Artemus Day and Bethany Axtell

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Husband Artemus Day ^{1 2}

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Wife Bethany Axtell ³

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1 M Axtell Day ⁴

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2 M Bethuel Day ^{5 6}

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            AKA: Bathoel Day 2
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         Spouse: Parmelia Raynor (      -      ) 7
           Marr: Washington Co, PA

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3 M Artemus Day ⁴

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4 M Luther Day ^{5 8 9}

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           Born: 1773 or 1792 - New Jersey 10
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         Spouse: Mary Van Kirk (      -1849) 4 5

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5 M Daniel Day ^{1 5}

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           Born: Abt 1792
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         Spouse: Hannah Hathaway (Abt 1795-      ) 3
           Marr: 1818 3

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6 F Parmelia Day ⁴

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7 F Lydia Day ⁴

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8 F Mary Day ⁴

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9 F Sarah Day ⁴

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10 F Phoebe Day ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - Artemus Day

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He was of Scotch-Irish descent, and served as captain during the Revolutionary war. He took part in several engagements under Gen. Washington, and died about 1774 [sic, and participated in the Revolutionary war? this date must be wrong], leaving his widow in New Jersey, with ten children. In 1789 Mrs. Day and her children bade adieu to their home, and moving west settled on the headwaters of Ten-Mile creek, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, where they toiled bravely for a livelihood until the war of 1812 began, when the fifth son, Daniel, enlisted as a soldier. At the close of the war he returned home and settled on Buff's creek, Greene County, Pennsylvania.

In 1795 there came by slow and painful stages a few families from Morristown, New Jersey, to Washington County, Pennsylvania, to found homes for themselves on the frontier; and, lured by the reports of old neighbors who had some years previously settled there, they took up land and erected their cabins in Morris township. Among these were the family of Artemas Day.
Artemas Day, the pioneer of this family, was an unobtrusive citizen, best known as being influential in the organization and support of church and school, still holding proudly the honor of having been a soldier of the Revolution.

The original settler of the Day family in Pennsylvania, he was a native of New Jersey, who served as captain in the Continental Army under General George Washington, and was a soldier during the historic whiskey rebellion. His father was a native of Scotland, who came to America during the pre-Revolutionary period.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 23, 548.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 638.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 548.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 23.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 844.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 23, 1453.

7 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1453.

8 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 23, 785, 982.

9 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 836.

10 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 23, 646.

11 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 24, 647, 785.