Ambrose Barnett and Charlotte Gay

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Husband Ambrose Barnett ¹

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           Born: 10 Nov 1834 1
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         Father: Miles Barnett (1812-1891) 2
         Mother: Lydia Ann Legg (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1862 3

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Wife Charlotte Gay ³

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           Born: 14 Nov 1837 - Kingston, Ontario, Canada 3
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           Died: 29 Jan 1898 3
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Children

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1 M Edgar Melancthon Barnett ³

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           Born: 10 Feb 1863 - Waterford, Erie Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Estella Putnam (1865-      ) 3
           Marr: 17 May 1893 3

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General Notes: Husband - Ambrose Barnett

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At an early age he was apprenticed to learn the trade of cabinet making, and also learned the millwright's trade, and he was still young when he established himself in the furniture and cabinet business in Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania. At one time he was associated in business with John S. King, and at another with Vincent Anderson. The lumber trade also engaged his attention, and for a time he operated the Judson Mill below the town, but later devoted his entire time to his trade as a millwright, constructing some of the largest and most modern saw mills of his day, among which were the mill at Glen Hazel, Pennsylvania; Ligonier, Pennsylvania; Marlington, West Virginia; and the last he erected was the Clark Mill, west of Waterford. He was always considered one of the best mechanics in his line of business, and kept well abreast of the times in every detail connected with it. In political matters he has always been a staunch supporter of Republican principles, and has worked earnestly in the interests of the party with which he affiliated. His religious connection was with the Waterford Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he was an active member for many years, and a liberal contributor to its support.
He responded to the first call of President Lincoln for volunteers and enlisted and served three years in the Erie Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1560.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1559.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1561.