Mark Halfpenny, Jr. and Christena Forster

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Husband Mark Halfpenny, Jr. ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 Sep 1812 - Washingtonville, Montour Co, PA 2
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         Father: Mark Halfpenny, Sr. (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Mary Saylor (      -      ) 2

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Wife Christena Forster ¹

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            AKA: Christianna Foster 2
           Born: 1823 2
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         Father: William Forster (1784-1853) 5
         Mother: Rachel McCay (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M William Foster Halfpenny ⁴

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2 M W. Scott Halfpenny ⁴

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           Born: 10 Jan 1847 4
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         Spouse: Mary M. Baker (1851-      ) 4
           Marr: 1872 4

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3 M Frank Halfpenny ⁴

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4 M Mark Halfpenny ⁴

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5 M James Halfpenny ⁴

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6 M Thomas Edwin Halfpenny ⁴

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7 F Katie Foster Halfpenny ⁴

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8 M Robert Foster Halfpenny ⁴

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9 M John Halfpenny ⁴

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10 M Neal McCoy Halfpenny ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - Mark Halfpenny, Jr.

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At the young age of ten years, he was apprenticed to Samuel Rogers, of Muncy, Pennsylvania, to learn the business of woolen manufacturing. In 1837 he and his brother, James, under the firm name of J. & M. Halfpenny, commenced business at Millheim, Centre County, and in 1841 they removed to Laurel Run, near Laurelton, Union County, where they continued business until 1851, when they dissolved partnership, and Mark Halfpenny built a woolen-mill a few miles north of Laurelton, and carried on business himself until 1866, when the factory was destroyed by fire. He then removed to Lewisburg, and established the Lewisburg Woolen Mills, which he conducted until 1870, when the firm of M. Halfpenny & Sons was organized by the admission of his two sons, W. F. and W. S. Halfpenny, who continued business until 1874, when the firm of M. Halfpenny & Co., consisting of M. Halfpenny, W. A. Schreyer and W. S. Halfpenny, was organized, and the business continued by them until 1878, when the mill was burned. It was immediately rebuilt, and Frank Halfpenny was admitted to the firm; in 1886 the organization of the Lewisburg Woolen Company was incorporated, M. Halfpenny retaining a large interest, which was later held by his heirs.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 155.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1198.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1019, 1198.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1199.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 153.