Archibald Irwin Findlay and Sophia Van Lear

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Husband Archibald Irwin Findlay ^{1 2}

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           Born: 21 Jan 1799 1
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         Father: Hon. William Findlay (1768-1846) 1 2 3 4 5
         Mother: Nancy Irwin (1763-1824) 1 2 6

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       Marriage: Oct 1829 1

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Wife Sophia Van Lear ¹

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           Born: 12 Feb 1804 1
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           Died: 21 Apr 1881 1
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         Father: Matthew Van Lear (1755-1823) 7
         Mother: Mary Irwin (1760-1828) 8

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Children

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1 F Nancy Findlay ¹

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2 F Mary F. Findlay ¹

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3 M William Findlay ¹

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4 M James Irwin Findlay ¹

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5 M John Van Lear Findlay ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Archibald Irwin Findlay

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He was admitted to the Franklin County Bar, April 21, 1821, and practiced at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

1 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 93.

2 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 461.

3 William C. Armor, Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: James K. Simon, 1873), Pg 323.

4 Alfred Nevin, D.D., LL.D., Men of Mark of the Cumberland Valley, Pa. 1776-1876 (Philadelphia, PA: Fulton Publishing Co., 1876), Pg 151.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 179.

6 Alfred Nevin, D.D., LL.D., Men of Mark of the Cumberland Valley, Pa. 1776-1876 (Philadelphia, PA: Fulton Publishing Co., 1876), Pg 152.

7 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 85.

8 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 92.