Researching Caspar Abel
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1929 people with the Abel surname? In that year Abel was ranked number 1876 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Caspar means "Form of CASPER - treasurer" and is of Persian origin.
Records of Caspar Abel on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Caspar Abel and the Abel Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Abel Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Abel family tree.
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Abel Genealogy Databases
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Abel Forums
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Some Famous People called Caspar Abel
Caspar Abel
Caspar Abel (14 July 1676 – 11 January 1763) was a German theologian, historian and poet.
Abel was born in Hindenburg in der Altmark, the son of a pastor, and gained his theological education in Braunschweig and Helmstedt. In 1696 he became rector in Osterburg, in 1698 at the Johannisschule in Halberstadt. In 1718 he became pastor in Westdorf near Aschersleben where he died in 1763. His son Joachim Gottwalt Abel (1723–1806) also became a pastor.
Note: From 1748 to 1764 he was assisted by Johann Gottfried Bürger, the father of poet Gottfried August Bürger.
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