The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-01
DEATH OLA. HEILBR0N
He Just Lived to Enjoy a Last
Thanksgiving.
A LEADER AGAINST SLAVERY.
Knowing the system. He L.abored With
Garrison Against Ic-His Friend
ship for Young Men.

Abram Hebron. father OF the late
George II. HeIlbr0n. who died IN Aprll
last, and who al the time OF his death
was editor OF the Post-Intelligencer, and
OF ". C. Hebron, died at 80 O'Clock last
night at the home OF Mrs. George H.
Hebron. 1l97 Cherry street.
Mr.. Hebron was 81 years old. ana ever
since the death Of his son MS friends have
noticed that his strength was falling
Since that time he had been subject 10
frequent fainting spells. and il vas dur
ing one OF these that the spirit OF life LETT
him. He was up 10 eat Thanksgiving
dinner with the members OF his family in
the city, and had made a special request
that they all be present then. as he said
he knew IL was the last time they would
ever sit down together at the Thanksgiv-
lng table. Friday morning ne was taken
with a f~ainting spell. and was uncon-
scious most of the time from that morn
ing until his death.
The funeral will take place tomorrow at
go O'Clock from the home of Mrs. George
II. Hebron, and it was his last request
that he be buried by the side OF his son
in LakeView cemetery.
Aoram Hebron was born at Parama-
rho, in Dutch Guiana, in 1876. His ances-
tors were people who came out from Hol-
land TO the Dutch colony in South Amer
lea IN the last century. Mr.. Hebron
passed his boyhood DAYS at Paramaribo.
He was left an orphan at Il and his educa-
ton and training were under the direction
of an uncle, TO whose charge he had been
committed on the death of his parents.
In 1850, at the age of Is. he left South
America for the United States and came
to Boston. He settled in that city and
made his home there for nearly forty
years. At the time of his arrival the whole
Of New England was agitated by the abo-
lition movement and Mr.. Hebron soon
became acquainted and associated with
William Lloyd Garrison and other promi-
nent anti-slavery leaders. with whom be
sympathized and worked because of his
own knowledge and experience of the
slavery curse in the country he had re-
Gently left. He had always been a natural
mechanic and soon after his arrival in
Boston engaged in the jewelry manufac-
turing business. combined with which was
the agency for the Waltham and other
leading watch manufactures.
He married a Boston lady. Mss Susan
Clark, and four children were born to
them, namely, Fanny, George H. William
c. and Susan. His wife died in 1866.
Mr.. Hebron retired from business with
a competence in 1887. and in 1SSS came to
Seattle, whittier two of his sons had pre-
coded him. Although not a permanent
resident of this city. he has passed the
greater part OF the last five years here, only
leaving to make short visits to friends and
relatives in MASSACHUSETTS and Europe. He
has been well and favorably known in this
city for a long time, and his gentle and
gentlemanly ways attached to himself a
host of friends. He associated much with
his two sons, and became extremely pop
ular among the lounges men of the place,
in fact. he seemed 10 enjoy the society of
young men much more than that of men
Of his own age. He had a cheerful, sunny
disposition, which made him a favorite
everywhere, and his demise, although not
unexpected, Will be the cause of much
sorrow among the people who knew him
and appreciated his many kindly yet ster-
ling qualities.
Mr.. Hebron usually enjoyed good
health, but he was greatly affected by the
death of his son George in April last, and
he has really never recovered from the
shock of that bereavement. In fact. his
friends have noticed his gradually failing
strength, and his death. although sudden,
viii not he a surprise to those who knew
him intimately.