John Rosenberry and Unknown

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Husband John Rosenberry ¹

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1 M John Rosenberry ¹

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           Born: 1807 1
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2 M Levi Rosenberry ¹

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3 M David Rosenberry ¹

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4 M Joseph Rosenberry ^{1 2}

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           Born: 17 Apr 1817 - Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA 2
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5 M Cyrus Rosenberry ¹

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6 M William Rosenberry ¹

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7 F Polly Rosenberry ¹

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         Spouse: [Unk] Dow (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - John Rosenberry

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He was from the eastern part of Pennsylvania, and was one of the earliest of the pioneers of Allegheny Township, Butler County. He came into the wilderness alone, and lived in a small cabin one summer before returning to the east for his wife. Bears and wolves were his neighbors on all sides, and he frequently received visits from strolling Indians, who were glad to exchange deer-meat, etc., for small quantities of salt. He carried his provisions from Freeport, either on foot or on horseback, following an Indian trail. He put in his first wheat by the aid of a team composed of a three-years old bull and an old horse harnessed together. He brought out a bed-tick with him, and made a bed by filling it with leaves. After his summer's work was completed, he returned home, married and came back to his cabin in the woods. The leaves of his bed were lying on the floor, but the tick had disappeared, and very likely the Indians had it.
When he first located in Butler County, for some years he was greatly annoyed by bears, which killed his hogs, calves and sheep. One day he found a bear killing a hog. Having no gun at hand, he sharpened a pole, and with this weapon attacked the bear so roughly that it was glad to escape. [HBC 1883, 447]

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 447.

2 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 645.