Abraham Zerfass

1772 - 1837  (65 years)

• Name	Abraham Zerfass
  Birth	27 Nov 1772	Whitehall, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Dec 1837	North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Burial	Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  		Abraham Zerfass (1772-1837) Plot: Zerfass
  		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	16 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Captain Johan Adam Zerfass,   b. 25 Jan 1742, Salisbury, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Aug 1806, Whitehall, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Maria Elizabeth Shaffer,   b. 11 Feb 1746   d. 16 Mar 1800, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	08 Mar 1768	Whitehall, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F1218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Knause,   b. 23 Jan 1783, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 04 Feb 1845, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1802	Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Zerfass,   b. 2 May 1803, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Feb 1845, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 41 years)   2. George Zerfass,   b. 28 Jan 1805, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Jan 1882, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 76 years) + 3. Hannah Zerfass,   b. 11 Feb 1807, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jun 1869, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 62 years)   4. Abraham Zerfass, Jr.,   b. 15 Jul 1809   d. 8 Dec 1855 (Age 46 years) + 5. Maria Zerfass,   b. 21 Sep 1811, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 1882, Beloit, Rock Co., Wisconsin, USA (Age 70 years) + 6. Lydia Zerfass,   b. 22 May 1812, New York, USA d. 01 Jun 1855, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 43 years) + 7. Saloma Zerfass,   b. 27 Oct 1813   d. 12 Jan 1871, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 57 years)   8. John Zerfass,   b. 1 Jan 1816, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1893 (Age 76 years)   9. Vienna Zerfass,   b. 14 Jul 1818, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 28 Mar 1882, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 63 years) + 10. Margretta Zerfass,   b. 27 Sep 1823, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 29 Jun 1896, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 72 years) + 11. Henry Zerfass,   b. 26 May 1826   d. 1 Sep 1894, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 68 years)   12. Anna Zerfass,   b. 25 Jul 1829, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 8 May 1836, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 6 years)
  Photos		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 is family from Whitehall,PA to Dansville,NY about 1818. Is said to have been designed to hold up to 5 tons.
  Histories		Zerfass Family - History of Livingston Co.,NY
  Family ID	F607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Nov 1772 - Whitehall, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 19 Apr 1802 - Pennsylvania, USA Death - 17 Dec 1837 - North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Burial - - Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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