John Lias and Susanna Pontius

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Husband John Lias ^{1 2}

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           Born: 22 May 1788 - Maryland 1
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           Died: 5 Nov 1852 - Armstrong Co, PA 1
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         Father: Jacob Lias (      -      ) 1
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Wife Susanna Pontius ^{1 2}

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         Father: Jacob Pontius (Abt 1789-1852) 1
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Children

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1 M Ezra Lias ³

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           Died: Bef 1891
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2 F Mary A. Lias ³

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3 F Eliza M. Lias ^{2 3}

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           Died: 23 Mar 1900 4
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         Spouse: Dr. George Goodhart (cal 1817/1818-1852) 2

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4 F Sarah B. Lias ^{3 5}

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         Spouse: George W. Thompson (1822-Aft 1898) 3 5 6

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5 F Lovina Lias ³

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         Spouse: Rev. Joseph Neigh (      -      ) 3

         Spouse: Samuel Byers (      -      ) 3

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6 F Caroline Lias ³

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         Spouse: J. K. Miller (      -      ) 3

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7 F Rebecca Lias ³

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         Spouse: J. C. Gray (      -      ) 3

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8 M George W. Lias ¹

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            AKA: George Elias 7
           Born: 19 Oct - Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Charlotte Hutchins (      -1877) 3
           Marr: 29 Oct 1857 3

         Spouse: Eliza Newell (      -      ) 3 7
           Marr: 14 Feb 1878 3

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9 F Harriet Lias ³

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General Notes: Husband - John Lias

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He was born in Maryland, and in 1820 came with Jacob Pontius to the site of Dayton, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, when it was an unbroken forest. He purchased a tract of three hundred and seventy acres of land, on which he lived until his death. He was a democrat and methodist.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 492.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 595.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 493.

4 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 97.

5 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 486.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 104, 1130.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1589.