Abraham Pastorius and Martha Boal

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Husband Abraham Pastorius ¹

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            AKA: Abram Pastorius 2
           Born: Abt 1787
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           Died: 1871 2
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         Father: [Father] Pastorius (      -      )
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Wife Martha Boal ^{2 3}

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           Born: 21 Jul 1792 3
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           Died: 4 Apr 1853 - Venango Co, PA 3
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         Father: James Boal (1764-1836) 3
         Mother: Elizabeth Welch (1766-1832) 4

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Children

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1 M William Pastorius ²

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           Died: Aft 1899
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2 M James B. Pastorius ²

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           Born: Abt 1820
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           Died: Aft 1899
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3 M George Pastorius ¹

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           Died: Bef 1899
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4 F Jane Pastorius ²

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         Spouse: Robert Robinson (      -Bef 1899) 1

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5 M John Pastorius ^{2 5 6}

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           Born: 9 Nov 1828 - Centre Co, PA 2
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           Died: Aft 1899
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         Spouse: Catherine J. Peebles (1835-      ) 5 6
           Marr: 21 Jun 1855 2

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General Notes: Husband - Abraham Pastorius

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He made a trip to Crawford County as early as 1801, on a visit to his two elder brothers, who were early settlers there. He went back and brought a yoke of oxen for his brothers' use on the farm, and returned to Centre County on foot. His ancestors, referred to in Whittier's poems, were among the first settlers of Germantown, PA. Abram Pastorius and his wife settled in Oil Creek Township, Crawford County, PA, in 1838.

At the age of thirteen, in the year 1800, he drove for his brother William a yoke of oxen from Centre County, PA, a distance of 150 miles, to William's farm in Crawford County. Thirty-eight years later, upon the death of William, who died childless, he moved with his family, consisting of himself and wife, four sons and two daughters, from Centre County to William's homestead. The mother and two daughters rode on the journey in a covered car­riage. But the family goods were brought in one of the old fashioned covered Pennsylvania wagons, a vehicle of wonderful capacity and strength. The wagon was hauled by five strong horses, which were driven by William, the oldest son, using only a single line. William rode one of the wheel horses, or walked, as he chose, his line reaching to the single horse in lead. The wheel horses were powerful animals, weighing at least 1,400 pounds each. The second span weighed a little less, and the lead horse still a little less. Abraham managed the farm a few years in the interest of William's heirs, of whom he was one. He finally purchased their interest and thus came into possession of the property. [HCC 1899, 557]

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General Notes: Wife - Martha Boal

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She died in 1843. [HCC 1885, 918]

1 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 557.

2 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 918.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 159.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 159.

5 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1048.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 658, 908.