William Galbraith and Isabella Welch

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Husband William Galbraith ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1800 - near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1860 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: James Galbraith (      -      ) 3
         Mother: 

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       Marriage:  - Scotland

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Wife Isabella Welch ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: Abt 1800
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1882
         Buried: 

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         Father: Matthew Welch (Abt 1767-1851) 1 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Reed (Abt 1781-1873) 4

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Children

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1 F Margaret Galbraith ^{3 6}

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           Born: 21 Oct 1823 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Sep 1906 or 1907 3 6
         Buried:  - Fairview Cemetery, Washington Co, PA

         Spouse: Samuel B. Shillito (1826-1858) 3 6
           Marr: 9 Sep 1847 3

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2 M Matthew Welch Galbraith ^{7 8}

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           Born: 8 Nov 1825 - near Mt. Pleasant, Washington Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Feb 1905 - Carnegie, Allegheny Co, PA 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Phoebe Keys (1836-1880) 9 10
           Marr: 1853 8

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3 M James Alexander Galbraith ^{2 3}

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           Born: 30 Mar 1829 - Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jan 1907 - Canonsburg, Washington Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary A. Bebout (      -Aft 1910) 2 11

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4 F Isabella Galbraith ³

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           Born: 16 May 1832 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Feb 1884 - Hoopeston, Vermilion Co, IL 3
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: James France (      -      ) 3

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5 F Elizabeth "Lizzie" Galbraith ³

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           Born: 16 May 1832 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1873 12
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: James Scott (1827-      ) 3 13
           Marr: 12 Jun 1855 12

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6 M Reid Galbraith ³

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            AKA: William R. Galbraith 2 11
           Born: 26 May 1833 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Feb 1906 - Burgettstown, Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

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7 F Jane Galbraith ⁸

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           Born: 20 Oct 1835 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Xenophon Cooke (1835-Bef 1915) 15
           Marr: 23 Sep 1863 14

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8 M Robert Galbraith ⁸

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           Born: 1839 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Mar 1871 8
         Buried: 

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9 M John Galbraith ⁸

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           Born: 3 Jun 1840 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Dec 1891 - Allegheny, Allegheny Co, PA 8
         Buried: 

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10 M Samuel Middleton Galbraith ⁸

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           Born: 20 Feb 1842 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Sep 1898 - Hoopeston, Vermilion Co, IL 8
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - William Galbraith

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He was born near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, and emigrated to America in 1818. He settled in Cherry Valley, near Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he was a school teacher, later a justice of the peace, and a man of prominence and influence in the community. He affiliated with the Whig party in politics, and he and his wife were devout members of the United Presbyterian church, of which he was an elder.

He was a native of Scotland. [CBRWC, 1477] [TCHWWC, 583]

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General Notes: Wife - Isabella Welch

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She was brought as an infant from Ireland to America by her father and mother about 1802. [HWC 1882, 915]

She was born and reared in Ireland and came to America with her husband shortly after their marriage. [CBRWC, 1477]

She was born in Ireland. [TCHWWC, 583]

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 915.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 583.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 155.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 747.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 746.

6 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 630.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 821.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 156.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 565.

10 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 397.

11 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1478.

12 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1275.

13 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1274.

14 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 858.

15 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 857.