Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Benjamin Irwin and Margaret Marshall


Husband Benjamin Irwin 1 2 3 

            AKA: Benjamin Urban 3
           Born:  - Adams Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jun 1850 - ? Armstrong Co, PA 4
         Buried:  - Glade Run Cemetery, Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA

       Marriage: 14 Jan 1808 4

   Other Spouse: Nancy McClelland (      -      ) 5

   Other Spouse: Catharine Gaghagan (      -      ) 4 - 19 Jan 1842 4

Wife Margaret Marshall 2 3 4 

           Born: 13 Apr 1786 - Westmoreland (later Indiana) Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Oct 1840 4
         Buried:  - Glade Run Cemetery, Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA


         Father: William Marshall (1756-1831) 2 6 7 8 9
         Mother: Catherine Wilson (      -1817) 3 9 10


Children
1 M William M. Irwin 11 12 

           Born: 20 Apr 1810 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary McClelland (1815-      ) 11 14
           Marr: 10 May 1838 15

2 M Benjamin Irwin 4 16 

           Born: 4 Nov 1812 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margaret McCormick (1821-      ) 16
           Marr: 16 Jul 1839 16

3 M Samuel Irwin 4 

           Born: 18 Aug 1815 17
     Christened: 
           Died: 1848 17
         Buried: 

         Spouse: [Unk] Morris (      -      ) 17
           Marr: Mississippi

4 F Catharine W. Irwin 4 

           Born: 1818 17
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jan 1873 18
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Robert Wilson (1810-      ) 17
           Marr: 24 May 1842 17

5 F Hannah C. Irwin 19 20 

           Born: 14 Mar 1821 19 20
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Jun 1890 20
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Abraham Good (1824-1907) 19 21
           Marr: 26 Apr 1854 19 20

6 M Joseph Thompson Irwin 22 23 

           Born: 6 Apr 1823 - Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 23
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Jane Travis (1827-1868) 23
           Marr: 19 Nov 1847 23

         Spouse: Eliza J. Houston (1834-      ) 22 23
           Marr: 10 Sep 1869 23

7 F Margaret Jane Irwin 24 

           Born: 11 Apr 1826 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Mar 1882 25
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Archibald A. Marshall (1826-      ) 24 26
           Marr: 7 Oct 1852 27

8 F Caroline Irwin 4 

           Born: 8 Jan 1829 28
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: George McComb (      -      ) 28
           Marr: 1847 28

General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Irwin


He was born in what is now Adams County, Pennsylvania. He came west and lived many years near Ebenezer, Indiana County. After his marriage he settled on the farm in Armstrong County, where he resided until his death. His principal occupation during his life was farming. He was an elder in the Glade Run Presbyterian church.

He hunted much in his early life and in after years he could relate many reminiscences of his adventures. One amusing story ran as follows: "He treed a bear on a tall, dead oak. The bark came loose on which the bear was, and bark and bear together started down the tree, when bruin hugged the tree so he could stop himself and his bark, but he was not contented to be still and when he tried to ascend, he would again start coasting towards terra firma, which he reached in due time, all safe and sound, right side up with care, and dashing into the brush he easily made his escape, for Mr. Irwin was so nearly convulsed with laughter, that it was impossible for him to shoot."

General Notes: Wife - Margaret Marshall


She came to Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, with her parents in 1803.

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Sources

1 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 37, 96, 150.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 1259.

3 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 610.

4 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 150.

5 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 96.

6 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 204x.

7 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 493.

8 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 537, 610.

9 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 5.

10 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 493, 496.

11 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 485.

12 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 144, 151.

13 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 151.

14 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 133, 151.

15 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 144.

16 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 152.

17 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 153.

18 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 154.

19 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 155.

20 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 786.

21 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 711.

22 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 720.

23 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 156.

24 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 150, 181.

25 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 150, 182.

26 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 745.

27 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 182.

28 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 157.

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