Andrew Proper and Rachel Luse

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Husband Andrew Proper ^{1 2}

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           Born: 7 Oct 1784
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 1874 - Troy Twp, Crawford Co, PA
         Buried:  - Diamond Cemetery, Diamond, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: Samuel Proper (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Catherine [Unk] (      -      )

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Rachel Luse ¹

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           Born: 1808
     Christened: 
           Died: 1882
         Buried:  - Diamond Cemetery, Diamond, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: James Luce (1769-1835) 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Parr (1772-1855) 5

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Children

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1 F Lydia Proper

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           Born: 18 Jun 1817
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Apr 1837
         Buried:  - Diamond Cemetery, Diamond, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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2 F Catharine Proper ⁶

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           Born: 19 Sep 1819
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Feb 1875 or 1876 6
         Buried:  - Wallaceville Cemetery, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 7

         Spouse: Thomas Miles (1819-1898) 6 8

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3 F Hannah Eliza Proper

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           Born: Cal 6 Mar 1822
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 May 1888
         Buried:  - Wallaceville Cemetery, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 7

         Spouse: Thomas Miles (1819-1898) 6 8

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4 M Andrew H. Proper

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           Born: Jul 1827
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Oct 1904
         Buried:  - Chapmanville Cemetery, Chapmanville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 9

         Spouse: Alvira [Unk] (      -      )

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5 M Shubeal Simeon Proper

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           Born: 17 Dec 1832
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Mar 1909
         Buried:  - Chapmanville Cemetery, Chapmanville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 10

         Spouse: M. Jennie Wright (1852-1920)

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General Notes: Husband - Andrew Proper

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Of Dutch descent, he came with his father, Samuel, from Scoharie County, New York, to Plum Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, and about 1818 settled on Tract 1185, in the southern part of Troy [Crawford County?], where he died in his eighty-ninth year.

1 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 669.

2 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 598.

3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 46.

4 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 598, 1053.

5 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1102.

6 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1076.

7 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 99.

8 Editor, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 453.

9 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 22.

10 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 23.