John Madeira and Mary Aston

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Husband John Madeira ¹

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           Born: 
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       Marriage: 24 Apr 1786 - Downingtown, Chester Co, PA 1

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Wife Mary Aston ¹

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           Born:  - Gun Powder Falls, near Baltimore, MD
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         Father: Peter Aston (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Hannah Jones (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Sarah Aston Madeira ¹

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           Born: 25 Nov 1799 1
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           Died: 26 Jun 1867 1
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         Spouse: Joseph Chambers (1799-1851) 2

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General Notes: Husband - John Madeira

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The Madeira ancestors came from Portugal, being driven by religious persecution to Holland, and they are descendants of Lord Powers, of Holland. [The facts with respect to the Aston and Madeira families are taken from obituaries of the families by Lucy Chambers George, their granddaughter.]

He settled in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1794.

1 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 13.

2 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 7.