Rev. Joseph Scroggs and Mary Hanna

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Husband Rev. Joseph Scroggs ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1 Mar 1793 - Newville, Cumberland Co, PA 2
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           Died: 21 Apr 1873 - Fairfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 3
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       Marriage: May 1816 1

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   Other Spouse: Mrs. Nancy Hogg (      -Aft 1882) 1 - Jan 1854 1

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Wife Mary Hanna ^{1 2}

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           Died: 29 Jul 1848 1 2
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         Father: Thomas Hanna (1760-1839) 4
         Mother: Jane Cowden (1759-1839) 4

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Children

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1 M Joseph Scroggs ²

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           Born: 28 Jul 1836 2
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General Notes: Husband - Rev. Joseph Scroggs

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He was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. When he was in his eighth year his parents removed to Washington County, from which home he was sent to Jefferson College, at Cannonsburg, at the age of eleven, where he graduated with honor in 1808 at the age of sixteen. He commenced the study of theology at once, under the care of Dr. John Anderson, at Service Creek, Beaver County. After four years of study he was licensed at Poland, Ohio, in October, 1813. After some time spent in travel in the East, where a call was made out for him in Vermont, he returned to Pennsylvania and accepted the call from Fairfield and Donegal congregations [Westmoreland County?], and was ordained and installed before a large concourse of people at Fairfield Church, Oct. 14, 1815. The log church which had been built and partially finished during the time when the people were without a pastor could not contain the assembled congregation. The services were held at the door of the church, so that the concourse of people, both inside and out, might witness the impressive ceremonies.

"He was a man of thorough scholarship, keen intellect, and masterly use of language. His high moral character placed him above suspicion, and his earnest piety made his life to be a power for good wherever he was known. His steadfast adherence to principle, his opposition to all forms of evil, were such as control strong-hearted men in loyalty to the truth of God. While unbending in any case where moral principle was involved, he was everywhere known as one of the most kind and tenderhearted of men. His nobility of life and clear, forcible, and at the same time earnest and entreating manner of presenting truth made one feel while enjoying his company or waiting upon his ministry "this is indeed a man of God."
In his early ministry the church was in some of its parts awakening to the enormity of the evil of slavery, and he was in the front rank of the reformers. He dared to lift up his voice on behalf of the lowly when it cost something to do so. He presented a paper to the Associate Presbyterian Synod in answer to a protest against action taken by that body in opposition to slavery by six of its highly respected members, which is claimed by competent judges to be one of the ablest papers ever laid before a church court." [HWC 1882, 574]

He was the father of ten children with his first wife.

1 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 574.

2 Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies (New York, 1900), Pg 58.

3 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 575.

4 Charles A. Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies (New York, 1900), Pg 57.