 1831 - 1907 (76 years)
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| Name |
William Abernehy |
| Born |
9 Feb 1831 |
Ontario, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
15 Jul 1907 |
Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Buried |
Watervliet Cemetery Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Person ID |
I53 |
Misc Abernathy/Abernethy |
| Last Modified |
7 Aug 2013 |
| Father |
James Abernethy*, b. 1796, Ireland , d. 05 Sep 1875, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario (Age 79 years) |
| Mother |
Nancy Agness McBride, b. Abt 1796, Ireland , d. 03 Nov 1878, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario (Age ~ 82 years) |
| Family ID |
F7 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Mary Ann Akin, b. 26 Dec 1836, Antrim, Antrim County, Ireland , d. 26 Mar 1895, Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan (Age 58 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. John Harvey Abernethy, b. 17 Mar 1853, Wayne County, New York , d. 30 May 1927, Covert, Van Buren County, Michigan (Age 74 years) |
| | 2. James David Abernethy, b. 08 Mar 1862, Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan , d. 17 Apr 1897, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida (Age 35 years) |
| | 3. Laura E Abernethy, b. 22 Oct 1866, Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan , d. 16 Aug 1961, Berrien County, Michigan (Age 94 years) |
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| Last Modified |
10 May 2008 |
| Family ID |
F35 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- 1850 Census Huron, Wayne, New York as William
ABERNECKER
1860 Census Huron, Wayne, New York as William EERNETHY
1870 Census Bainbridge, Berrien, Michigan as Wm ABERNATHY
1880 Census Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan as William ABERNATHY/ABERNETHY
1900 Census Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan as William ABERNATHY
- William Abernethy Dies. Aged resident of Watervliet passes away, founder of Forest Beach.
William Abernethy, a pioneer resident of Watervliet township, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J.J. Hammel in this village, Monday evening, July 15, 1907, aged 76 years, 5 months and 6 days, after a brief illness.
Mr. Abernethy was born in Canada in the year 1831. At the age of 14 he went to Oswego, New York, where he lived until his marriage to Mary Ann Akin, who died March 26, 1895. In 1861 he moved to Watervliet, Michigan, where he remained until his death.
James and Nancy Abernethy were the parents of eight children, of whom William, the deceased, was the sixth. Only one sister and one brother survive, both of whom were too feeble to attend the funeral of the departed.
He was the father of three children, Harve, James and Laura, two surviving him, Harve Abernethy of Covert and Mrs. Laura Hammel of Watervliet, at whose home he passed away at the same age as his father. He also leaves six grandchildren, Vera, Laura, Mary, Frances and Johnie Abernethy and Eunice Hammel.
The funeral was held at the M.E. Church in this village yesterday afternoon, Rev. J.S. Valentine conducting the services. Interment in the Watervliet Cemetery.
Mr. Abernethy was the owner of the land on which Forest Beach resort is situated. He, together with his son James, plotted the resort a number of years ago, and at the time of his death held extensive interests there. [obituary, reseach of Jean Danielski].
Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 about William Abernathy
Name: William Abernathy
Birth Date: abt 1831
Birth Place: Ireland
Death Date: 15 Jul 1907
Death Place: Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan
Death Age: 76
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Male
Father Name: James Aberanthy
Mother Name: Nancy Mc Bride
FHL Film Number: 945407
Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920 about William Abernathy
Name: William Abernathy
Birth Year: 1831
Death Date: 15 Jul 1907
Death Place: Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Age: 76
Father's Name: James Abernathy
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