Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


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James Duffield and Jane Lindsay


Husband James Duffield 1 2 3 4 

           Born: 11 Jun 1794 - Centre Co, PA 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Mar 1871 - Venango Co, PA 3 4
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 5


         Father: William Duffield (1743-1827) 2 6 7
         Mother: Elizabeth Hasson (1754-1838) 6 8


       Marriage: 19 Apr 1822 3

Wife Jane Lindsay 3 4 9 

           Born: 11 Jun 1799 - Centre Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Jun 1872
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 5


         Father: John Lindsay (Abt 1760-1820) 9
         Mother: Eleanor [Unk] (Abt 1777-1853) 10


Children
1 M John Lindsay Duffield 4 9 

           Born: 25 Jun 1823 - Venango Co, PA 4 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Feb 1892 or 1893 4
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 11

         Spouse: Harriet Elizabeth Adams (1827-1893) 4 12
           Marr: 7 Apr 1846 4 9

2 M William Duffield 4 9 13 

           Born: 13 Jun 1825 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 4 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Sep 1884 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah A. James (      -      ) 13
           Marr: 7 Feb 1850 13

3 M Matthew Stewart Duffield 4 9 

           Born: 9 Jul 1827 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Sep 1908
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 14

         Spouse: Sarah Crain (1835-1894) 4
           Marr: 2 Jun 1863 4

4 M Robert Duffield 4 

           Born: 28 Jun 1829 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Emma August (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 20 Jan 1868 4

5 F Ellen Lindsay Duffield 4 9 

           Born: 3 Aug 1832 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Sep 1883 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John A. Stewart (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 7 Jun 1853 4

6 M James Duffield 4 9 

           Born: 1 Nov 1834 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1921
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 14

         Spouse: Hannah Jane "Jennie" Ohler (1851-1924) 4
           Marr: 10 Feb 1887 - Polk, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 15

7 M Charles Cochran Duffield 4 9 

           Born: 19 Jun 1837 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1918
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 14

         Spouse: Sarah Hodges (1840-1923) 4
           Marr: 17 Oct 1866 4

8 M Harvey Duffield 4 9 

           Born: 22 Dec 1839 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary C. Young (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 15 Jul 1873 4

General Notes: Husband - James Duffield


He was a native of Westmoreland Co, PA. [HVC 1890, 1011]

He worked at blacksmithing in the village of Franklin, Pennsylvania, until his marriage, when he took possession of the 400-acre homestead below Utica and devoted himself to farming.
In his young manhood he served as a soldier in the war of 1812, being stationed at Erie, where troops were called to resist the landing of British ships. One of his sons relates: "I have heard him tell that when the enemy's vessels were sighted (the Queen Charlotte was one) the troops were drawn up on the lake front, without cannon or small arms, to make as formidable an appearance as possible. The ruse seemed to succeed, for after a short time the ships hoisted sail and disappeared." During James' absence his sisters did the farm work, his other brothers being either with him or with Gen. Harrison in the West.
He was a man of robust constitution and fine physique; was nearly six feet in stature, with clear complexion and regular features. In his early days he was quite an athlete, and while with the soldiers at Erie he bore off the prize for jumping and running. He would frequently start on the track of a deer in the light snow, follow it all day over hill and stream, keeping up the chase until he overtook and brought the game within range of his rifle.
He was a man of firm convictions and beliefs, scorning anything that savored of dishonesty, pretense or falsity. But with all his firmness, he was genial, whole-hearted, and liberal to a fault. He was a favorite with neighbors and friends. His holding of various local offices, and his election to the offices of County Auditor and County Commissioner, attested his personal popularity.
In 1838 he and his wife united with the Associate (Seceder) Presbyterian church at Rocky Springs, near Sandy Lake, and attended the services regularly, although the distance was 11 miles, which they had to traverse either on horseback or in the farm wagon. Subsequently they transferred to the Associate church on the Meadville and Franklin turn-pike, near Cochranton. After its dissolution they worshiped in the U. P. church at Utica until their death. They were decorous and scrupulous in matters of religion, and required of their children a strict observance of the Sabbath. No work except that required by necessity was allowed on that day. The writer well remembers how, when there was preaching at the church "on the pike," the horses were hitched to the farm wagon, and those who did not ride were required to walk (about 8 miles) and report for duty at the church. Two sermons, in their length sav-oring of eternity, were preached (with an hour's respite between for a cold lunch), and it was usually dark when we reached home. [Duffield Family, 67]

Notes: Marriage

They were married Sept. 19, 1822. [Duffield Family, 45] They were married Sept. 11, 1821. [Duffield Family, 67]

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Sources

1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 198.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1010.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 759.

4 —, The Duffield Family; A Sketch of William Duffield, of Venango County, PA, and His Descendents (PA: The William Duffield Association, 1905), Pg 45.

5 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 33.

6 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 197.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 758.

8 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1010, 1063.

9 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1011.

10 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 30.

11 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 27.

12 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1011, 1014.

13 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 597.

14 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 41.

15 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #330.

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