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Abraham Wagg
1719–1803MerchantEurope · 1719Most named place: New York
Abraham Wagg, native of London, settled in New York in about 1770 and became a wholesale grocer and chocolate manufacturer. He was also a member of the militia and fire watch, and had suffered severe injuries which caused him to become lame. During the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) he took an oath of allegiance to Great Britain in 1777 and two years later sailed for England. Wagg settled in Bristol and from there unsuccessfully sought restitution for his properties seized in New York.
