James Gilfillan Lamberton and Anna M. Whiting
Husband James Gilfillan Lamberton 1 2 3
Born: 21 Mar 1818 - near Londonderry, Northern Ireland 4 Christened: Died: 25 Dec 1903 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 5 Buried: 28 Dec 1903 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA
Father: William Lamberton (1773-1846/1849) 3 6 7 8 Mother: Elizabeth Gilfillan (Abt 1786-1849) 3 6 7
Marriage:
Other Spouse: Sarah Alexander Bredin (Abt 1842- ) 1 - 21 Mar 1888 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 9
Wife Anna M. Whiting 3 10
Born: - Chester Co, PA Christened: Died: 26 May 1886 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA Buried: 27 May 1886 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA
Father: William Whiting ( - ) 10 Mother: Elizabeth [Unk] ( - ) 10
Children
1 M Henry Whiting "Harry" Lamberton 10 11
Born: 24 Apr 1853 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 10 Christened: Died: Aft 1919 Buried:Spouse: Effie Hemphill ( - ) 10 11 Marr: 7 Dec 1897 - Erie, Erie Co, PA 10
2 F Mary Jane Lamberton 10
Born: Feb 1855 10 Christened: Died: Jul 1883 10 12 Buried: 24 Jul 1883 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PASpouse: James Newton Craft ( -1901) 10 12
3 M Charles McGill Lamberton 10
Born: 16 Feb 1857 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 10 Christened: Died: Aft 1919 Buried:
General Notes: Husband - James Gilfillan Lamberton
He grew up in Ire-land, spending his early years on the parental farm and receiving such educational privileges as the home schools offered. His brother hav-ing come to America and begun to prosper, he followed him to Franklin, Pennsylvania, in the year 1838 and like him became one of the foremost men of his day in that section. By 1842 he had acquired enough experience and capital to encourage him in starting up for himself, and he em-barked in the mercantile business in that year, meeting with such success that his store became one of the largest dry goods houses in the city. It was long before the days of railroads in the territory, and his stock came by boat from Pittsburgh. The natural resources of that part of Pennsylvania proved to be far be-yond the estimates of the most sanguine of its early settlers, and as industries developed many were attracted by the opportunities for profit-able employment, quickening trade in every line. Mr. Lamberton, alert to see the promise of the conditions which developed, bent every effort toward making his establishment a con-venient trading center, and his stock and accommodations drew a large share of the local patronage. He continued in active business for a period of forty-five years, withdrawing from the mercantile trade in 1887, but retaining the oversight of the valuable interests he had acquired until his death. Public life and out-side interests held little attraction for him, but he never neglected the duties of citizen-ship or social life, and his cooperation with all good movements could be counted upon. He was especially interested in the welfare of the Presbyterian Church, of which he was an active member for many years, holding the office of trustee. [CAB, 464]
General Notes: Wife - Anna M. Whiting
Another source: she was born in Philadelphia, PA.
1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 691.
2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 457, 464.
3 S. J. M. Eaton, D.D, Memorial of the Hon. Robert Lamberton (Franklin, PA: Privately published, 1885), Pg 22.
4 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 464.
5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 457.
6 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 486.
7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 456.
8 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 31.
9 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #671.
10 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 465.
11 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 607.
12
Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 188.
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