Abraham Castle was born in 1743 at Roxbury, town of Woodbury, Connecticut.  He fought in the American Revolution with the Connecticut militia, but no details of his military service have been located.  

Around 1810, Abraham moved to Parma with his family and brothers, Samuel and Isaac.  The Castle family settled around the corner of Rt. 259 and Peck Road, and this area became known as Castle’s corners.  

According to his gravestone, Abraham Castle also served as a private during the War of 1812.  Military records indicate he was paid from June to August 1812 for his service under Capt. Nathan Adams and Col. Thomas Benedict, at Ogdensburg, NY.  Abraham died in service on 8/27/1812 and was the first burial in the family plot on Peck Road.  This burial site would later become known as Castle Cemetery and contain burials of not only the Castle family but other local residents as well.