Philip Pontius and Abigail Thompson

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Husband Philip Pontius ¹

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           Born: 15 Aug 1789 1
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         Father: Lt. Henry Pontius (1744-1822) 1
         Mother: Catharine Wolfe (      -1829) 1

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       Marriage: 1814 1

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Wife Abigail Thompson ²

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           Born: 1790 1
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           Died:  - Buffalo Twp, Union Co, PA
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         Father: Benjamin Thompson (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Eleanor "Nellie" Robinson (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Catharine Pontius ¹

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2 M Benjamin Thompson Pontius ¹

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3 F Mary Matilda Pontius ¹

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           Born: Abt 1821
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         Buried:  - Dreisbach Cemetery, Buffalo Twp, Union Co, PA

         Spouse: Henry Baker (1817-1890) 1

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4 M Emanuel Pontius ¹

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5 M Samuel Pontius ¹

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6 F Eliza A. Pontius ¹

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7 M Henry P. Pontius ¹

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8 F Caroline Pontius ¹

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9 F Angeline L. Pontius ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Philip Pontius

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He spent his entire life in Union County, Pennsylvania.
During the War of 1812 he was drafted, but having several brothers in the service, and being needed at home, he hired a substitute. In his younger years he taught school for some time, and for many years was a member of the school board, and also secretary of the board of trustees of the Mifflinburg Academy. He was recognized as a valued and public-spirited citizen, and was called upon to serve in a number of local offices, including those of supervisor and assessor of his township. He retained his excellent memory until near the last of his long and honorable career.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 962.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 962, 1177.