Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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David Moorhead and Martha Stanley




Husband David Moorhead 1

           Born: 
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         Father: [Father] Moorhead (      -      )
         Mother: 


       Marriage: 



Wife Martha Stanley 1

           Born: 4 May 1766 - Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA 2
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           Died: 
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Children
1 M William Moorhead 1

           Born: 28 Sep 1801 - Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Sep 1890 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Harriet Holmes (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1828 2
         Spouse: Mary J. Miller (1815-1894) 2



General Notes: Husband - David Moorhead


He came of a North of Ireland family which had a number of prominent representatives in western Pennsylvania.


General Notes: Wife - Martha Stanley

from Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA

The Stanleys were descendants of the Earls of Derby. Four Stanley brothers were members of the celebrated Queen's horse guard, in England, composed entirely of tall men. One of Mrs. Shirley's relatives in this connection was Gen. Matthew Stanley, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, for whom Hon. Matthew S. Quay was named.

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Sources


1 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 956.

2 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 957.


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