Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Moorhead and Priscilla Aiken




Husband John Moorhead 1 2

           Born: 1785 - Cecil Twp, Washington Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1861 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Samuel Moorhead (1745-1805) 3 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Sprowls (      -      ) 5


       Marriage: 1837 2

   Other Spouse: Sarah Buchanan (      -1828) 1 2 - 1810 2



Wife Priscilla Aiken 2

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           Died: 1871 2
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         Father: John Aiken (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 



   Other Spouse: David McKee (      -      ) 2 - Aft 1861


Children
1 F Isabelle Moorhead 2

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           Died: while young
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2 F Sarah Moorhead 2

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           Died: while young
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General Notes: Husband - John Moorhead


He was a mason by trade, and owned a farm in Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he died, aged over seventy years.

He was an ardent Abolitionist, taking an active part in politics, and serving his township as justice for many years. He and his wife were members of the Associate Reformed Church at Robinson's Run, later uniting with the U. P. Church at Venice.

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Sources


1 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 874.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 317.

3 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 702.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 314.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 703.


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