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Abraham Zerfass

Male 1772 - 1837  (65 years)

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  • Name Abraham Zerfass 
    Birth 27 Nov 1772  Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Dec 1837  North Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Abraham Zerfass (1772-1837)    		 Abraham Zerfass (1772-1837)
    Plot: Zerfass
    Abraham Zerfass Lot    		 Abraham Zerfass Lot
    Plot: Zerfass
    Notes 
    • They came to Dansville,Steuben Co.,NY and located near Dansville about 1818, on the farm north of the village of Dansville, near the road to Groveland. In December of 1818, Abraham was appointed guardian of three Harmon Hartman's under children. He is the ancestor of all the Zerfass' if the area of Livingston and Steuben Counties. There is a road the crosses the valley, north of the village of Dansville with the name Zerfass Road.
    Person ID I414  OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
    Last Modified 25 May 2025 

    Father Captain Johan Adam Zerfass,   b. 25 Jan 1742, Salisbury, Delaware County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1806, Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Maria Elizabeth Shaffer,   b. 11 Feb 1746   d. 16 Mar 1800, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 08 Mar 1768  Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Knause,   b. 23 Jan 1783, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Feb 1845, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 19 Apr 1802  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Zerfass,   b. 2 May 1803, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1845, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    >2. George Zerfass,   b. 28 Jan 1805, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1882, Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +3. Hannah Zerfass,   b. 11 Feb 1807, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1869, Sparta, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +4. Abraham Zerfass, Jr.,   b. 15 Jul 1809, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1855, Delaware County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    +5. Maria Zerfass,   b. 21 Sep 1811, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1882, Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +6. Lydia Zerfass,   b. 22 May 1812, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Jun 1855, Sparta, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    +7. Saloma Zerfass,   b. 27 Oct 1813   d. 12 Jan 1871, Sparta, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    >8. John Zerfass,   b. 1 Jan 1816, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1893, Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    >9. Vienna Zerfass,   b. 14 Jul 1818, Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1882, Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +10. Margretta Zerfass,   b. 27 Sep 1823, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1896, Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +11. Henry Zerfass,   b. 26 May 1826   d. 1 Sep 1894, Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     12. Anna Zerfass,   b. 25 Jul 1829, Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1836, Dansville, Livingston County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)
    Photos
    Abraham Zerfass' Wagon    		Abraham Zerfass' Wagon
    Currently located at the Genesee Country Village and Museum(https://www.gcv.org/) in Mumford,NY (in the blacksmith shop). The wagon belonged to Abraham Zerfass and is what he used to bring his family from Whitehall,PA to Dansville,NY about 1813. Is said to have been designed to hold up to 5 tons.
    Histories
    Zerfass Family - History of Livingston Co.,NY    		Zerfass Family - History of Livingston Co.,NY
    Family ID F607  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Nov 1772 - Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Apr 1802 - Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Dec 1837 - North Dansville, Livingston County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York Link to Google Earth
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