Thomas Nixon and Jane Lea

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Husband Thomas Nixon ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1768 - New Jersey 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1813 2
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 

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Wife Jane Lea ²

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            AKA: Jane Lee 1
           Born: 1774 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Sep 1859 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Col. William Lea (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M Hezekiah Nixon ^{2 3}

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         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rosannah Frew (      -      ) 3

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2 F Dorothy Nixon ²

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: [Unk] McClellan (      -      ) 2

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3 M Thomas Nixon ²

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           Born: 
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           Died: while young - the southern United States
 Cause of Death: Yellow fever
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4 M Samuel Nixon ^{1 2}

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           Born: 26 Apr 1811 - Allegheny Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Mar 1892 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jane Steele (1817-1886) 2
           Marr: 1839 1

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Nixon

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He was a native of New Jersey, and when a boy came with his mother to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Early in life he learned the blacksmith's trade, which he followed for some time, but later engaged in farming.

He was born in New Jersey and settled near Woodville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where he was a blacksmith and a farmer.

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General Notes: Wife - Jane Lea

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She was the first white child born in Chartiers Valley, Pennsylvania, and her tombstone is inscribed as follows: "Jane Lea Nixon, Born 1774, Died, September 3, 1859, Aged 85 Years. First White Child Born in the Chartiers Valley."

1 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 499.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 403.

3 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 398.