Researching Abraham Law
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 13547 people with the Law surname? In that year Law was ranked number 291 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Abraham means "father of a multitude" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Abraham Law on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Abraham Law and the Law Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 16700 people with the Law surname in the UK? Law is now ranked number 328 for popularity in the UK. |
Law Genealogy Databases
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Law Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Law surname in the USA? Law is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
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Abraham Law
Abraham Law (October 13, 1806 - February 14, 1885) was the first Reeve of Richmond Hill, Ontario. Law was married to Elizabeth Klinck, with whom he fathered thirteen children.
Law was born in Pennsylvania. In 1824 he came to Upper Canada with his parents, who settled outside of Stouffville. Law came to Richmond Hill in 1826. In Richmond Hill he took up employment as a general merchant. He soon came to own a tannery where he worked as a tanner. In 1827, he purchased a lot at the corner of Yonge Street and today's Richmond Street, where he built an estate he named "Richmond Villa" in 1833. In the 1850s, Law worked as an assessor for Vaughan Township.
On January 6, 1873, Law was elected the first reeve of the newly incorporated village of Richmond Hill. The biggest issue that faced the Richmond Hill Village Council during his term was the need for a new high school for the village. Money was raised for the school and its construction was completed in November 1873. Law served only a single year as mayor, and was replaced in 1874 by William Harrison. Law died in Richmond Hill in 1885 and was buried in the Presbyterian church cemetery.
Law crescent in Richmond Hill was named in his honour.
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