Abraham
Joseph
Cohen
Born in London, England, United Kingdom
Son of Barnett Cohen
and Sierlah Sarah (Levy) Cohen
Brother of
Lewis Cohen, Samuel Cohen, Henry Cohen, Anne (Cohen) Hyman, David Cohen, George Judah Cohen J.P., Solomon Cohen and Morris Cohen
Husband of
Leah (Mandelson) Cohen
— married
23 Jan 1856 (to 5 Apr 1869) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Sierlah (Cohen) Nathan, Phoebe Cohen, Rachel M Cohen, Samuel B Cohen, Nathan M Cohen and Unnamed Infant Cohen
Died
at about age 76
in London, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Feb 2017
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Biography
Abraham Joseph Cohen was born in 1825 in London, England, the son of Sierlah Sarah Cohen and Barnett Cohen.[1]
Abraham Cohen migrated from England to New South Wales.
He migrated to New South Wales before 1856.
He married Leah Mandelson on 23rd January 1856 in Sydney, New South Wales, according to Jewish rites.[2][3] Their daughter Sierlah Cohen was born in March 1858.[1]
Leah died in April 1869, suffering from childbirth complications.[1] A stillborn daughter had been born about a week earlier.[1]
Abraham died on 29th May 1901 in London, England.[1]
Research notes
- Children: Leah and Abraham had other children than Sierlah, as his Will mentions the plural.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 'Cohen, Abraham Joseph (1825–1901)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/cohen-abraham-joseph-19864/text31098, accessed 27 February 2017 by Clare Spring.
- ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #149/1856 V1856149 135
- ↑ "Married." 26 January 1856. Empire (Sydney), p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60172918.
- ↑ "The Late Abraham Cohen's Will." 25 November 1901. The Maitland Daily Mercury, p. 3. Retrieved 28 June 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122857891.
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