Family:John Abert and Ellen Stretch (1)

Parents: John Abert and Margarita Meng Col. John James Abert b. 17 Sep 1788 Frederick, Maryland, United States d. 27 Jan 1863 Washington, District of Columbia, United States	Parents: Unknown Stretch and Unknown Matlack Ellen Matlack Stretch

m. 25 Jan 1812

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Marriage^[1]

25 Jan 1812

Children

		Birth	Death

References

↑ Henry, William Wirt, and Ainsworth Rand Spofford. Eminent and representative men of Virginia and the District of Columbia of the nineteenth century: with a concise historical sketch of Virginia by Hon. William Wirt Henry and of the District of Columbia by Ainsworth R. Spofford. (Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller, 1893)
26-29.

On January 25, 1812, he was married to Ellen Matlack Stretch, the granddaughter of Col. Timothy Matlack, the Revolutionary patriot. After fifty years of wedded life, January 25, 1S62, Col. Abert and his wife celebrated their golden wedding in their elegant home. No. 1731 "I" street, in Washington city. His sons served with distinction in the United States army during the Civil war.