Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Benjamin Lindley and Jerusha Cooper




Husband Benjamin Lindley 1 2

           Born: 28 Jul 1779 - New Jersey 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1869 3
         Buried: 


         Father: Levi Lindley (1731-      ) 4 5
         Mother: Unknown (      -      )


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: [Unk] Logan (      -      ) 3 - 27 May 1800 3



Wife Jerusha Cooper 1 5

           Born: 13 Jan 1782 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1869
         Buried: 


         Father: Zebulon Cooper (      -      ) 3
         Mother: 



• Note: This may be the same person as : Jerusha Cooper.


Children
1 M Zebulon Lindley 3

           Born: 11 Aug 1808 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



2 F Mary Lindley 3

           Born: 9 May 1810 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 F Sarah Lindley 3 6 7

           Born: 5 Jul 1812 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Nov 1857 8
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Stephen L. Blachly, M.D. (1815-      ) 7 9 10
           Marr: 9 Jan 1840 6 7 8


4 M Cephas Lindley 11 12

           Born: 28 Mar 1816 - Morris Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Anna Hanna (      -1859) 13
           Marr: 16 Mar 1840 13
         Spouse: Mary Hackney (      -      ) 13
           Marr: 24 Nov 1864 13


5 M Demas Lindley 4 5 14




           Born: 9 Aug 1818 - Morris Twp, Washington Co, PA 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Dec 1902 5
         Buried:  - Prosperity, Morris Twp, Washington Co, PA
         Spouse: Lavina Day (      -1889) 14 15
           Marr: 1842 4


6 F Anna Lindley 3

           Born: 28 Jun 1823 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



7 M Harvey Lindley 3 6 16

           Born: 15 Apr 1826 - Franklin Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Aug 1894 16
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Harriet Newel Blachly (Abt 1827-1891) 6 16 17
           Marr: 1847 16



General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Lindley


He was eight years old when he came with his parents to Washington County, Pennsylvania. After marriage he remained a short time in Morris township, and then purchased a farm in Franklin township.
He was one of the organizers of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Bethel, in which he was an elder for many years, and in politics he was an Old-time Whig. He was five feet eight inches high, and weighed 165 pounds.

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Sources


1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 508, 982.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 857, 1074.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 508.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 982.

5 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1074.

6 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 849.

7 Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Nelson, Rishforth & Co., 1888), Pg 650.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 239.

9 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 848.

10 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 236.

11 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 508, 563, 982.

12 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 656.

13 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 565.

14 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 844.

15 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 24, 646.

16 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 857.

17 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 239, 508.


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