Lieut. Abraham FANCHER

Male 1754 - 1838  (83 years)


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  • Name Abraham FANCHER  [1
    • He was a blacksmith. Moved to Frederickstown, Duchess County, about 1782-83 and was there in the 1790 census. He had a blacksmith shop in Middlebush, near Poughkeepsie, for a while, then moved to Schodack, Rensselaer Co., about 1798 and was there in the 1800 census.

      Abraham Fancher served in the Third and Fourth Regiments of Westchester County Militia during the Revolution. He was a sergeant in Capt. Lewis' Company, Col. Thaddeus Crane's Regiment (Public Papers of George Clinton, vol. 7, p. 509); and in Capt. Benjamin Chapman's Company (Salem) he is recorded as "Abraham Fansher, 2nd Lieut." [1]
    Title Lieut. 
    Birth 10 Dec 1754  New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Feb 1838  Amsterdam, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I21665  Main Tree
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2013 

    Father John FANCHER,   b. 15 Jul 1737, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1808, Berne, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Hannah WEED,   b. 26 May 1737, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Mar 1823, Berne, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 27 Jun 1754  Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F10443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah NEWMAN,   b. 4 Jul 1753, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1798, Rensselaerville, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Family ID F11291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2022 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S5604] William Hoyt Fancher, "The Fancher Family", (The Cabinet Press - Milford, NH 1947).

    2. [S02893] Pane-Joyce Genealogy.