Gabriel Pontius and Mary Barnhart

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Husband Gabriel Pontius ¹

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            AKA: Gabriel Pontious 2
           Born: 1786 - Huntingdon Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1872 - Donegal Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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       Marriage: 

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Wife Mary Barnhart ¹

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           Born: Abt 1787
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           Died: 1875 - ? Donegal Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Pontius ^{1 3}

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           Born: 
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         Buried:  - Concord Cemetery, Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA

         Spouse: George Ellenberger (      -      ) 1 3

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2 M John Pontius ⁴

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           Born: 25 Dec 1812 - Donegal Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
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           Died: 22 Jan 1892 - Donegal Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
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         Spouse: Mary M. Wiles (1820-Aft 1895) 4

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3 M William Pontius ¹

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4 F Polly Pontius ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1895
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         Spouse: John F. Wiles (      -      ) 1

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5 M Solomon Pontius ⁵

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           Born: 13 Dec 1819 - Donegal Twp, Butler Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Mary King (      -1843) 5
           Marr: 1842 5

         Spouse: Margaret Myers (1822-      ) 5

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6 F Catherine Pontius ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1895
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         Spouse: Abraham Barnhart (      -      ) 5

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7 F Hannah Pontius ⁵

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1895
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         Spouse: Henry Wiles (      -      ) 5

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8 F Phoebe Pontius ⁶

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           Born: 23 Sep 1828 - Donegal Twp, Butler Co, PA 7
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         Spouse: Charles Swartzlander (1822-      ) 7
           Marr: 6 May 1847 7

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General Notes: Husband - Gabriel Pontius

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He was born in Huntingdon County, Pennsyl-vania, came to Butler County when a young man, and located in Donegal township about 1803. After coming to Butler County, he married and subsequently purchased a tract of 200 acres, erected a log cabin and began the work of making a home. The country was then compar-atively a wilderness, and some time after settling in Donegal township, he established a small pottery, which business he followed for nearly thirty years, making many of the dishes and much of the pottery used by the pioneers of that locality. His patrons sometimes paid for their ware by working on his farm, while he was engaged in the pottery. He was a prominent Democrat, and held various township offices, such as assessor, super-visor, collector and school director. He took an active interest in educational matters and labored zealously to secure the introduction of the public schools in his township.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 951.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 312.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 805.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 953.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 952.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 952, 1003.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1003.