Ancestors of Rev. Abram Truax

Abraham Jacobse Truax
(1737-Abt 1800)

Elizabeth Van Antwerp
(1741-Abt 1810)

John Scott
(Bef 1760-1796)

Dorcas Freeman
(1765-1817)

Abraham Truax
(1782-1849)

Nancy Jane Scott
(1787-1880)

Rev. Abram Truax
(1814-1896)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Eliza Merrifield
2. Rebecca Gowman
3. Esther Hudson

Rev. Abram Truax

Born: 14 Sep 1814, Dunham, Brome-Missisquoi Mrc, Quebec, Canada
Christened: 15 Feb 1825, Dunham's Anglican Church
Marriage (1): Eliza Merrifield on 16 Apr 1834 in Dunham Flats, Quebec, Canada
Marriage (2): Rebecca Gowman on 3 Jun 1851 in Mersea Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Marriage (3): Esther Hudson on 15 Sep 1863 in Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Died: 30 Oct 1896, Leamington, Ontario, Canada at age 82
Buried: 1896, Lakeview Cemetery, Learnington, Ontario, Canada

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• minister. I became a Methodist minister who was considered as overly strict by my children. Sunday afternoons were spent in total silence in the living room with the curtains drawn. The adults read 'good' books and the small children were allowed to play quietly. This life was too much for two of my children such that they ran away from home.

Abram married Eliza Merrifield on 16 Apr 1834 in Dunham Flats, Quebec, Canada.

Abram next married Rebecca Gowman on 3 Jun 1851 in Mersea Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada. (Rebecca Gowman was born on 10 Mar 1826 in New England and died in 1862.). The cause of her death was complications in childbirth.

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Wedding Ceremony. We were married at the Regular Baptist Church in Gosfield Township in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

Abram next married Esther Hudson on 15 Sep 1863 in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. (Esther Hudson was born on 5 Apr 1811 in New York City, New York, died on 3 Jan 1887 in Learnington, Canada and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Learnington, Ontario, Canada.)