William W. Abra^[1]

1858 - 1941  (83 years)

• Name	William W. Abra
  Born	1858	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Baptist
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Regular Baptist
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	carpenter
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Free Will Baptist
  Eby ID Number	00133-8239.8
  Died	15 Aug 1941	Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I14694	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	William Abra,   b. 6 Nov 1815, Swaffham, , Norfolk, England ,   d. 20 Jul 1889, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Wismer,   b. 13 Mar 1831, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	17 Feb 1846  [7]
  Family ID	F3980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret W. Hall,   b. 1852, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Aug 1940, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	17 Feb 1881	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 8]
  Children	1. William James Abra,   b. 6 Apr 1882, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Robert Hall Abra,   b. 30 Jul 1884, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Sep 1884, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F7180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ABRA, William J. - At Ottawa, on Friday, August 15, 1941, William J. Abra, husband of the late Margaret Abra. Resting at the funeral chapel of William Speers, 2926 Dundas Street West (near Keele), Toronto, on arrival of train Monday morning. Service in Olivet Baptist Church, 36 Margueretta Street, Toronto, on Monday at 2 pm. Interment Ayr, Ontario. (Motors). Note: Mr. Abra, who was by trade a carpenter, left Ayr some 50 years ago. He worked for the late Robert Hall, and later married Margaret Hall, daughter of Mr. Hall, who predeceased him a year ago. The Ayr News Aug 21 1941 pg 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 668. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11460-81 William Abra and Maggie Hall. William W. ABRA, 23, carpenter, Canada, North Dumfries, s/o William ABRA & Elizabeth WISMER, married Maggie W. HALL, 27, Ayr, same, d/o Robert HALL & Margaret GLADSTONE, witn: Robert G. HALL of Ayr & Henry ABRA of N. Dumfries, 17 Feb 1881 at Ayr [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 17. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 40. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 12 Page 91. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Double monument] [Left] Abra/ In Loving memory of/ James S. Abra/ 1914-1997/ His wife/ Violet E./ Henry/ 1914-1996 [Right] Abra/ In Loving memory of/ William W. Abra/ 1858 - 1941/ his wife/ Margaret W. Hall/ 1852 - 1940/ their son/ Robert Hall Abra/ July 1884 - Sept. 1884 [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 667. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: William W Abra Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1858 Birth Place: Canada Marriage Date: 17 Feb 1881 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: William Abra Mother: Elizabeth Wismer Spouse: Maggie W Hall Spouse's Age: 27 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1854 Spouse Birth Place: Ayr Spouse Father: Robert Hall Spouse Mother: Margaret Gladstones

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1858 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Regular Baptist - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - carpenter - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Will Baptist - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 Feb 1881 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Aug 1941 - Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth