Rev. Leonard Proudfit and Harriet Gano Bain

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Husband Rev. Leonard Proudfit ¹

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           Born: 22 Feb 1833 - Friendship, Allegany Co, NY 1
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           Died: 18 Nov 1906 - Clarinda, Page Co, IA 2
         Buried:  - Edinboro, Erie Co, PA

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         Father: Andrew Proudfit (1795-1875) 3 4
         Mother: Isabella Smith (1803-1865) 1

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Lovinna Port (1835-1878) 2 - 27 Dec 1859 2

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Wife Harriet Gano Bain ²

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           Born: 13 Nov 1851 - La Porte, LaPorte Co, IN
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         Father: Alexander Bain (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Mary Gulick (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M Andrew Carlyle Proudfit ²

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           Born: 10 Feb 1881 - Corydon, Wayne Co, IA 2
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         Spouse: Ida Belle Todd (      -      ) 2
           Marr: Aug 1902 2

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2 F Helen Merle Proudfit ²

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           Born: 6 Nov 1885 - Albia, Monroe Co, IA 2
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General Notes: Husband - Rev. Leonard Proudfit

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He was an ordained minister of the United Presbyterian Church. He was educated at Waterford Academy (Erie County, Pennsylvania), Michigan University, and the Theological Seminary, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He was ordained at Promise City, Iowa, Oct. 21, 1868. He was pastor of congregations in the following places successively: Corydon, IA; Orchard, NE; and Dunbar, NE; and was stated supply at St. Charles, IA. He died at his home in Clarinda, Iowa, Nov. 18, 1906. His remains were taken to Edinboro, Pa., and buried beside those of his first wife.

1 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 35.

2 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 45.

3 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 887.

4 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 17, 35.