Claude, Abram

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Abraham Claude, a clockmaker, moved to Annapolis, Maryland, from Neuchâtel, Switzerland, in 1763 or 1764. He married Nancy Stevens on May 19, 1775, and they had three surviving sons: John (b. September 26, 1780), Dennis (1782-1863), and Abram (1784-1814). John served in the United States Army during the War of 1812 and was stationed at Plattsburgh, New York, during the war's final year. Dennis, a doctor, served in both houses of the Maryland Legislature, as mayor of Annapolis (1828-1837; 1853-1854), and as the state's comptroller. Abram, a lawyer, died during the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814.

From the guide to the John Claude letters, Claude, John letters, 1814-1815, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)

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referencedIn Mason Chemical Company. Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to Dr. Abram Claude, Annapolis, Md., 12/24/1897. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf Claude-Gray-Hughes-Tuck-Whittington family papers, 1793-1938 (majority 1820-1900) University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
creatorOf John Claude letters 1814-1815 Claude, John letters William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Claude-Gray-Hughes-Tuck-Whittington family papers, 1793-1938 (majority 1820-1900) University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
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associatedWith Claude, Dennis, approximately 1782-1863 person
associatedWith Claude-Gray-Hughes-Tuck-Whittington Family person
associatedWith Claude, John, b. 1780 person
associatedWith Mason Chemical Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 person
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Active 1793

Active 1938

Birth 1784

Death 1814

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