Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Joseph Clifford and Isabella Prichett




Husband Joseph Clifford 1 2 3

           Born: 15 May 1764 - New Jersey 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Jun 1841 - Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Charles Clifford (      -1815) 1 2
         Mother: [Unk] Gordon (      -      ) 1 2


       Marriage: Abt 1792 1



Wife Isabella Prichett 1 2

            AKA: Polly Pricket 3
           Born: 31 Dec 1772 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jun 1855 1 2
         Buried: 


Children
1 F Mary Clifford 1

           Born: 17 Feb 1793 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Dec 1875 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Samuel Riddle (      -      ) 1
         Spouse: John Taylor (      -      ) 1


2 M Charles Clifford 1

           Born: 5 Apr 1795 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Apr 1833 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


3 F Sarah Clifford 4 5

           Born: 17 Feb 1797 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Dec 1850 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Charles Menoher (      -      ) 5 6


4 F William Clifford 1

           Born: 9 Sep or 19 Sep 1799 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Aug 1855 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 F Jane Clifford 1

           Born: 4 May 1802 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Oct 1835 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


6 F Rachel Clifford 1

           Born: 15 Dec 1804 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Feb 1836 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Thomas L. Beam (      -      ) 1


7 M Edward Clifford 1 2 7




           Born: 27 Jul 1807 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Jun 1886 1 2
         Buried:  - Fort Palmer Cemetery, Westmoreland Co, PA
         Spouse: Catharine Myers (1808-1871) 2 7 8
           Marr: 24 Mar 1831 9


8 F Rebecca Clifford 1

           Born: 17 Jan 1810 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 May 1857 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William McDowell (      -      ) 1


9 F Ann Clifford 8

           Born: 7 Apr 1813 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Feb 1899 8
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Menoher (      -      ) 8



General Notes: Husband - Joseph Clifford


He was but a lad when brought by his father to the Ligonier valley, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and he spent his life on the farm which came into the possession of the family April 22, 1772. The house which he built, with some improvements, was still standing in 1906.


General Notes: Wife - Isabella Prichett


Four families named, respectively, Prichett, Meharg, Parks and Clifford, came to Ligonier valley, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in one delegation, before the revolution. They all came from the one section in New Jersey. The Prichett family had become tired of their home in Ligonier valley, presumably because of the Indian incursions, and had concluded to move back to New Jersey and take their daughter Isabella with them. On the night before they were to start, Joseph Clifford took Isabella across the hills to Squire James Pollock's place, where they were married and she remained a citizen of the valley until her death.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 245.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 15.

3 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 8.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 245, 323.

5 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1061.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 245, 323, 328.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 330.

8 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 246.

9 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 15, 185.


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