Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Fergus Smith and Agnes Giffen




Husband Fergus Smith 1 2 3 4

           Born: 1763 - County Derry, Ireland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jan 1853 - Mercer Co, PA 5
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 25 Mar 1794 - Westmoreland Co, PA 3 4



Wife Agnes Giffen 3 4

            AKA: Agnes Giffern,2 Agnes Giffin,1 Agnes Griffen,6 Agnes Griffin
           Born: 26 Mar 1769 - Westmoreland Co, PA 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Jul 1854 - Mercer Co, PA 5
         Buried: 


         Father: John Giffen (1743-      ) 4 7
         Mother: Eleanor Herron (      -      ) 4




Children
1 F Eleanor Smith 8 9

           Born: Abt 1797
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Feb 1869 9 10
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Alexander McCullough, Sr. (1783-1869) 11 12


2 F Martha Smith 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Stinson (      -      ) 5


3 F Hannah Smith 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


4 M John Smith 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



5 F Nancy Smith 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Rev. James McKean (      -      ) 5


6 F Rebecca Smith 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1888
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Samuel Tait (      -1837) 1


7 F Mary Smith 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



8 F Amelia Tait Smith 2 13

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Henry Burton (1802-      ) 5 14
           Marr: 3 Nov 1843 6



General Notes: Husband - Fergus Smith


He immigrated to Westmoreland County, PA, in 1783, where he married. He came with his wife to Mercer County in 1801 or 1802, and settled for a short time in the forks of the Shenango, and in 1808 they located on a farm later owned by Charles Vernon.

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Sources


1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 983.

2 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 693.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 383.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 313.

5 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 984.

6 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1137.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 382.

8 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 896, 928, 984.

9 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 985.

10 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 897.

11 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 680, 896, 928, 984.

12 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 895.

13 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 984, 1137.

14 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 692.


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