Biographie Hutchings Abraham
Abraham Hutchings (aka Hutchins)
In 1805, Abraham Hutchings was a British soldier who had a residence in
post revolutionary New York on the Niagara frontier. He served his
active duty across the border in Canada, 80 miles from his home in
Avon, New York. By 1811 his duty had expired and he once again became a civilian, but for the War of 1812 [that part of the Seven Years War when the US Congress declared war on England], he was impressed back into service by Great Britain to fight against the Americans.
"He was a soldier in the war of 1812, previous to which he had served seven years in the English army, at the end of which time he had been re-enlisted through fraud or deceit. He, in 1813, with a company of thirty, was sent to Queenston, when, taking advantage of the opportunity, he deserted and joined the American army. At the battle of Black Rock, he and a comrade named Berry, who had deserted with him, were taken prisoners by the British, and carried back to Queenston, Canada. After about three weeks captivity, he was smuggled across the Niagara river by a British surgeon named Anson Mary, who had been an old neighbor and friend in England. Berry was afterwards shot for desertion." pp384 Excerpt from 'History of Niagara County, N. Y.' originally published in 1878; re-published 2006, Higginson Book Company.
Abraham and Catharine had ten children: Abram, Nancy, Coart, John, Joseph-Harvey, Henry, Aaron, Martha, Anna, and Jane. After Abraham died in 1836, three of his sons, Coart, Henry and Aaron emmigrated to Shiawassee County, Michigan. Two daughters and their husbands also left New York for Michigan: Anna and her husband, Jordon Holcomb, traveled with her brothers; Martha and her husband, John Herrick arrived later.
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