John Fox and Elizabeth Rosenberger

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Husband John Fox ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 29 Oct 1777 - Chester Co, PA 2 4
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           Died: 17 Mar 1866 2 4
         Buried:  - Stonerville Cemetery, East Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: Henry Fox (1745-1824) 4 5
         Mother: Mary [Unk] (Abt 1754-1834) 2

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Frederica Caroline Sharver (Abt 1798-1876) 3 - 1820 6

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Wife Elizabeth Rosenberger ^{2 4}

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            AKA: Hannah Rosenberger 7
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Children

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1 F Sarah Fox ⁸

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           Died: Apr 1824 8
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         Spouse: Jacob Stoner (      -1858) 8

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2 F Hannah Fox ^{3 9 10}

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         Spouse: Daniel Fretz (1792-1873) 9 10

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3 M Henry R. Fox ^{2 4}

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           Born: 24 Apr 1804 - East Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 4
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           Died: 12 Sep 1888 - East Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 4
         Buried:  - Stonerville Cemetery, East Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: Magdalena Christman (      -      ) 2 4
           Marr: 28 Apr 1825 2 4

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4 F Catharine Fox ¹¹

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         Spouse: Joseph Bilhimer (1812-1899) 7
           Marr: 5 Feb 1835 7

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5 U [Unk] Fox ³

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General Notes: Husband - John Fox

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He was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and was twenty years of age when his father removed to Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County. He accompanied the elder man in this migration and made his permanent home in the place chosen by his father. He also was a large land owner in the region and owned six hundred acres situated in Mount Pleasant and North Huntington townships. He was a prominent member of the Mennonite church, and a member of the old Whig party, taking a prominent part in the affairs of the community until the time of his death.

With his first wife he had one son and three daughters.
To his second wife were born six sons and one daughter.

1 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 688.

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 584.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 377.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 388.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 583.

6 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 646, 688.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 23.

8 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 273.

9 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 453.

10 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 64.

11 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 23, 377.