John Proudfit and Eliza Freshour

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Husband John Proudfit ¹

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           Born: 28 Feb 1797 1
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           Died: 27 Dec 1889 2
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         Father: Alexander Proudfit (1763-1844) 3
         Mother: Martha McCleary (1774-1844) 1

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       Marriage: 3 Dec 1829 4

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Wife Eliza Freshour ¹

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           Born: 15 May 1811 - Hopewell Twp, Ontario Co, NY 4
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           Died: 18 Jun 1880 2
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         Father: John Freshour (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Mary Angelberger (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 M William David Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 23 Sep 1830 - Hopewell Twp, Ontario Co, NY 4
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2 M John Alexander Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 10 Feb 1832 - Hopewell Twp, Ontario Co, NY 4
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3 F Martha Ann Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 18 Jun 1834 - Hopewell Twp, Ontario Co, NY 4
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4 M Andrew Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 13 Apr 1836 - Hopewell Twp, Ontario Co, NY 4
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           Died: 21 Sep 1839 - Coldwater, Branch Co, MI 4
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M George Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 28 Jan 1838 - Hopewell Twp, Ontario Co, NY 4
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6 M Charles Henry Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 6 Aug 1841 - Coldwater, Branch Co, MI 4
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7 M [Infant] Proudfit

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           Born: 21 Nov 1843 - Branch, Branch Co, MI 4
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           Died: 22 Nov 1843 - Branch, Branch Co, MI 4
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8 M Edward Alexander Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 6 Sep 1846 - Branch, Branch Co, MI 4
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9 M John Freshour Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 7 Oct 1850 - Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY 4
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10 F Mary Eliza Proudfit ⁴

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           Born: 1 Mar 1853 - Seneca Twp, Ontario Co, NY 4
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General Notes: Husband - John Proudfit

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The year of his birth is given by the source, but 1799 may have been meant.

He remained in York County, Pennsylvania, for three years after his father's removal to western New York. He then followed, making the journey on foot. After his marriage he lived for nine years on what is known as Algerine Street, in Hopewell Township, Ontario County, New York. In May, 1838, he moved with his family to Branch County, Michigan, but finding the locality unhealthy, he returned, in September, 1845, to New York, settling in Seneca Township, Ontario County, near the present village of Stanley.
He was a cooper by trade, but after his return to New York in 1845 he followed farming.
Like his father, he was a staunch Presbyterian, and was a member of the Associate Reformed branch until it was merged in the United Presbyterian Church. He then, with the organization in Seneca Township, of which he was a member, known as the "No. 9 Church," joined the General Assembly Presbyterians. In politics, he was a lifelong and earnest adherent of the Democratic party. He was a man of genial disposition and made many warm friends. His fondness for a joke was one of his most conspicuous traits.

1 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 17.

2 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 51.

3 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 15.

4 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 50.