Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Benjamin Ross George and Lucy Chambers




Husband Benjamin Ross George 1 2

           Born: 1836 - Ross Common Farm, Guilford Twp, Franklin Co, PA 3
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         Father: Henry George (      -1874) 1 4
         Mother: Jane Ross (      -1876) 1 4


       Marriage: 17 Dec 1872 1 3



Wife Lucy Chambers 1 2

           Born: 6 Jun 1838 3
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         Father: Joseph Chambers (1799-1851) 5
         Mother: Sarah Aston Madeira (1799-1867) 2




Children
1 F Sally Madeira George 1 3

           Born: 13 Sep 1873 6
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         Spouse: Ellis Elmer Foust (1866-      ) 3
           Marr: 10 Jun 1897 6


2 M Joseph Chambers George 1 3

           Born: 1 Aug 1878 3
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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Ross George


He was educated at a school at Fayetteville and at an academy in Baltimore, Maryland. After leaving school he returned home and began farming on the old Ross homestead, "Ross Common," becoming one of the leading farmers in Guilford township. In politics he was independent and voted for the man and not for the party, and in religion, a Presbyterian and a member of the Falling Spring Church, Chambersburg.

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Sources


1 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 798.

2 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 13.

3 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 16.

4 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 8.

5 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 7.

6 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 17.


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