Abraham Beery ^{1 2 3}

  General Notes:

Catherine and Abraham emigrated to Fairfield County, Ohio in 1803. When descending mountains they tied a tree to drag behind the wagon to prevent running over the team of horses. They settled in Rush Creek township on bluff on north side of Raccoon Creek, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Farm was in "Dutch Hollow". Catherine, Abraham, and his brother Joseph were among the organizers of Mount Zion congregation in Rush Creek Township, 1815. They worshipped in dwelling houses and barns until the church house was built in 1858.
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Birth date may have been 20 Jul 1775.

Abraham BEERY, b 20 Jul 1773, York County, Pennsylvania; m Catherine FAST, b. 17 Apr 1786, near Reading Pennsylvania, d. 2 Jan 1870, Fairfield, Ohio; Mount Zion cemetery, 2 miles SE of Berne. Emigrated with parents to Rockingham, Virginia in 1780; listed for personal property tax as tillable with one horse in 1792, Linville Creek district; emigrated to Fairfield County, Ohio, in 1803; settled in Rush Creek Township on bluff on north side of Raccoon Creek, where he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives (farm was in "Dutch Hollow"); tanner, voted at election in Rush Creek Township 1804; Brethren in Christ (with brother Joseph was among the organizers of Mount Zion congregation in Rush Creek Township 1815) worshipped in dwelling houses and barns until church house was built in 1858; d. 15 Jun 1845, Fairfield County. Twelve children; spouses Sheaffer, Geil, Swartz (2), Huddle (2), Turner, Shumaker, Sites (2), Blair.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 19 June 1772 and a birth location of York County, PA.

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• He has alternate birth date of 20 July 1773 and a birth location of , Rockingham County, VA.

• He was buried after 15 June 1845 in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, OH.

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Abraham married Catherine Fast, daughter of John Jacob Fast and Catherine Rudicell, on 7 March 1802 in , Rockingham County, VA.^{1 2} (Catherine Fast was born on 17 April 1786 in Reading, PA,^{2 5} died on 2 January 1870 in , Fairfield County, OH ^{1 4 5 6} and was buried after 2 January 1870 in Bremen, OH ^{1 5}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They have conflicting marriage information of 7 March 1802 and , Fairfield County, OH.