Abram Van Epps CHRISTIANCE

1808 - 1894  (85 years)

• Name	Abram Van Epps CHRISTIANCE
  Birth	11 Dec 1808	Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	1894	Compton, Lee County, IL
  Notes	(1) A household headed by A. E. CHRISCHANCE is listed in the 1840 census of Paw Paw Precinct, Lee County, IL. Listed in A. E.'s household are 2 free white males under 5 years of age; 1 free white male between 5 and 10 years of age; 1 free white male between 20 and 30 years of age; 1 free white male between 30 and 40 years of age; 1 free white female under 5 years of age; 1 free white female between 15 and 20 years of age; and 1 free white female between 20 and 30 years of age. Assuming that A. E. is the free white male listed in the 1840 census as then being between 30 and 40 years of age, he would have been born between 1800 and 1810, according to the 1840 census. Assuming that A. E.'s wife is the free white female listed in the 1840 census as then being between 20 and 30 years of age, she would have been born between 1810 and 1820, according to the 1840 census. The free white male listed in the 1840 census as then being between 20 and 30 years of age seems to have then been too old to have been a son of A. E. and/or his wife. Likewise, the free white female listed in the 1840 census as then being between 15 and 20 years of age seems to have then been too old to have been a daughter of A. E. and/or his wife. Assuming that the other persons in A. E.'s household are children of A. E. and/or his wife, those children would have consisted of three sons (which sons would have consisted of one son who would have been born between 1830 and 1835, and two sons who would have been born between 1835 and 1840, according to the 1840 census) and one daughter [which daughter would have been born between 1835 and 1840, according to the 1840 census]. (2) A household headed by A. V. CHRISTANCE is listed in the 1850 census of Brooklyn Township, Lee County, IL. A. V. is listed in the 1850 census as a farmer who was then 42 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1808. According to the 1850 census, he was born in NY. Listed with A. V. is his wife, Caroline, who was then 38 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1812. According to the 1850 census, she was born in NY. Also listed with A. V. is his son, Wm. H., a farmer who was then 18 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1832. According to the 1850 census, he was born in NY. Also listed with A. V. is his son, Cornelius, a farmer who was then 14 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1836. According to the 1850 census, he was born in IL. Also listed with A. V. is his daughter, Sarah, who was then 12 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1838. According to the 1850 census, she was born in IL. Also listed with A. V. is his son, James, who was then 11 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1839. According to the 1850 census, he was born in IL. Also listed with A. V. is his son, George, who was then 9 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1841. According to the 1850 census, he was born in IL. Also listed with A. V. is his daughter, Isabel, who was then 8 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1842. According to the 1850 census, she was born in IL. Also listed with A. V. are two apparently unrelated persons. (3) A household headed by Abram CHRISTIANCE is listed in the 1860 census of Brooklyn Township, Lee County, IL. Abram is listed in the 1860 census as a farmer who was then 51 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1809. According to the 1860 census, he was born in NY. Listed with Abram is his wife, Caroline, who was then 47 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, she was born in about 1813. According to the 1860 census, she was born in NY. Also listed with Abram is his son, James, a farm laborer who was then 21 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1839. According to the 1860 census, he was born in IL. Also listed with Abram is his son, George W., who was then 19 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1841. According to the 1860 census, he was born in IL. Also listed with Abram is his daughter, Caroline, who was then 8 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, she was born in about 1852. According to the 1860 census, she was born in IL. Also listed with Abram is his son-in-law, Richard HOLDERN, a carpenter who was then 38 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1822. According to the 1860 census, he was born in PA. Also listed with Abram is his daughter, Isabel HOLDREN, who was then 17 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, she was born in about 1843. According to the 1860 census, she was born in IL. Also listed with Abram is his son-in-law, Hiram CARNAHAN, a physician who was then 30 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1830. According to the 1860 census, he was born in PA. Also listed with Abram is his daughter, Sarah CARNAHAN, who was then 22 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, she was born in about 1838. According to the 1860 census, she was born in IL. Also listed with Abram is his granddaughter, Caroline CARNAHAN, who was then 2 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, she was born in about 1858. According to the 1860 census, she was born in IL. (4) A household headed by Aren CHRISTIANCE is listed in the 1870 census of Brooklyn Township, Lee County, IL. Aren is listed in the 1870 census as a miller who was then 61 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, he was born in about 1809. According to the 1870 census, he was born in NY. Listed with Aren is his wife, Caroline, who was then 58 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, she was born in about 1812. According to the 1870 census, she was born in NY. Also listed with Aren is his son, George, a farmer who was then 29 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, he was born in about 1841. According to the 1870 census, he was born in IL. Also listed with Aren is his daughter, Caroline, who was then 18 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, she was born in about 1852. According to the 1870 census, she was born in IL. Also listed with Aren is his granddaughter, Elizabeth HOLDREN, who was then 9 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, she was born in about 1861. According to the 1870 census, she was born in IL. (5) A household headed by Abram CHRISTIANCE is listed in the 1880 census of Brooklyn Township, Lee County, IL. Abram is listed in the 1880 census as a farmer who was then 71 years of age; therefore, according to the 1880 census, he was born in about 1809. According to the 1870 census, he was born in NY, and both of his parents were born in NY. Listed with Abram is his wife, Rosalinda, who was then 44 years of age; therefore, according to the 1880 census, she was born in about 1836. According to the 1880 census, she was born in NY, and both of her parents were born in VT. Also listed with Abram is an apparently unrelated servant. (6) http://www.glorecords.blm.gov: Federal Land Patent Database Patent Description Names Patentee: ABRAHAM V CHRISTEANCE Survey State: ILLINOIS Acres: 40 Metes/Bounds: No Title Transfer Issue Date: 3/1/1848 Land Office: Dixon Cancelled: No Mineral Reservations: No Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Numbers Document Nr.: 24386 Accession/Serial Nr.: IL4690__.428 BLM Serial Nr.: IL NO S/N Legal Land Description Aliquot Parts: NWSE Sec./Block: 3/ Township: 37-N Range: 1-E Fract. Section: No Meridian: 3rd PM State: IL Counties: Lee Survey Nr.: (7) http://cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/land.s: Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database Name of Purchaser: CHRISTIANCE ABRAHAM Sale Type: FD Legal Description: NWSE Section: 03 Twnship: 37N Range: 01E Meridian: 3 Acres Bought: 40.00 Price Per Acre: 1.25 Total Price: 50.00 Soc. Stat: MALE Date Purchased: 11/07/1846 Co. or State of Purchaser: UNKNOWN Vol: 705 Page: 010 LEE
  Person ID	I4342	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Caroline C. BORHIGHT,   b. 4 Apr 1812, Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY d. Nov 1871, Compton, Lee County, IL (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1831	NY
  Children	1. William H. CHRISTIANCE,   b. Abt 1832, NY   2. Cornelius CHRISTIANCE,   b. Abt 1836, IL   3. Sarah CHRISTIANCE,   b. Jul 1837, IL   4. James M. CHRISTIANCE,   b. Abt 1839, IL   5. George W. CHRISTIANCE,   b. 20 Jan 1841, IL   6. Isabel CHRISTIANCE,   b. 9 Jul 1842, Brooklyn Township, Lee County, IL d. 17 Sep 1865, Compton, Lee County, IL (Age 23 years)   7. Caroline CHRISTIANCE,   b. Dec 1851, IL
  Family ID	F2554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Rosalinda (CHRISTIANCE),   b. Abt 1836, NY
  Marriage	Aft Nov 1871
  Family ID	F2557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024