The Abeel and allied families . married Jan. 18, 1838, Catharine Emeline, daughter of Dr. John , an eminent physician of New York, who died of yellow fever, Oct. 15,1822, during the great epidemic of that year. Dr. Strobels wife was the daugh-ter of Francis Marschalk and Sarah Butler; she died Aug. 14. 1818. They hadeight children: George, born Oct. 16, 1839; John Howard, Jr.; Catharine, mar-ried Charles J. Canda, Assistant U. S. Treasurer, New York; Louisa, married Kuypers Lyon, a prominent physician; Alfred, born Oct. 14, 1844(married Nov. 21, 1867, Rachel C, daughter of A
The Abeel and allied families . married Jan. 18, 1838, Catharine Emeline, daughter of Dr. John , an eminent physician of New York, who died of yellow fever, Oct. 15,1822, during the great epidemic of that year. Dr. Strobels wife was the daugh-ter of Francis Marschalk and Sarah Butler; she died Aug. 14. 1818. They hadeight children: George, born Oct. 16, 1839; John Howard, Jr.; Catharine, mar-ried Charles J. Canda, Assistant U. S. Treasurer, New York; Louisa, married Kuypers Lyon, a prominent physician; Alfred, born Oct. 14, 1844(married Nov. 21, 1867, Rachel C, daughter of Ascher C. Havens; died May 8,1871, leaving one son, Alfred.) ; Frederick H., born July 31, 1848, married , 1880, Helen Douglass; died 7, 1887, leaving no issue. GEORGE ABEEL. eldest child of John Howard and Catharine Emeline ABEEL AND ALLIED FAMILIES. (Strobel) Abeel, was born at No. go Prince Street, Oct. i6, 1839. Receiving hiseducation at the vvell-knovvii sciiool of Clark & Fanning, lie acquired the requisite. JOHN HOWARD ABEEL. knowledge and training to fit him for the responsible position to which he wassoon to be called as the head of the oldest mercantile firm in New York City,After leaving school, he entered at once his fathers employ, and after masteringall the details and technicalities of the business, became a partner with hisfather, and later his successor. Like his predecessors, he proved himself equal toevery ernergency, and the firm he represents has never yet failed to meet allits obligations and maintain the high credit for which it has always been old-fashioned ideas of honesty and business probity on which the house wasfounded are still kept up, and the ancestral pride is shown in the careful preserva-tion of books and papers of one hundred and fifty years ago, as well as the mil-itary commissions that tell the story of the honorable service rendered by theirworthy sires during the days that tried mens souls. Public honors have had no a
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