Benoni Dawson and Katherine P. D. McKennon

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Husband Benoni Dawson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 20 Aug 1768 - Frederick, MD 2
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           Died: 14 Nov 1844 - Beaver Co, PA 2
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         Father: Benoni Dawson (1742-1806/1806) 1 3 4 5
         Mother: Rebecca Mackall (Abt 1741-1816) 1 2 3 5

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Wife Katherine P. D. McKennon ^{2 6}

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           Born:  - Scotland
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         Father: Rev. Daniel McKennon (1775-1848) 2
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Dawson ^{2 6}

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           Born: 22 Apr 1794 7
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           Died:  - Beaver Co, PA
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Benjamin Dawson ^{6 7}

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           Born: 20 Jun 1796 7
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           Died: 22 Oct 1817 7
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         Spouse: Sarah Bayne (      -      ) 7

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3 F Rebecca Dawson ⁷

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           Born: 11 Oct 1798 7
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           Died: 5 Feb 1844 7
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         Spouse: John Cristler (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 5 Apr 1838 7

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4 M Robert Doyne Dawson ^{6 7 8}

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           Born: 30 Jul 1801 - near Ohioville, Beaver Co, PA 6 7 8
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           Died: 2 Dec 1882 7 9
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         Spouse: Elizabeth Reed (1803-1864) 6 7 8
           Marr: 9 Feb 1826 7 8

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5 M Dr. James Dawson ^{6 10 11}

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           Born: 25 Jan 1804 - Ohio Twp, Beaver Co, PA 12
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           Died: 21 Aug 1846 or 21 Sep 1847 10 12
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         Spouse: Mertilla White (1807-1833) 12

         Spouse: Rachel [Unk] (      -Abt 1900) 12

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6 F Sarah Dawson ^{6 7}

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           Born: 20 Dec 1806 7
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 F Ruth Dawson ^{6 7}

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           Born: 30 Jul 1809 7
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         Spouse: Isaac Evans (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 3 Nov 1837 7

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8 M Daniel Dawson ⁶

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9 F Mary Ann Dawson ⁶

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         Spouse: [Unk] Johnston (      -      ) 6

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General Notes: Husband - Benoni Dawson

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He moved from the south to the north side of the Ohio river, and there purchased a farm of two hundred and fifty acres (later owned by Lewis Davidson), clearing and cultivating the same. He served two terms, of six months each, as a frontier guard against hostile Indians, the service being known among those engaged therein as "standing on the station."

He assisted his father on the new place in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, for some time, and then began to look around for a location for himself. He made a trip across the river, and is supposed to have been the first white man who ever made the journey with the idea of settling there. He selected a place, but a Mr McLaughlin, also, had the same locality in view, and the latter hurriedly built a log cabin, and secured "squatters' rights" to it. Benoni Dawson was then obliged to withdraw and seek a new location. He selected four hundred acres near by, where Ohioville would later stand.
He followed farming up to the time of his last illness; he was particularly active in road building. In politics, he was a Whig, and religiously, was reared in the faith of the Protestant Episcopal church in which he served many years as vestryman.

1 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 375.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 797.

3 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 561.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 796.

5 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 327.

6 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 376.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 798.

8 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 639.

9 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 640.

10 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 202.

11 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 798, 802.

12 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 802.