Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Gibson J. Stranahan and Dolly Devendorf




Husband Gibson J. Stranahan 1

           Born: 1786 - Canaan, Columbia Co, NY 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1869 - ? Erie Co, PA 1
         Buried: 


         Father: John Stranahan (1737-1798) 2
         Mother: Lucy Buck (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 1807 1



Wife Dolly Devendorf 1

            AKA: Dolly Devandorf,3 Dolly Devendorff 4
           Born: Abt 1789 - Herkimer Co, NY
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1861-1863 - Erie Co, PA 1 3
         Buried: 


         Father: John Devendorf (1764-1813) 1
         Mother: 




Children
1 M Daniel V. Stranahan 1

           Born: 
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           Died: 1874 - Warren, Warren Co, PA 1
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2 M Hon. John D. Stranahan 1

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3 M James Stranahan 5

           Born: 28 Oct 1817 - Columbia, Herkimer Co, NY 4
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Cynthia E. Taylor (1819-1874) 4
           Marr: 1838 4


4 M Perry G. Stranahan 2




           Born: 12 Jul 1820 - Herkimer Co, NY 1
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Louisa Webber (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1843 1


5 M Franklin B. Stranahan 1 3

           Born: 29 Aug 1823 - Herkimer Co, NY 3
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Eveline Fuller (      -1867) 3
           Marr: 1849 3
         Spouse: Ellen Severance (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 1868 6


6 F Margaret E. Stranahan 8

            AKA: Margaret A. Stranahan 7
           Born: 
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         Spouse: William A. Mead (      -      ) 7 9



General Notes: Husband - Gibson J. Stranahan


He was a resident of Herkimer County, New York, for many years, and there followed the occupation of a farmer. In 1836, he, with his family, went west, and settled in what is now Concord Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania. He entered a large tract of land, and imported 450 fine-wool sheep. He became one of the largest stock-raisers of Erie County.

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Sources


1 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 180.

2 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 179.

3 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1008.

4 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 101.

5 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 101, 180.

6 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1009.

7 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 389.

8 J. S. Schenck, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pers lxviii.

9 J. S. Schenck, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pers lxvii.


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