John Henry and Margaret Miller

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Husband John Henry ¹

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           Born:  - near Londonderry, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1838 - Indiana Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - West Union Cemetery, Indiana Co, PA

       Marriage:  - Ireland

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Wife Margaret Miller ¹

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           Born: Abt 1803
     Christened: 
           Died: 1876 2
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 F Sarah Jane Henry ²

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1913 - Young Twp, Indiana Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Coldwell (      -      ) 2

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2 F Catharine Henry ^{2 3}

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Robert H. Blakley (      -Bef 1880) 2 3

         Spouse: Samuel M. Knox (      -      ) 2

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3 F Margaret Henry ²

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1913
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Dean (      -Bef 1913) 2

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4 M John Henry ²

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1913
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         Spouse: Martha Forsythe (      -Bef 1913) 2

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5 M Matthew H. Henry ^{1 4}

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            AKA: W. H. Henry 4
           Born: 18 Aug 1838 - Armstrong Twp, Indiana Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Mary Jane Lowman (1843-1894) 4
           Marr: 14 Feb 1862 - Young Twp, Indiana Co, PA 2

         Spouse: Sybilla Kells (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 5 Jul 1901 5

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General Notes: Husband - John Henry

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The first of the family to settle in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, he was a native of Ireland, born near Londonderry, in County Derry, where he grew to manhood. There he married, and in 1833, with his wife and one child, he sailed from Belfast, Ireland, for the New World, and after a seven weeks' passage landed in New York. Making their way west by canal and the other means of transportation then available, they located first in Young township, Indiana County, where they rented the farm of Matthew Harbison. After farming there for a short period they moved to Armstrong township, same county, settling on a tract of seventy-three acres of uncultivated land; they were the pioneers in that section. Mr. Henry built a little log house and made strenuous efforts to clear the land. Three years later, when his hard work was meeting with some success, he met with an accident at a barn raising from the effects of which he died.

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General Notes: Wife - Margaret Miller

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After the death of her husband, she was left with five small children to care for. Eking out an existence as best she could, she had a hard struggle, but worked day and night to keep her family together. She grew her own wool and flax, carded it and wove it into cloth, and rode on horseback from her home to Blairsville, Pennsylvania, to dispose of the product for the necessaries of life. It was a trip of thirty-two miles.

1 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 934.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 935.

3 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 502.

4 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 503.

5 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 936.