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    Abraham Tappan

    Birth: 1798

    Death: 12-9-1859

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    Alternate Surname: Tappen

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Abraham Tappan was the Sherrif of Morris County, NJ from roughly 1849-1852. His daughter, Catharine Tappan Logan, was widowed when her husband was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg. Abraham is mentioned in connection to his daughter in Dewitt Clinton Jayne's letter to William Henry Seward on December 2, 1864.

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Abraham Tappan was the Sherrif of Morris County, NJ from roughly 1849-1852. His daughter, Catharine Tappan Logan, was widowed when her husband was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg. Abraham is mentioned in connection to his daughter in Dewitt Clinton Jayne's letter to William Henry Seward on December 2, 1864.

Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
A History of Morris County, New Jersey: Embracing Upwards of Two Centuries, 1710-1913, Vol I
Publisher Location: 
New York Chicago
Publisher Name: 
Lewis Historical Publishing Co
Year: 
1914
Start Page: 
34
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=ic8wAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA34&dq=abraham+tappan+morris+county&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp1IDR-Kb6AhXopIkEHTmGD3sQ6AF6BAgDEAI#v=onepage&q=abraham%20tappan%20morris%20county&f=false https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12344285/abraham-tappen https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/55868:8756?tid=&pid=&queryId=6192ffaa1af7336c2ea2e14e2e8e98a8&_phsrc=ZMS1986&_phstart=successSource
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Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/692203902:2540?tid=&pid=&queryId=6192ffaa1af7336c2ea2e14e2e8e98a8&_phsrc=ZMS1986&_phstart=successSource
Title of Webpage: 
Abraham Tappan in the New Jersey, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
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Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/692203902:2540?tid=&pid=&queryId=6192ffaa1af7336c2ea2e14e2e8e98a8&_phsrc=ZMS1986&_phstart=successSource
Title of Webpage: 
Abraham Tappan in the New Jersey, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
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Citation Notes: 
https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/55868:8756?tid=&pid=&queryId=6192ffaa1af7336c2ea2e14e2e8e98a8&_phsrc=ZMS1986&_phstart=successSource