Francis Elkin and Elizabeth Hill

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Husband Francis Elkin ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1775-1784 ? - Mullinatomagh, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 1864 - Ireland 1 3
         Buried:  - Lower Langfield Cemetery

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         Father: Robert Elkin (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Marjorie Woods (      -      ) 2

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         Father: William Smith (      -      ) 3
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Nancy Park (      -      ) 3

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Wife Elizabeth Hill ¹

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           Born: 
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         Father: Joseph Hill (Abt 1737-1844) 1
         Mother: 

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Francis Elkin

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His parents were stricken with fever and died when he and his siblings were comparatively young, and the children were taken into the family of a neighbor, William Smith.

The exact date of his birth is not known, but the year was probably 1784. Francis Elkin had the reputation of being industrious, thrifty, intelligent, and loyal to friendships, principles, convictions and faith. He lived and died a member of the Church of England, the faith of his fathers. He was a man of affairs and had the respect and confidence of his neighbors, relatives and friends. He lived a long and useful life and died contented and happy. It was a matter of regret to him that most of his immediate family had emigrated to America, but he was reconciled because he thought they had greater opportunities here than they could have in the old country.
He died in 1864 at the old homestead in Ireland. [HJC 1917 II, 164]

It is not clear that he was married twice, but two different sources give completely different information about his wife, hence the assumption here that he was married twice.

1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 416.

2 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 163.

3 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 164.