Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
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Judge William McKennan and Pauline Gertrude de Fontevieux




Husband Judge William McKennan 1 2 3




           Born: 27 Sep 1816 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 1 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Oct 1893 6
         Buried: 


         Father: Hon. Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan (1794-1852) 7 8 9 10 11
         Mother: Matilda L. Bowman (1796-1858) 1 7 11 12


       Marriage: 12 Oct 1842 4 6



Wife Pauline Gertrude de Fontevieux 4 6

           Born: 23 Mar 1821 - Paris, France 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 May 1886 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 6 13
         Buried: 


Children
1 F Isabelle Bowman McKennan 13 15

            AKA: Isabel B. McKannan 14
           Born: 10 Oct 1843 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Dec 1891 - New York City, NY 5 13 14
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Maj. George McCully Laughlin (1842-1908) 13 16 17
           Marr: 16 Nov 1865 14 15


2 M Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan 5 13

           Born: 21 Mar 1845 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 F Emma Willard McKennan 5 18 19

           Born: 5 Nov 1846 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Aug 1879 5 13 19
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Wrenshall Smith (1830-      ) 5 20 21
           Marr: 13 Jun 1867 5 18 19


4 M Henry Sweitzer McKennan, M.D. 5 13

           Born: 14 Oct 1848 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Jan 1888 or 1889 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 5 13
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 M Samuel Cunningham McKennan 5 13

           Born: 8 Jul 1850 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1911
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


6 M John D. McKennan 5 13

           Born: 12 May 1854 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



7 F Gertrude Marie McKennan 13

           Born: 1 Feb 1856
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William M. DeMoyne (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 1892 5


8 F Ann McKennan 5 13

           Born: 31 Dec 1857 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Alexander W. Biddle (      -      ) 13


9 M David Wilson McKennan 5 13

           Born: 10 Apr 1860 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Dec 1893 5
         Buried: 



10 M William McKennan, Jr. 5 13

           Born: 30 Oct 1862 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Judge William McKennan


He graduated as valedictorian of his class, from Washington College, Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1833, and afterward took a post graduate course at Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut. He was admitted to the bar of Washington County in June, 1837, entered into partnership with his father, and on August 23, 1837, qualified as deputy attorney-general or district attorney of Washington County, and served one term. In 1847 he was burgess of the borough of Washington, and in 1852 a member of its councils. In 1858, 1862 and 1863 he was a delegate from Washington County to the Republican State Conventions, and in 1868 a delegate to the National Convention. In 1857 he was chairman of the Republican committee of Washington County; in 1858 was a member of the Republican State Central committee; in 1860 was a presidential elector; in the same year was a delegate to the Peace Congress, and on December 21, 1869, was commissioned Judge of the Circuit Court of the United States for the third circuit, comprising Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, which office he resigned on January 3, 1891. While at the bar, Judge McKennan was recognized as one of the foremost lawyers of western Pennsylvania, and during his twenty-one years' incumbency of the bench he won a high reputation for integrity and ability.

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Sources


1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 252.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 99.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 834, 1644.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 100.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1645.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1646.

7 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 425.

8 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 252, 485.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 14, 100, 190.

10 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 880.

11 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1644.

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

13 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 101.

14 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 217.

15 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 834, 1645.

16 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 829.

17 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 216.

18 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 117.

19 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 879.

20 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 117, 101.

21 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 876.


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