Thomas Poe Bard and Matilda Van Lear Cowan

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Husband Thomas Poe Bard ¹

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           Born: 9 Oct 1811 2
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           Died: 31 May 1885 2
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         Father: Capt. Thomas Bard (1769-1845) 3 4
         Mother: Jean "Jeanie" McFarland (1783-1857) 1

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       Marriage: 29 Nov 1836 5

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Wife Matilda Van Lear Cowan ²

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           Born: 16 Feb 1817 2
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           Died: 4 Mar 1880 2
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         Father: Hugh Cowan (1768-1828) 2
         Mother: Mary Van Lear (1780-1839) 5

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Children

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1 F Jennie McFarland Bard ²

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           Born: 30 Mar 1838 2
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         Spouse: William Dugdale (1842-      ) 2
           Marr: 18 Oct 1866 5

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2 F Maria Louisa Bard ²

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           Born: 6 Nov 1842 2
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           Died: 19 Nov 1882 2
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3 M John Edwin Bard ²

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           Born: 29 Jan 1845 2
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           Died: 13 Jun 1845 2
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 F Susan Emma Bard ²

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           Born: 16 May 1848 2
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           Died: 18 Jul 1848 2
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M William Bard ²

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           Born: 10 May 1854 2
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           Died: 10 Jun 1854 2
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Poe Bard

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He engaged in business as a merchant at Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and was postmaster there 1841-45. He was prothonotary of Franklin County, 1845-48. In 1850 he removed to Virginia, and conducted a foundry, first at Waynesboro and afterward at Scottsville. He was the first foundryman that made and introduced cooking stoves in the Valley of Virginia. In 1855 he went to Baltimore, and was in business there until failing health compelled his retirement in 1875. He had the mechanical genius shown by the members of the Bard family, and its characteristic modesty. His life was marked by quiet, unobtrusive acts of kindness and charity. He was fond of reading, and never lost his intelligent interest in public questions.

1 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 26.

2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 31.

3 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 618.

4 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 24, 26.

5 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 231.