Thomas Elder and Mary "Polly" McConnell

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Husband Thomas Elder ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 18 Jan 1782 - Lancaster Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Apr 1855 - Derry Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - New Alexandria, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: Robert Elder (1751-1837) 1 3 5 6
         Mother: Mary Whiteside (      -1823) 3 5

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       Marriage: 2 Jun or 12 Jun 1812 2

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Wife Mary "Polly" McConnell ^{3 4 7}

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           Born: 24 Aug or 27 Aug 1792 - Lancaster Co, PA 3 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Oct 1881 - Westmoreland Co, PA 3 7
         Buried:  - New Alexandria, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: David McConnell (1764-1829) 8 9 10
         Mother: Martha Whiteside (1765-1842/1842) 4 7 11

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Children

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1 F Violet Whiteside Elder ^{2 3}

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           Born: 13 Mar 1813 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Nov 1831 12
         Buried: 

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2 F Martha Maria Elder ¹²

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            AKA: Patsey M. Elder 2
           Born: 27 Sep 1815 2 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Sep 1820 12
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M Robert Anderson Elder ^{2 12}

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           Born: 22 Sep 1817 2 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Oct 1850 12
         Buried:  - New Alexandria, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: Mary Currie (1817-1887) 12
           Marr: 1835 12

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4 F Harriet Eliza Elder ^{2 12}

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            AKA: Eliza Jane Elder 13
           Born: 27 Dec 1820 2 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Sep or 18 Sep 1890 12
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John N. Cannon (1819-1886) 12
           Marr: 15 Feb 1849 12

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5 M David Elder ^{2 12}

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           Born: 4 Sep 1823 2 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Jan 1832 12
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 M Rev. Thomas McConnell Elder ^{1 2 12}

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           Born: 24 Mar 1826 - near New Alexandria, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2 12
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1891
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Tirzah Mason (1823-1851) 7 12
           Marr: 14 Sep 1848 1 7

         Spouse: Mary Parker Lindsay (1826-1868) 7 14
           Marr: 10 Oct 1854 14

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7 F Mary Elder ^{2 12}

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           Born: 6 Nov 1828 2 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Nov 1828 12
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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8 M James Marshall Elder ^{2 12}

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           Born: 14 Nov 1829 2 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Jan 1857 12
         Buried: 

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9 M John Morrison Elder ^{2 12 15 16 17}

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           Born: 22 Dec 1832 2 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 1907 17
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margaret Erskine Brown (1837-1871) 14 15 16 17 18
           Marr: 12 Nov 1861 14

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10 M William Porter Elder ^{2 12}

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           Born: 12 Apr 1835 2 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Mar 1849 12
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Elder

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In 1784 he was brought by his parents to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death. He was a strong democrat and was a member of the old school Presbyterian church, which he left some years before his death to unite with the Reformed Presbyterian church.

1 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 600.

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 487.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 536.

4 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 34.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 191.

6 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 258.

7 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 488.

8 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 490.

9 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 13.

10 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 34, 145.

11 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 14.

12 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 537.

13 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 475.

14 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 538.

15 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 25.

16 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 738.

17 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 258, 266.

18 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 169.