Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


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Capt. Joseph Mifflin and Juliana Duncan Stewart




Husband Capt. Joseph Mifflin 1 2 3

           Born: 9 Jul 1812 - Burlington, Burlington Co, NJ 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Feb 1885 3
         Buried:  - Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co, PA


         Father: Joseph Mifflin (      -      ) 1 3 4
         Mother: Martha Houston (      -      ) 1 3 4


       Marriage: 9 Jul 1833 3 5



Wife Juliana Duncan Stewart 3

            AKA: Julia Duncan Stewart 1 2
           Born: 29 May 1817 - Shippensburg, Cumberland Co, PA 3 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jul 1901 3 5
         Buried:  - Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co, PA


         Father: Dr. Alexander Stewart (1770-1830) 6 7
         Mother: Jane Rippey (      -      ) 6 7




Children
1 M James Arthur Mifflin 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1861-1865
 Cause of Death: Drowning
         Buried: 



2 M Alexander Stewart Mifflin 3

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 F Debbie Mifflin 3

           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1905
         Buried: 



4 M Joseph Mifflin 2 3

           Born: 20 Aug 1852 - Cumberland Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1905
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Meta Rankin (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 1881 8


5 M William Stewart Mifflin 3

           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1905
         Buried: 



6 F Martha Mifflin 3

           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1905
         Buried: 
         Spouse: David Timmins (      -      ) 3


7 F [Unk] Mifflin

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William E. Shappley (      -      ) 3



General Notes: Husband - Capt. Joseph Mifflin


He settled at Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1833 and always claimed that city his home. For many years he resided on a farm one mile from the borough limits, to which the name of ''Burlington Farm" had been given, in remembrance of his birthplace. In early years he learned the tanning business and also worked in iron, but the mathematical inclination of his mind induced him to prepare for the work of a civil engineer. In this he was eminently successful, and for a long period was employed on the Pennsylvania, the Huntingdon and Broad Top and the Columbia and Octarora railroads, his last work being on the Harrisburg and Potomac road. He then retired to Shippensburg, where the remainder of his life was passed in the enjoyment of literary pursuits. He was a man of superior talent, a fine scholar, familiar with the classics, a great student of Shakespeare. and kept well posted on current literature and the passing events of public life. In 1844 he was principal of an academy at Shippensburg and demanded a high degree of excellence in his pupils. One of the first county superintendents of schools, he did much to raise the quality of teachers. In his youth he was identified with the Abolition party. From the time he united with the Presbyterian Church he was an upright, consistent member of that religious body.

He and his wife had nine sons and five daughters.


General Notes: Wife - Juliana Duncan Stewart


She was noted for her lively and cheerful disposition and her great interest in people and affairs until the close of her life.

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Sources


1 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 590.

2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 519.

3 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 55.

4 —, Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography of Pennsylvania, Vol. I (New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889), Pg 96.

5 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 520.

6 Conway P. Wing, D.D., History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with Illustrations (Philadelphia, PA: James D. Scott, 1879), Pg 197.

7 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 54.

8 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 521.


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