Husband Joseph Mickle Fox 1 2
Born: 25 Oct 1789 - Philadelphia, PA 1 3
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Died: 12 Feb 1845 1 3
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Father: Samuel Mickle [3] Fox (1763-1808) 1 4 5
Mother: Sarah Pleasants (1767-1825) 1 4 5
Marriage: 6 Apr 1820 1 3
Wife Hannah Emlen 1 2
Born: 6 Feb 1790 - Philadelphia, PA 3
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Died: 11 Nov 1869 3
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Father: George Emlen ( - ) 1
Mother: Sarah Fishburne ( - ) 1
Children
1 M Samuel Mickle Fox 3 6
Born: 29 Jun 1821 - Philadelphia, PA 3
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Died: 25 Dec 1869 - Foxburg, Clarion Co, PA 3
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Spouse: Mary Rodman Fisher (1822-1903) 3 6
Marr: 28 Jun 1849 7
General Notes: Husband - Joseph Mickle Fox
He bought from the trustees under his father's will twelve tracts of land in what is now Clarion County, Pennsylvania, containing thirteen thousand two hundred and eighty-four acres, the consideration paid being eleven thousand four hundred and twenty-nine dollars and forty cents.
At the time of his marriage he was practicing law at Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and shortly after moved to Meadville. In the year 1827 he decided to settle on and improve some of the land belonging to him, and with this purpose went to Foxburg, after that the summer home of his family. The county was then very sparsely settled; the farmers (and there was no other occupation in the vicinity at that time) were Pennsylvania Dutch, far scattered, and, owing to the difficulty of transportation, almost entirely self-supporting. The nearest post-office was Shippenville, sixteen miles away. Later Mr. Fox was instrumental in having one established on his own land, and was himself for a time postmaster. He served as State senator through an election held in 1829 to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Eben Smith Kelly, his district (the twenty-fourth) then comprising the counties of Venango, Warren, Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson, and Cambria.
He was admitted to Philadelphia Bar September 7, 1812. At the time of his marriage he was practicing his profession in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, but shortly thereafter removed to Meadville, Pennsylvania. He purchased from the trustees under his father's will, twelve tracts, comprising thirteen thousand acres of land in western part of Pennsylvania. In 1827, with his wife and son, he settled in the wild, sparsely populated country on one of these tracts, at the junction of the Allegheny and Clarion rivers, where a house was erected and improvement of the land was begun. An attempt was made to plant a town there, which was not then successful, but the name of Foxburg clung to the spot until the town grew, years afterwards.
Joseph M. Fox was elected state senator in 1829, and nominated but not elected in 1830 and 1843. [CRFP, 332]
General Notes: Wife - Hannah Emlen
From her the borough of Emlenton, Pennsylvania, derived its name, it being built on land owned by her husband.