Husband David Sterrett 1
Born: 30 Mar 1789 2
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Died: 22 Dec 1865 - Erie Co, PA 2
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Father: James Sterrett (1755-1822) 3
Mother: Anna McKnight (1760-1815) 3
Marriage: 23 Mar 1815 2
Wife Mary Sterrett 1
Born: 10 Mar 1794 2
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Died: 13 Jan 1873 2
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Father: Robert Sterrett ( - ) 2
Mother: Martha Woods ( - ) 2
Children
1 F Ann M. Sterrett 2
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Died: Bef 1909
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Spouse: Rev. Hiram Norton ( - ) 2
2 M Brice Innis Sterrett 2
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Died: Bef 1909
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3 F Martha J. Sterrett 2
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Died: Bef 1909
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Spouse: Peter Wright ( - ) 2
4 M James L. Sterrett 2
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Died: Bef 1909
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5 F Rachel R. Sterrett 2
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Died: Bef 1909
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Spouse: Charles Brockway ( - ) 2
6 F Mary E. Sterrett 2
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Died: Bef 1909
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7 M Andrew Jackson Sterrett 2 4
Born: 5 Oct 1826 - McKean Twp, Erie Co, PA 4
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Died: Bef 1909
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Spouse: Helen M. Brecht ( - ) 2 5
Marr: 1865 5
8 M Robert Woods Sterrett 2
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Died: Bef 1909
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Spouse: Mary Ann Sturgeon ( - ) 2
9 M Thomas Sterrett 1
Born: 20 Mar 1830 - Erie Co, PA 6
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Died: 20 Feb 1898 6
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Spouse: Nancy C. Sturgeon (1838-Aft 1909) 6 7
Marr: 7 Jun 1864 6
10 F Isabel Sterrett 2
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Died: Aft 1909
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Spouse: Rev. A. Hall ( - ) 2
11 M David Brice Innis Sterrett 2
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Died: Bef 1909
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General Notes: Husband - David Sterrett
He returned to his native place [from Erie County, Pennsylvania?] to marry. He and his bride returned to the old farm on horse-back by the way of Pittsburgh, it taking them three weeks to make the journey. He built a sawmill and grist mill, in 1839, the latter of which was doing useful duty seventy years later. He cut down the timber in the primeval forest, which he sawed and seasoned, from which he built a large log house, in 1817, which still stood on the old farm after ninety years. In 1828 he and his brother Thomas built a distillery which they operated for not more than six or seven years; as according to his own statement "it was a hard proposition to make money trusting out whiskey." He donated the land for the grave-yard, the school house and the church; the church was built by contract, he having subscribed one hundred dollars and advanced most of the other subscrip-tions, only a small portion of which was ever repaid him. The use of the church land contained a clause designating that the church was to be used by any denomination but that the Presbyterians were to be given the first preference. During the War of 1812 he was an ensign in the state militia, and bore a part in that war. He brought the first cook stove into Erie County which he carted from Pittsburgh by teams.