Capt. David Steele and Elizabeth Russell

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Husband Capt. David Steele ¹

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           Born: Abt 1748
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           Died: 4 Feb 1819 - Allegheny Co, PA
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Wife Elizabeth Russell ¹

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Children

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1 M Thomas G. Steel ²

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         Spouse: Elizabeth Russell (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. David Steele

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He was a surveyor by occupation; was educated at William and Mary College, and in his youth was a captain in the army during the Revolutionary War, later becoming an extensive land-owner in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The Steele homestead later became the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Nixon. Captain Steele died on this homestead, after raising a large family. His tombstone is inscribed as follows:
Captain David Steele.
Departed this life Feb. 4, 1819,
in the 71st year of his age.
This world's a farce and all things show it,
I thought so once and now I know it.

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Russell

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One must wonder if there has been confusion between this woman and her daughter-in-law.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 403.

2 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 499.