James C. Ritchie and Margaret "Peggy" McDonald

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Husband James C. Ritchie ¹

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            AKA: J. C. Richie 2
           Born: 10 Mar 1824 - Hopewell Twp, Beaver Co, PA 1
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         Father: Robert Ritchie (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Thomson (Abt 1787-1839) 1

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       Marriage: 15 May 1851 1

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Wife Margaret "Peggy" McDonald ^{1 2}

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         Father: William McDonald (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Phebe Williams (1781-1855) 2

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1 M William Ritchie ¹

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2 F Mattie Ritchie ¹

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3 M Robert Ritchie ¹

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4 F Phoebe Ritchie ¹

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General Notes: Husband - James C. Ritchie

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He was educated in his native county, and became a farmer.
He and his wife were members of Mount Carmel Presbyterian church. He was a Democrat, and was elected county auditor. In 1849 he was elected county commissioner, in 1853 and again in 1878, being the first man elected to that office a second term. He was a school director for over twenty years.

1 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 884.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 68.