William Brimner and Elizabeth Burnett

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Husband William Brimner ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1758 - Scotland
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           Died: 26 Apr 1850 - Hanover Twp, Washington Co, PA 1 2
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Wife Elizabeth Burnett ^{1 2}

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           Born: 3 Jan 1767 - Concord Twp, Delaware Co, PA 1
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           Died: 30 Apr 1855 - Washington Co, PA 1
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         Father: John Burnett (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Rebecca Key (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M John Brimner ²

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2 F Mary A. Brimner ^{2 3}

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           Born:  - Washington Co, PA
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         Spouse: Hugh Barton (1788-1864) 2 3
           Marr: Washington Co, PA

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3 M Robert Brimner ²

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4 M James Brimner ^{2 5}

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            AKA: James Brimmer 4
           Born: 1800 - Hanover Twp, Washington Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1848 2
         Buried:  - Florence Cemetery, Washington Co, PA

         Spouse: Martha Dunbar (      -1883) 2 4 5
           Marr: 10 Mar 1832 2

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General Notes: Husband - William Brimner

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He was born and reared in the Highlands of Scotland. When a lad of but twelve years he resolved to see for himself the wonderful country of which so many exciting tales were told, and escaping from his friends, embarked on an American-bound sailing vessel. He landed in New York, and came immediately to Berks County, Pennsylvania, there passing his youth in agricultural pursuits. In early manhood he was married and they soon afterward moved to western Pennsylvania, carrying all their worldly possessions on pack-horses. He first settled in Hanover township, Washington County, and purchased the land patented by Mr. Bavington. At that time the tract was covered by forests, and the young pioneer was compelled to clear a space for the log cabin, which was then erected. The cooking was all done in one frying pan, and the other household utensils were similarly utilized as necessity required.
In politics he was an active worker of the Democratic party, holding various township offices. In religion he was one of the first members of the Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, later called the Florence Presbyterian Church.

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Burnett

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from Berks Co, PA

She was from England. [HAC 1889, 457]
She was a Quaker. She died in her eighty-ninth year.

1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Lebanon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 255.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 453.

3 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 457.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 564.

5 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 671.