... My great-grandfather, Abram Kershaw (born October 23, 1813; died October 9, 1854) is not buried beside his wife. He, with his nephew William Duryea (the Glen Cove, L.I., Starch Co. family), left New York during the gold rush to seek their fortunes in California. Great-grandfather died on the ship just as it reached San Francisco. I have several letters he wrote to my great-grandmother while on the voyage around the Horn, also the letter written by William Duryea telling of his sudden death. ...
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