BIOGRAPHY: Heron B. Abrams; Newburgh, Orange co., New York

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Portrait and Biographical Record of Rockland and Orange Counties New York
Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens of the Counties.
Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents of the United
States.
New York and Chicago; Chapman Publishing Co., 1895

HERON B. ABRAMS was born in the town of Newburgh March 2, 1823, and is the son
of Samuel and Sarah (Wood) Abrams, the former of whom was a son of John
Abrams, a soldier in the Revolutionary War. The parents, who were born in
Orange County, became the heads of a family comprising six children, namely:
Jane, our subject, Charles, Nancy, George and Thomas.

The subject of this sketch began life for himself at the early age of
thirteen, at which time he was deprived of the care of his father. Being the
eldest son, the management of the homestead fell upon him and he was obliged
to assume the responsibilities of caring for the family, remaining with his
mother until 1853. In 1861 he located on his present farm, a valuable tract of
land, ninety acres in extent, which is devoted largely to dairy farming. For
three years he was employed in the navyyards at Brooklyn, and for five years
following he resided on the old home-stead.

Mr. Abrams was married, November 13, 1844, to Miss Sarah S. Abrams, daughter
of John and Ann Abrams, natives of New York. She was born in New York City,
August to, 1823, and by her union with our subject became the mother of ten
children, of whom five died in infancy. The others are Charles, Fred, David,
Ada and Samuel, the latter of whom died at the age of twenty-three years.

Mrs. Abrams is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In political
matters our subject never fails to cast a vote in favor of Democratic
candidates and principles, and for a period of fifteen years was Commissioner
of Highways, also serving for some time as a member of the School Board. The
family is one highly esteemed in the community.