Squire John Dodds

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Husband Squire John Dodds ¹

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           Born:  - Ireland
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           Died: 1862 - ? Butler Co, PA
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Children

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1 M James Dodds ¹

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2 M John Dodds ¹

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3 M Joseph Dodds ¹

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4 M Josiah Dodds ¹

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5 M Jesse B. Dodds ¹

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6 M William Dodds ²

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           Born: 23 Apr 1814 - Penn Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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           Died: 21 Sep 1872 1
         Buried:  - Brownsdale U. P. Cemetery, Brownsdale, Penn Twp, Butler Co, PA

         Spouse: Martha J. Douthett (      -Aft 1895) 3
           Marr: 2 Jan 1843 4

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7 M Adam Dodds ⁴

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           Born: 16 Apr 1816 - Penn Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
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           Died: 1887 4
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         Spouse: Margaret Sutton (      -      ) 4

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General Notes: Husband - Squire John Dodds

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He was a native of Ireland, known for many years as "Squire Dodds," immigrated from County Down to Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1800, lived there for eight years, and in 1808 came to Butler County and purchased sev-eral hundred acres of land in what is now Penn township. He located near the present site of Brownsdale, but some years later settled on another farm where his grandson, David B. Dodds, would later reside. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, was a man of excellent qualities, and served as justice of the peace for many years.

He moved his family and goods from Cumberland County with one horse hitched between two poles, the ends of the latter dragging on the ground. This was known as a "slide car." He brought with him some pits of English cherries, which he planted on his farm, and thus introduced this fruit into the pioneer settlement. He was one of the founders of the United Presbyterian church of Butler, as well as the church at Brownsdale.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 903.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 903, 1121.

3 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1121.

4 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 904.