Ebenezer Hayden and [Unk] O'Brien

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Husband Ebenezer Hayden ¹

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           Born:  - New Jersey
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Wife [Unk] O'Brien ²

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Children

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1 M John Hayden ²

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2 M William Hayden ²

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           Born: 1806 - Budd's Ferry, Rostraver Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Juliann Wiley (      -      ) 2

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3 F [Unk] Hayden ²

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Ebenezer Hayden

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He was of Scotch-Irish parentage. The family settled in New Jersey and came to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in 1774.
He was born in New Jersey, and came to this county in 1774, locating on the Yough river, known as Budd's Ferry, where he conducted a ferry business for eighteen or twenty years. He built large boats for the conveyance of cattle across the river, as that became a leading point for the crossing of large droves of cattle en route to the eastern markets. In this he had many interesting experiences and narrow escapes. Often the entire load of cattle would be capsized in the river, and then the scramble for safety begun, Mr. Hayden often climbing upon the back of some wild steer and riding in safety to land. Mr. Hayden also followed the various vocations of shoemaking, blacksmithing and carpentering, and was recognized as a competent physician and surgeon, although never having taken a medical or surgical course. He was self-taught in this latter profession, and his practice extended over a wide territory of this and adjoining counties. He was a great reader, and deep thinker of more than average intellect. Politically he was a strong Democrat, and in religion was a member of the Baptist church.
He died at the age of eighty-nine years.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 57.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 58.