William Hughes and Mary Morgan

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Husband William Hughes ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1787 - Herefordshire, England 1
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           Died: 7 May 1869 - Decatur Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 1
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       Marriage: 23 May 1811 1

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Wife Mary Morgan ¹

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           Born:  - Herefordshire, England
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           Died: 1 Mar 1847 - Decatur Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 1
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Children

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1 M John Hughes ^{1 2}

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           Died: Bef 1898 - Decatur Twp, Clearfield Co, PA
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2 M William Hughes ^{1 2}

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           Died: 14 Dec 1849 - Decatur Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 1
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3 M James Hughes ^{1 2}

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4 M Richard Hughes ^{1 3 4}

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           Born: 23 Nov 1819 - Herefordshire, England 1 2
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           Died: 23 Jun 1898 2
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         Spouse: Nancy Kephart (      -1905) 1 3 4
           Marr: 30 Jun 1844 - Decatur Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 1

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5 M Adam Hughes ²

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           Died: 1832 - on the Atlantic Ocean 2
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General Notes: Husband - William Hughes

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By trade, he was a stone mason. In 1832, with his family, he set sail from Bristol, England, and after a long and tedious voyage of seven weeks landed at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, where he remained one week and then proceeded to Philadelphia, but soon afterward went to Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. In 1833, however, he took up his residence in Decatur township, Clearfield County, where he purchased one hundred acres of timber land, which he at once began to clear and cultivate. In connection with his farming operations he also worked at his trade, and became a prosperous and well-to-do citizen of the township. In politics he was a Democrat, and faithfully served in various township offices.
Of his five children, four grew to years of maturity.

He brought his family to America, in 1832, landing at the port of Philadelphia after a voyage of seven weeks. In 1833 he moved to Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and secured work in the construction of the old Pittsburg Canal and after its completion, moved to Decatur Township, Clearfield County. The remainder of his life was passed there, his death occuring at the age of eighty-four years, having survived his wife.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 768.

2 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 529.

3 Lewis Cass Aldrich, History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pg 512.

4 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 529, 543.