Benjamin King Balph and Sarah Armstrong

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Husband Benjamin King Balph ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Sep 1873 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: James Balph (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Elizabeth King (      -      ) 1 2

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       Marriage: 1845 2

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Wife Sarah Armstrong ^{1 2}

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           Born: 20 Apr 1829 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Mar 1877 2
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         Father: Archibald Armstrong (1785-1869) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Wallace (1788-1888) 2

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Children

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1 M Lawrence Balph ^{2 3}

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           Born: Abt 1846
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 

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2 F Harriet Newell Balph ^{2 3}

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           Born: 8 Dec 1848 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Austin M. Woodworth (1848-      ) 2 3
           Marr: 13 Sep 1876 2

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3 F Emma Balph ^{2 3}

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            AKA: Emma Balfe 4
           Born: 
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Robert Ray (      -Bef 1879) 2 3 4

         Spouse: Thomas Wilson McCune (1827-      ) 2 3 5
           Marr: 1879 4

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4 M Rowland Armstrong Balph ^{1 2}

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           Born: 7 Jan 1851 or 1852 - Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 May 1921 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Hester Rankin (1853-1885) 2 3
           Marr: 29 Jun 1876 2

         Spouse: Isabel W. Ewing (Abt 1852-1919) 3
           Marr: 26 Apr 1887 2

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5 M James Balph, Sr. ^{2 3}

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           Born: 22 Aug 1853 2
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Mary Rose (1863-1922) 2 3
           Marr: 14 Sep 1887 2

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6 M John Donnel Balph ^{2 3}

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           Born: 1855 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1907 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Martha Cassidy (1853-1903) 2 3
           Marr: 8 Apr 1880 2

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7 M Benjamin Franklin Balph ^{2 3}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1908
         Buried: 

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8 F Elizabeth Balph ^{2 3}

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           Born: 1860 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1877 2
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin King Balph

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He was born on the old family homestead in Butler County, Pennsylvania, and was reared on the farm. He obtained his education in the common schools of his township. Later he went to Allegheny City and became a contractor and builder.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 190.

2 Jeff McBride, Thomas Armstrong in Path Valley (Laurel, Md: Web-published, 2012).

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 191.

4 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 355.

5 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 355, 756.