Hon. John Birch and Harriet Reed

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Husband Hon. John Birch ¹

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           Born: 5 Aug 1810 - near Shippensburg, Cumberland Co, PA 1
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         Father: William Birch (1788-1879) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Mitchell (1791-      ) 1

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       Marriage: 5 May 1835 2

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Todd (      -      ) 2 - 28 Feb 1882 2

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Wife Harriet Reed ²

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           Born: 15 Oct 1815 - Amwell Twp, Washington Co, PA 2
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         Father: James Reed (      -      ) 2
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Children

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1 M George W. F. Birch ²

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           Born: 26 Feb 1837 2
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2 M Francis A. Birch ²

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           Born: 26 Apr 1840 2
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3 M William T. Birch ²

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           Born: 2 Sep 1842 2
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4 M Edward P. Birch ²

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           Born: 1 Feb 1845 2
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M Henry B. Birch ²

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           Born: 9 Jan 1849 2
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6 M John M. Birch ²

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           Born: 7 Jul 1851 2
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7 F Elizabeth M. Birch ²

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           Born: 1 Jun 1854 2
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         Spouse: Rev. J. J. McCarrell (      -1902) 2 3 4

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8 M Thomas F. Birch ²

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           Born: 18 May 1856 2
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9 F Harriet J. Birch ²

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           Born: 9 Jan 1860 2
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         Spouse: Frank T. Wray (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. John Birch

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He obtained his education in the common and subscription schools and when sixteen years old was apprenticed to John Sharp, a neighboring tanner, with whom he worked four years as an apprentice and one year as a journeyman. In 1832 he went to Claysville, Pennsylvania, and after working for a short time for a local tanner, he opened a tannery of his own and conducted it for more than fifty years, at the end of that period retiring from active business. In politics he was a Jacksonian Democrat. He was frequently called upon to accept official duties. In 1848 he was elected a county commissioner and served three terms in that office; in 1860, was census enumerator in his section; served five terms as a justice of the peace and finally was elected to the State Legislature by a majority of more than 100 votes, and that in a strong Republican county. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and was a member of the board of trustees.

1 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 547.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 548.

3 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 444.

4 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 711.