James Griffith and Margaret Thompson

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Husband James Griffith ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Ireland
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           Died:  - near Elizabeth, Allegheny Co, PA
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       Marriage:  - Ireland

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Wife Margaret Thompson ¹

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            AKA: Margaret [Unk] 2
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           Died:  - near Elizabeth, Allegheny Co, PA
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Children

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1 M Thomas Griffith ³

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2 M Robert Griffith ³

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3 M James Griffith ³

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4 M Hugh C. Griffith ^{1 4 5}

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           Born: 5 Nov 1829 - Elizabeth, Allegheny Co, PA 1 3
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           Died: 5 May 1913 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Isabel Lewis (1832-1915) 1 3 4
           Marr: Elizabeth, Allegheny Co, PA

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5 F Elizabeth Griffith ³

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6 F Martha Griffith ³

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         Spouse: Cyrus McClain (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - James Griffith

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He was born in Ireland, and before leaving his native country married his wife, with whom he emigrated to the United States and settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He and his wife had seven children, of whom four sons and two daughters grew to manhood and womanhood; three of the sons were still living in 1890.

He was a common laborer, but he was endowed with a combination of strong intelligence and a high sense of honor. He believed in the principles of the Democratic party, and was a man of good judgment and excellent ideas of citizenship.

He came to the United States, accompanied by a brother, William Griffith, and two sisters, finding a home near Elizabeth, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 56.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 88.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 89.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 92.

5 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 89, 768.