Hon. William Findlay and Nancy Irwin

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Husband Hon. William Findlay ^{1 2 3 4 5}

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           Born: 20 Jun 1768 - Mercersburg, Franklin Co, PA 2 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Nov 1846 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 5 6
         Buried:  - Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA

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         Father: Samuel Findlay (1735-1804) 2 7
         Mother: Jane Smith (1749-1783) 2 7

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       Marriage: 7 Dec 1791 5 8

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• Biographical Sketch: from William C. Armor, Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: James K. Simon, 1873).
To read this brief biographical sketch of his life and career, click here.

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Wife Nancy Irwin ^{4 5 8}

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           Born: 27 Apr 1763 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Jul 1824 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 4 5
         Buried: 

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         Father: Archibald Irwin (1734-1799) 9
         Mother: Jean McDowell (1736-1814) 9 10

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Children

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1 M William Smith Findlay, Esq.

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           Born: Abt 1794
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Aug 1821 - America, Pulaski Co, IL
         Buried: 

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2 M Samuel Findlay ^{4 5}

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           Born: 1797 4
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M Archibald Irwin Findlay ^{4 5}

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           Born: 21 Jan 1799 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Oct 1839 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sophia Van Lear (1804-1881) 4
           Marr: Oct 1829 4

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4 M James Findlay ^{4 5}

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           Born: 1801 - near Mercersburg, Franklin Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1843 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M John King Findlay ^{4 5}

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           Born: 12 May 1803 - near Mercersburg, Franklin Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Sep 1885 - Spring Lake, Monmouth Co, NJ 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Susan Oglesby (      -      ) 11

         Spouse: Sabilla Stone Morris (      -      ) 12

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6 M Robert Smith Findlay ^{5 11}

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           Born: 
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7 F Jane Findlay ^{3 5 13}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1878 13
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Hon. Francis Rawn Shunk (1788-1848) 3 13 14 15
           Marr: 11 Dec 1820

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. William Findlay

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He served in the Pennsylvania Legislature, and became State Treasurer in 1807. He was elected Governor in 1817, and was a Senator of the United States, 1821-27.

He was the fourth Governor of Pennsylvania under the Constitution of 1790, from December 16, 1817, to December 19, 1820.

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

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

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

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

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

6 Alfred Nevin, D.D., LL.D., Men of Mark of the Cumberland Valley, Pa. 1776-1876 (Philadelphia, PA: Fulton Publishing Co., 1876), Pg 154.

7 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 460.

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

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 370.

10 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 84.

11 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 94.

12 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 42, 94.

13 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 102.

14 William C. Armor, Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: James K. Simon, 1873), Pg 392.

15 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 537.