Edwin Egbert and Ruth Sophia Dorchester

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Husband Edwin Egbert ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 14 Feb 1822 - Sandy Lake Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1 3
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         Father: Lewis Egbert (1798-1871/1872) 1 4
         Mother: Aseneth Nixon (1796/1801-1880/1882) 1 5

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   Other Spouse: Milcah Grace (1825-1855) 1 3 - 1847 1

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Wife Ruth Sophia Dorchester ^{1 3}

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           Born: 2 Nov 1835 1 3
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         Father: Major C. Dorchester (1810-Abt 1839) 1 3 6
         Mother: Nancy Tuttle (      -1838) 1 3 6

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1 F Lillian Egbert ^{1 3}

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2 F Lucy Egbert ^{1 3}

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3 M Newton Egbert ^{1 3}

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4 M Mark Egbert ^{1 3}

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5 M Ezra Egbert ^{1 3}

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6 M Milo Egbert ^{1 3}

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7 F Lizzie Egbert ^{1 3}

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8 F Prudence Egbert ^{1 3}

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9 M Arthur Egbert ^{1 3}

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10 M Lewis Egbert ^{1 3}

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11 M Edwin Egbert ^{1 3}

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12 M Benjamin Egbert ^{1 3}

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13 M Chester Egbert ^{1 3}

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General Notes: Husband - Edwin Egbert

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He was educated in the public schools, and spent his life engaged in agriculture. He was a Republican, and an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, filling the various official positions.

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General Notes: Wife - Ruth Sophia Dorchester

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Her parents died when she was four years old and she was raised by her grandparents Tuttle, who were early settlers of Mercer county and two of the first four to form a Methodist church in their neighborhood.

1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1051.

2 Editor, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 470.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1129.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1128.

5 —, Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography of Pennsylvania, Vol. II (New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889), Pg 82.

6 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 824.