Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Robert Welch and Elizabeth Dawson




Husband Robert Welch 1 2 3

           Born: 6 Dec 1786 - Maryland
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Robert Welch (1751-1809) 4
         Mother: Mary Caldwell (1754-1832) 4


       Marriage: 16 Oct 1806 5



Wife Elizabeth Dawson 3 6

           Born: 16 Jan 1787 - Maryland 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: [Father] Dawson (      -      )
         Mother: 




Children
1 F Mary Welch 5

           Born: 26 Mar 1807 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Feb 1845 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Benjamin Anderson (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 7 Sep 1844 5


2 M John [1] Welch 5

           Born: 15 Jan 1809 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Nov 1811 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


3 M Robert Welch 5

           Born: 1 Feb 1811 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Feb 1892 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Nancy Vaughn (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 27 Dec 1832 5


4 M John [2] Welch 5

           Born: 22 Apr 1813 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Jul 1816 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 F Jane Welch 5 9

            AKA: Jane Welsh 7 8
           Born: 16 Jun 1815 - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Washington Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Aug 1853 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John McClay (1809-1895) 8 10
           Marr: 15 Sep 1841 or 1843 2 5 9


6 F Elizabeth Welch 5

           Born: 1 Oct 1817 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Gordon (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 4 May 1841 5


7 M John [3] Welch 5

           Born: 22 Nov 1819 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Sep 1823 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


8 F Nancy Welch 5

           Born: 8 Oct 1822 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Apr 1849 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William McKee (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 8 Jul 1847 5


9 M James Pinkerton Welch 5

           Born: 20 May 1825 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary F. McClelland (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 1 Apr 1825 5


10 F Margaret Welch 5 6

           Born: 7 Jan 1828 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jun 1871 6
         Buried: 
         Spouse: H. Owen McKnight (1822-      ) 5 11 12 13


11 F Eleanor Welch 14

           Born: 28 Sep 1831 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Aug 1856 14
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Robert Welch


He and his wife were natives of Maryland, who came to Washington County, Pennsylvania, and settled in Chartiers township, where their lives were passed.

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Sources


1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 601, 921, 1207.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 562.

3 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 168.

4 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 167.

5 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 169.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1207.

7 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 690.

8 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 562, 588.

9 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 921.

10 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 652, 920.

11 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 712.

12 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 734, 1207.

13 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1226.

14 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 170.


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