John Gordon and Rebecca Cooper

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Husband John Gordon ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
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           Died: 14 Feb 1847 - Venango Co, PA 2
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   Other Spouse: Mary Riddle (      -      ) 1

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Wife Rebecca Cooper ³

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            AKA: Mary Cooper, Polly Cooper 2
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Children

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1 M Samuel Gordon ²

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           Born: Abt 1799
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           Died: 3 Oct 1802
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Margaret Gordon ²

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3 M William Gordon ²

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4 F Nancy Gordon ²

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5 M John [1] Gordon ²

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           Born: Abt 1 Jul 1807
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           Died: 6 Jul 1807
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 F Jane Gordon ²

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7 M John [2] Gordon ²

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8 M James Gordon ^{2 5 6}

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           Born: 23 May 1813 - Venango Co, PA 2
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           Died: 24 Aug 1888
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Charlotte Smiley (1817-1888) 5 6
           Marr: 3 Nov 1836 5 6

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9 M Joseph Gordon ^{2 7}

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           Born: 1 Jul 1815 - Westmoreland Co, PA
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           Died: 14 Jan 1887
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Emily McCracken (1821-1876) 8
           Marr: 1842 3

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10 M Robert C. Gordon ²

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11 M Josiah Gordon ²

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           Died: 1 Nov 1819
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - John Gordon

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He moved to Venango County, PA, in 1798, having purchased land there one year earlier. He was auditor of Venango County three years, and also held other small offices. He and his wives were members of the Presbyterian Church, and helped to build the church for that congregation near his residence.

1 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 612.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1057.

3 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 962.

4 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 6, Frenchcreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1998), Pg 20.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 483.

6 —, The Duffield Family; A Sketch of William Duffield, of Venango County, PA, and His Descendents (PA: The William Duffield Association, 1905), Pg 23.

7 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 962, 982.

8 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 962, 1031.