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Where did the German Abel family come from? What is the German Abel family crest and coat of arms? When did the Abel family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Abel family history?
The surname Abel is a patronymic name, derived from the Old German personal name Abel, which means "noble one." Interestingly, it does not appear to be derived from the biblical name Abel. The surname is associated with Swabia, in the southwest of Germany.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Abel, Abele, Aubeller, Abell, Abelle, Abeles, Abeler and many more.First found in Wuerttembeg, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that south-western region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Abel research. Another 154 words(11 lines of text) covering the years 1495, 1547, 1684, 1725, 1781, 1787, 1802, 1829, and 1844 are included under the topic Early Abel History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Abel. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Abel Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Robert Abel, who landed in Weymouth, Mass in 1630
- Stoffel Jansen Abel, who arrived in Long Island in 1664
- Elizabeth Humphrey Abel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1694
Abel Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Maria Abel, who arrived in New York in 1709
- Johann Adam Abel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732
- Johann Adam Abel, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1732
- Johann Jacob Abel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732
- Joseph Abel, who landed in Virginia in 1736
Abel Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Archibald Abel settled in Philadelphia in 1813
- Johann Abel, aged 20, landed in New Orleans, La in 1843
- Casper Abel, who landed in Baltimore, Md in 1844
- Johan Abel, who arrived in Baltimore, Md in 1848
- John Abel, aged 38, landed in Missouri in 1848
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- Walter Charles Abel (b. 1898), American actor and president of the American National Theater Academy
- John Jacob Abel (1857-1938), American biochemist
- Iorwith Wilbur Abel (1908-1987), recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Karl Frierdrich Abel (1725-1787), German musician
- Sir Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902), English scientist
- Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829), Norwegian mathematician
- Charles William Abel (1862-1930), Australian missionary
- Steve Abel (b. 1970), New Zealand singer-songwriter and environmental activist
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- The Abel Keller Genealogy by Walter R. McCarley and Florence Poe McCarley.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Jones, George F. The Germans of Colonial Georgia 1733-1783 Revised edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0806311614).
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Garland, Mary and Henry Garland Editions. Oxford Companion To German Literature 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (ISBN 0198158963).
- Götze, Alfred. Familiennamen im badischen Oberland. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1918. Print.
- Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Hopeful Journeys German Immigration, Settlement, and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
- Kapff, Rudolf. Schwäbische Geschlechtsnamen. Stuttgart: Verlag Silberburg, 1927. Print.
- Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Journeys German Immigration, Settlement and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
- Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
- Preuss, Otto. Die Lippischen Familiennamen mit Berücksichtigung der Ortsnamen. Detmold: Meyer'sche Hofbuchh, 1887. Print.
- Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
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