Andrew Abel

Andrew Abel was born in Hanover, Germany about 1745. By 1768, he had emigrated to America and was living in Albany. That September, his account for services was paid by the city government.

In September 1770, he was appointed constable for the third ward. A decade later, he would serve as a firemaster.

In August 1771, he married Anna Marshall at the Albany Dutch church. By 1792, nine children had been christened there.

In October 1773, he was an apprentice of shoemaker Jacob Groesbeck. In 1779, his second ward house and lot were valued on city assessment rolls. In 1781, he was identified as a cordawiner when his name appeared on a list of non natives who had purchased the "freedom of the city."

In 1790, his household was configured on the census for adjoining Watervliet. He also owned or co-owned land in the North End of Albany.

Andrew Abel died in October 1795 and was buried in the Dutch church plot. He had lived forty-eight years. His widow lived on in her 10 Orange Street home until her death in 1828.

Sources: The life of Andrew Abel is CAP biography number 7068. This sketch is derived chiefly from family and community-based resources. These Abels are distinct from the New Netherland-ancestry Abeel family. Abel family information and reference to a family bible appears online.