Alexander Ramsey, Sr. and Grace Smith

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Husband Alexander Ramsey, Sr. ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1776 - County Down, Ireland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 1840 or 1843 - ? Butler Co, PA 1 2
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 

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Wife Grace Smith ¹

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           Born: 1776 - Chester Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1845 - Cranberry Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: James Smith (      -1777) 1
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 F Mary Ramsey ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1895 - Jackson Twp, Butler Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Isaac Young (      -      ) 1

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2 F Hannah J. Ramsey ³

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1895 - near Butler, Butler Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Joseph Robinson (      -      ) 1

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3 M James Ramsey ⁴

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           Born: 5 Jun 1805 - Cranberry Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jun 1869 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Annie Covert (1812-1891) 4

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4 M John Ramsey ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1807 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1895
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah Covert (      -      ) 5

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5 M William Ramsey ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1895
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 M Alexander Ramsey ¹

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           Born: 1 Aug 1817 - Cranberry Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1895 - Butler Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah Ann McGeorge (1820-      ) 1
           Marr: 3 Jul 1845 1

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7 M Anthony Ramsey ^{2 4}

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           Born: 20 Nov 1820 - Cranberry Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Jan 1880 - Cranberry Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Elizabeth McGeorge (1822-1884) 2 4

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General Notes: Husband - Alexander Ramsey, Sr.

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He was born in County Down, Ireland, and came to America prior to the year 1786. He remained in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, for some years, and in 1796 he settled on a tract of government land in what is now Cranberry township, Butler County, containing 400 acres, built a cabin in the midst of the forest, and began the work of clearing a farm. Returning to Westmoreland County, he married, and brought his young bride to his home in Butler Ccounty. He and his wife were members of White Oak Springs United Presbyterian church. Politically, he was a Democrat, and throughout the pioneer days was influential in the local councils of his party.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1116.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1334.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 880, 1116.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1117.

5 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1203.