Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John McFarland and Anna M. Dick




Husband John McFarland 1 2

           Born: Abt 1842
     Christened: 
           Died: 1874 - Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 3
         Buried: 


         Father: James E. McFarland (1817-      ) 2 4
         Mother: Mary Scott (1818-      ) 2 4


       Marriage: 



Wife Anna M. Dick 2 5

           Born: 
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         Father: James R. Dick (1801-1875) 6
         Mother: Harriet S. Thorp (      -      ) 5




Children

General Notes: Husband - John McFarland


He entered the United States Navy upon graduating at the United States Naval Academy, and served with distinction in the civil war, and was lieutenant-commander at time of his death, when but thirty-two years of age.

He served with distinction throughout the Civil War, was rapidly promoted from Midshipman on the Iroquois to Lieutenant-Commander; was in several engagements and was among the first to enter New Orleans under Farragut. He sailed through the West Indies and visited China, Japan and California. He died at his father's residence, from disease contracted through exposure during his service in the navy.

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Sources


1 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 731, 751.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1110.

3 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 751.

4 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 750.

5 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 731.

6 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 728.


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