Abraham G. Lansing

Abraham G. Lansing

Abraham G [erritse] [The middle initials used by the Dutch-American community at that time are patronymics which are not usually spelled out in full.] Lansing (December 12, 1756 Albany, Albany County, New York - May 15, 1834 Albany, Albany County, New York) was an American politician.

Life

He was the son of Gerrit J [acobse] Lansing (b. 1711) and Jane Waters Lansing (1728-1810). On April 9, 1779, he married Susanna Yates (1762-1840, daughter of Abraham Yates) in Albany, and they had thirteen children, among them Gerrit Y. Lansing.

He was Surrogate of Albany County from 1787 to 1808, and New York State Treasurer from 1803 to 1808, and from 1810 to 1812.

He lived at the house built by his father-in-law at what became 358 North Market Street, in Albany.

He was buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York.

Chancellor John Lansing, Jr. was his brother.

His grandson Abraham Lansing was Acting New York State Treasurer in 1874.

Notes

ources

* [http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/l/abglansing3695.html] Bio at NYS Museum
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanigan-larkey.html] Political Graveyard
* [http://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/lansing/abrahamglansing.htm] Lansing genealogy (with doubtful dates)
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=E3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA35 "The New York Civil List" compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 35 and 411; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) (Google Books)]
* [http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/lansing-1.html] Lansing genealogy in "Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs" ed. by Cuyler Reynolds (Vol I, pages 72ff; Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, 1911)


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