David Proudfit and Margaret Gay

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Husband David Proudfit ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 May 1803 2
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           Died: 2 Jan 1866 - Mercer, Mercer Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: Alexander Proudfit (1763-1844) 4
         Mother: Martha McCleary (1774-1844) 2

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       Marriage: 22 Jan 1835 5

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   Other Spouse: Nancy Ann McWilliams (1814-1852) 6 7

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   Other Spouse: Jane McBurney (1816-1881) 1 2 - 27 Apr 1854 5

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Wife Margaret Gay ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt Jun 1836 5
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Children

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1 M James Maxwell Proudfit ⁵

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           Born: 17 Dec 1835 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Feb 1842 - near Edinboro, Erie Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - David Proudfit

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He moved in 1833 from western New York to Washington Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, where he owned a small farm about two miles west of Edinboro, and worked at his trade of cooper. About 1845 he moved to Mercer, Pennsylvania, where the rest of his life was spent. He was a member of the Associate Reformed (later United Presbyterian) Church, and his principal motive in changing his residence to Mercer was his desire to be near an organization of that denomination. His life was governed most strictly by his religious convictions. An incident is told illustrating his careful observance of the Covenanter Sabbath. A neighbor stopped on his way home from church one Sunday to ask Mr. Proudfit, who was always ready to do a favor, if he would lend him a harness next morning, when he wished to make an early start for Erie. "Call in the morning and I'll tell you," was Mr. Proudfit's answer.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 679.

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

3 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 58.

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

5 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 57.

6 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 209.

7 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 17, 57.