Dr. Samuel Maclay and Margaret Baxter

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Husband Dr. Samuel Maclay ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 5 Oct 1803 - Union Twp, Mifflin Co, PA 1 3 4
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         Father: William Plunket Maclay (1774-1842) 3 5 6
         Mother: Sallie Brown (1783-1810) 3 5 6 7

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       Marriage: 26 Apr 1824 4

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   Other Spouse: Harriet Gwin (      -      ) 4

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Wife Margaret Baxter ^{2 4}

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         Father: Col. Richard Baxter (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Esther Harris Plunket (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Samuel Maclay

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He graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, July 6, 1825. He read medicine with Joseph Henderson, M.D., in 1825 to 1828. He graduated in the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania March 21, 1829; practiced medicine in Lewistown from 1829 to 1833, at which time he moved to Milroy, and continued there in the practice of his profession, except one year, from April, 1871, to April, 1872, during which time he and his family lived in Virginia.

He attended public schools of Washington, and in 1825 received from Dickinson College the degree of Bachelor of Arts, that of Master of Arts being conferred upon him in 1827. In 1829 he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He was a Presbyterian and an ardent Republican from the time of the organization of that party. His first vote was cast in 1824 for John Quincy Adams, and in 1840 he voted for General Harrison, as did his father and all his brothers. In 1856 he was one of those who voted for Fremont, and in 1860 and 1864 his vote was cast for Lincoln.

1 Editor, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 482.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 78.

3 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 149.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1471.

5 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 824.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1470.

7 Editor, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 643.