Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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George Bovard and Mary Ann Robinson




Husband George Bovard 1 2 3 4 5

           Born: 1816 - Westmoreland Co, PA 5
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           Died: Aft 1883
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         Father: Judge James Bovard (1776-1853) 6 7 8 9 10
         Mother: Jane Chambers (      -Bef 1883) 5 6 10 11


       Marriage: 



Wife Mary Ann Robinson 3 4 5

           Born: 14 Jan 1819 4
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           Died: Aft 1891
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         Father: Elisha Robinson (1791-1874) 12 13 14 15 16
         Mother: Elizabeth Rohrer (      -1881) 3 4 13 15 16




Children
1 F Elizabeth Bovard 5

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         Spouse: Rev. John N. Dick, D.D. (      -Aft 1890) 17 18 19


2 M James C. Bovard 5

           Born: 1837 - Butler Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Jan 1913 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary W. Orr (1843-      ) 20
           Marr: 1865 20


3 M Robert Bovard 5

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4 M Charles S. Bovard 5

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5 F Frances Bovard 5

           Born: 
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         Spouse: Dr. C. F. McBride (      -      ) 5



General Notes: Husband - George Bovard


In 1844 he was one of the founders of Maple Furnace, in Butler County, Pennsylvania, where in partnership with Henry Graff he was a proprietor of an iron and steel foundry, which was later abandoned, as was the town. In 1851 he moved to Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, living in Manorville until 1870, and until his retirement in 1880 was actively connected with the oil business, buying and selling oil producing land, operating wells, and organizing companies to develop territory. From 1880 until his death he lived retired. Mr. Bovard was a Republican in all political action, and affiliated with the United Presbyterian Church.


General Notes: Wife - Mary Ann Robinson

from Parker, Armstrong Co, PA

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Sources


1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 370.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1152.

3 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 575.

4 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 982.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 200.

6 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 369.

7 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1283.

8 Editor, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 589.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 199.

10 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1081.

11 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1215, 1283.

12 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 575, 580x.

13 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 379.

14 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 981.

15 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 227.

16 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 892.

17 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 651.

18 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 561.

19 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 137, 200.

20 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 201.


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