William Braby and Marian Witherspoon

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Husband William Braby ^{1 2}

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           Born: 2 Feb 1806 - near London, England 1
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         Father: William Braby, Sr. (      -      ) 1
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Wife Marian Witherspoon ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Aberdeen, Scotland
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         Father: George Witherspoon (      -      ) 1
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1 F Hannah Braby ²

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2 F Harriet Braby ²

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3 F Margaret Braby ²

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         Spouse: William Cotterell (      -      ) 2

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4 M William Henry Braby ^{2 4}

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            AKA: W. H. Brady 3
           Born: 23 Jul 1847 or 1848 - Kingston, Ontario, Canada 1 2
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         Spouse: Jennie E. Wilkinson (      -      ) 1 3
           Marr: 23 Nov 1870 1 5

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5 M James Braby ²

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6 M George Braby ²

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7 M Edmund Braby ²

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8 F Emily Braby ²

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9 F Emma Braby ²

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10 M David Braby ²

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11 M Banjamin Braby ²

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General Notes: Husband - William Braby

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He was a farmer by occupation, although twenty-two years of his life were passed in the British Army, where he reached the rank of sergeant. He was subsequently made a gamekeeper in the royal forest preserves, and he remained in his native land until 1828. After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, he and his wife settled in northern Canada, near Stratford, where they spent their means in the purchase of a pioneer farm from the Government. Their nearest neighbor was a lone bachelor and the nearest family was five miles distant, so their social life was somewhat limited. Their time was fully occupied, however, in clearing enough land on which to raise a crop of wheat and in putting up their log cabin. Farm work was done entirely with oxen, but when Mr. Braby wished to sell his butter and eggs he preferred to walk the ten miles to the market at Stratford rather than to make use of the slow-going beasts of burden. He succeeded in clearing up his farm and lived on it until 1872. The death of his wife brought about a desire for change and in the next year he sold his farm of 125 acres and spent the remainder of his life in visiting his children, on several occasions coming to Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. The English Government rewarded his military services by a pension. His family numbered sixteen children, eleven of whom survived infancy.

1 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 546.

2 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 998.

3 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 503.

4 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 546, 471.

5 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 999.