Abraham Bronson Oatman (220)

Abraham Bronson (William Sr., Daniel, George, John, Johannes), son of William, Sr., and Elizabeth (Cantrell) Oatman, was born 1 January 1820 in Bennington County, Vermont, and died at Bennington on 7 April 1870.

He married: 1) 19 January 1854 Electa W. Fenton, born 1823, died 9 November 1858 at the age of 25 years; 2) Esther M. Pratt, born 1826 in Ireland (per 1860 census, Bennington, Vermont), and died 8 June 1905 at the age of 79. All are buried in Lower (Village) Cemetery, Bennington, Vermont.

Abraham engaged in the mercantile business in Bennington.

Children of Abraham Bronson and 1) Electa W. (Fenton) Oatman:

912 George F., b. 6 May 1856, Pownal, Bennington Co., VT; d. 22 Jun 1885

Sources:

Oatman Bible and other family records
Old letters
Gravestones at Lower Cemetery, Bennington, Vermont
International Genealogical Index
1860 census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT

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