Husband Samuel M. Graham 1
Born: 9 Mar 1805 - Lycoming Co, PA 1
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Died: 13 Apr 1884 - Warren Co, PA 2
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Father: Samuel Graham ( -Abt 1857) 1
Mother:
Marriage: 1837 3
Wife Margaret Long 4
Born: 23 Jul 1810 - Garland, Pittsfield Twp, Warren Co, PA 2
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Father: George Long ( -1854) 5
Mother: Isabella McCormick ( -1858) 3
Children
1 F Helen Graham 2
Born: 20 Jun 1838 2
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Died: 14 Aug 1847 2
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 M Herman Graham 2
Born: 24 Dec 1839 2
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Died: 8 Dec 1842 2
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
3 M John W. Graham 2
Born: 6 Jun 1847 2
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Died: 24 Aug 1869 - Pennsylvania 2
Cause of Death: Drowning
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General Notes: Husband - Samuel M. Graham
When he was about eighteen years of age he began to pilot on the Susquehanna River as far down as Havre de Grace. From that time until he reached his twenty-fifth year he continued to labor under his father's direction, and by his own efforts almost supported the entire family. He did not relinquish the rafting business until 1837, when he married a woman of Warren County, Pennsylvania. Immediately after the marriage the couple settled on a farm in the near vicinity of Mr. Graham's birth place, where they remained until 1842. They then removed to what is now the township of Pittsfield, Warren County, in one village in which (Garland) Mrs. Graham was born. The principal motive which induced Mr. Graham to make this removal was the condition of George Long, his father-in-law, who needed care. They resided on his farm in the southern part of the township until 1868, when they returned to their old farm in Clinton County. There they remained six years. In 1874 they sold out there and returned to Pittsfield and settled on the old homestead. In 1882 they purchased and removed to another farm where he later died.
It was the death of their son, John W., that formed the chief inducement for their removal from Clinton County to Pittsfield the second time.
He was a strong Republican in politics, and though not an office seeker, was by his special adaptability for such positions as that of constable, etc., frequently forced by such persuasion to accept that and kindred offices. While he lived in Clinton County he was a member of the Presbyterian Church, but did not join any church in Warren County. As a business man he was pre-eminently successful.