Capt. Valentine Gress

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Husband Capt. Valentine Gress ^{1 2}

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Children

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1 M Jacob Gress, Sr. ^{2 3 4}

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           Born: 11 Mar 1793 1 2 4
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         Spouse: Mary "Polly" Lauffer (cal 1799-1880) 1 4 5
           Marr: 12 Mar 1818 4

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2 M John Gress ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. Valentine Gress

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He came from eastern Pennsylvania and settled in Mt. Pleasant township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 460.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 467.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 368, 460.

4 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 84.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 467, 657.