.Lawrence Co. "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHVQ-2PB : 9 December 2014), Julius C. Abel, 01 Jul 1871; citing Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, reference 1; FHL microfilm 925,971. Researched by Ted Smith [S506] 1850 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 3 Sep 2016. 1850 Census, enumerated 18 Jul 1850 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States Household Role Gender Age Birthplace A N Bacon M 28 Massachusetts A M Bacon F 24 Pennsylvania Julius C Abels M 55 New York C Pease F 18 New York "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8F-F1S : 9 November 2014), Julius C Abels in household of A N Bacon, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States; citing family 5, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Researched by Ted Smith [S500] 1860 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 3 Sep 2016. 1860 Census, enumerated 19 Jun 1860 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Julius C Abel M 64 New York Ellen Abel F 52 Vermont Thomas W Parry M 37 England Rose Kearins F 24 Ireland Jane Gibson F 25 New York "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW63-BBS : 30 December 2015), Julius C Abel, 1860. Researched by Ted Smith [S501] 1870 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 3 Sep 2016. 1870 Census, enumerated 2 Aug 1870 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Julius C Abel M 77 New York Jane Gibson F 30 Ontario Ellen Abel F 60 Vermont Eliza A Monroe F 13 Michigan "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHH1-Z72 : 17 October 2014), Julius C Abel, Michigan, United States; citing p. 73, family 554, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,180. Researched by Ted Smith [S358] Michigan Deaths 1867-1897, www.search.labs.familysearch.org (Reliability: 3), 3 Sep 2016. Name Julius C. Abel Event Type Death Event Date 01 Jul 1871 Event Place Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Gender Male Age 78 Marital Status Married Occupation Lawyer Birth Year (Estimated) 1793 Birthplace St. Lawrence Co. New York "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N363-MZT : 12 December 2014), Julius C. Abel, 01 Jul 1871; citing p 315 rn 796, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,450. Researched by Ted Smith