Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Greenleaf, Abner, 1785-1868 |
Born |
March 12, 1785 |
Birthplace |
Newburyport, Mass. |
Deceased |
Sept. 28, 1868 |
Deceased where |
Prob. Portsmouth, N.H. |
Places of residence |
Portsmouth, N.H. |
Occupation |
Politician Mayor of Portsmouth, N.H., 1850. Newspaper publisher |
Father |
Abner Greenleaf. |
Mother |
Elizabeth Dole. |
Spouse |
1. Betsey Flanders, of Salisbury, Mass, d. Sept. 4, 1807, m. Feb. 13, 1806. |
Children |
with Miriam: 1. a son, b. 1809, d. Aug. 17, 1809. 2. Albert Greenleaf, of Baltimore, M.D., b. Sept. 17, 1810 in Portsmouth, N.H., d. Mar. 8, 1895, m. 1837 to Emily Ann Shaw. 3. Franklin Greenleaf, of Brooklyn, N.Y., b. Jul. 23, 1812, d. Sept. 1886, m. Sarah Valentine. 4. Abner Greenleaf, og Booklyn, N.Y., b. Jul. 4, 1814, m. Jan. 8, 1837 to Mary Louisa Drown, daughter of Daniel Drown. 5. Lavinia Greenleaf, b. Sept. 26, 1816, d. Jan. 7, 1839. 6. Ann Eliza Greenleaf, b. Oct. 27, 1818, d. Jan. 3, 1821. 7. Ellen Greenleaf, b. Jul. 14, 1821, d. Jan. 3, 1867. 8. George Greenleaf, b. Jan. 20, 1823, d. Mar. 3 or 5, 1861, m. Jun. 25, 1844 to Rhoda Ann Fabian. 9. James Fabius Greenleaf, of Portsmouth, N.H. and Beverly, Mass., b. Apr. 24, 1826, d. Feb. 20, 1902 in Beverly, Mass., m. Jun. 23, 1852 to Almira H. Locke. 10. Gardner Jefferson Greenleaf, of Portsmouth, N.H., b. Apr. 24, 1831, m. Nov. 23, 1858 to Mary Elizabeth Hodgdon. 11. Emily Greenleaf, b. Jul. 13, 1833, d. Jan. 18, 1840. 12. Isabella Greenleaf, b. Nov. 10, 1834, d. Aug. 7, 1835. |
Notes |
Prop. Cem. records. |
Relationships |
Spouses: 1. Betsey Flanders, of Salisbury, Mass, d. Sept. 4, 1807, m. Feb. 13, 1806. 2. Miriam Bell, daughter of Matthew Bell, of New Castle, N.H., b. Aug. 25, 1789, d. Sept. 22, 1873, m. Oct. 1, 1808. |
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