James Elgin, Sr.

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Husband James Elgin, Sr. ¹

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           Born: 1760 - County Derry, Ireland 1
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           Died: 20 Dec 1837 - Cowanshannock Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - St. Thomas Cemetery, Plum Creek Twp, Armstrong Co, PA

       Marriage: 1791 2

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1 M Hugh Elgin ¹

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2 M Daniel Elgin ¹

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3 M Alexander Elgin ¹

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4 M John Elgin ¹

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5 M James Elgin ¹

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6 M William Elgin ¹

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7 M Samuel Elgin ^{1 3}

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           Born: 1 Dec 1811 - Plum Creek Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Isabella Truby (1820-      ) 3 4
           Marr: 1 Oct 1836 1

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8 F Martha Elgin ¹

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9 F Jennie Elgin ¹

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10 F Margaret Elgin ¹

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11 F Nancy Elgin ¹

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12 F Sarah Elgin ¹

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         Spouse: William McIntosh (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - James Elgin, Sr.

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He came to America in 1782. He became one of the first settlers in what is now Plum Creek township, Armstrong County, PA, clearing and improving a homestead near what is now the site of Elderton. In 1830 he re­moved to what is now Cowanshannock (then Wayne) township, purchasing 300 acres of land.

1 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 540.

2 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 302x.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 433.

4 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 541.