William Sweeney and Margaret Johnson

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Husband William Sweeney ¹

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           Born: 1806 - Ireland 2
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           Died: 1872 2
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         Father: Robert Sweeney (      -      ) 2
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• Note: This may be the same person as : William Sweeney.

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Wife Margaret Johnson ¹

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           Born: 1814 - Ireland 2
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           Died: 1880 2
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• Note: This may be the same person as : Margaret Johnston.

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Sweeney ¹

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2 M James Sweeney ¹

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3 M Daniel Sweeney ²

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4 M Robert Sweeney ²

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5 M Alexander Sweeney ²

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           Born: 1844 - Loyalhanna Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Anna Culp (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1891 2

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6 F Belle Sweeney ³

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         Spouse: [Unk] Watson (      -      ) 3

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7 M Thomas Sweeney ³

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           Born: 1846 - Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Ella M. Hileman (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1891 3

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8 F Annie D. Sweeney ⁵

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            AKA: Annie Sweeny 4
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         Spouse: Samuel S. Blyholder (1849-      ) 4 5
           Marr: 30 Dec 1880 5

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9 F Margaret Sweeney ²

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10 M John Sweeney ²

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11 M William Sweeney ²

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12 F Amanda Sweeney ²

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13 F Dorcas A. Sweeney ²

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General Notes: Husband - William Sweeney

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He was born in Ireland, and accompanied his father to the United States. He was a tailor and followed the trade, at the same time cultivating his farm of three hundred acres. He held several township offices.

He was born in Ireland and at the age of twenty-four emigrated to the United States. He settled in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where for a number of years he worked at his trade, that of a tailor. Later in life he moved to Westmoreland County, where he purchased three hundred acres of farm land from William McKer. In politics he was a Democrat and in religion a Presbyterian.

Of the eleven children born to him and his wife, five were still living in 1906.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 445, 572.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 445.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 572.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 540.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 608.