George Brigham and Catherine McCormick "Kitty" Power
Husband George Brigham 1 2 3
Born: 7 Jun 1788 - Hull, Yorkshire, England 2 Christened: Died: 19 Oct 1846 2 Buried: - Old Pioneer Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA
Father: Robert Brigham ( - ) Mother: Lady Ann Ayr ( - )
Marriage: 2 Dec 1819 4
Wife Catherine McCormick "Kitty" Power 1 2 3
Born: 10 Sep 1803 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3 Christened: Died: 27 Feb 1884 2 Buried:
Father: George Power (1762-1845) 5 6 7 Mother: Margaret Bowman (1780-1843) 3
Children
1 F Catherine Anne Brigham 2
Born: 10 Nov 1820 Christened: Died: Abt Apr 1906 Buried:Spouse: Alderman John Haslet ( - ) 2
2 M Robert Ayr Brigham 8 9
Born: 25 Jun 1823 Christened: Died: Bef 1890 Buried:Spouse: Mary Phipps (1827-1883) 8 10 11 Marr: 1847 8
3 M George W. Brigham 2 12
Born: 26 Sep 1825 Christened: Died: 7 Dec 1885 Buried:Spouse: Jane Bestwick ( -Aft 1888) 12 13
4 M Thaddeus W. Brigham 2 15 16
AKA: F. W. Brigham 14 Born: 31 Oct 1827 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 15 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bleakley (1845- ) 16 17 18 Marr: 1863 15
5 F Frances Mary Brigham
AKA: Mary F. Brigham 2 Born: 24 Oct 1831 Christened: Died: 1916 Buried:Spouse: George Cook Turner ( - ) 2
6 M William F. Brigham 2
AKA: William P. Brigham 19 Born: 28 Jul 1832 Christened: Died: Abt 1915 Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth C. "Lizzie" Smith ( - )
7 F Lydia Eliza Brigham
AKA: Lydia E. L. Brigham 2 Born: 2 Oct 1835 Christened: Died: 7 Jul 1875 Buried:Spouse: Absalom Smith (1839-1891) 2 20 Marr: 2 Feb 1865 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 21
8 M Ralph M. Brigham 2
Born: 24 Aug 1839 Christened: Died: Aft 1919 Buried:Spouse: Jane "Jennie" Whiteley ( - ) Marr: 12 Aug 1862
9 F Florence Brigham 1 2
Born: 26 Sep 1841 Christened: Died: Aft 1919 Buried:Spouse: John T. P. Watson ( -1917) 1 2 Marr: 1861
10 U [Infant] Brigham
Born: Christened: Died: in infancy Buried:
11 U [Infant] Brigham 2
Born: Christened: Died: in infancy Buried:
General Notes: Husband - George Brigham
He came to America in the year 1817, sailing from Liverpool in the vessel “Minerva” March 17th, and soon afterward settled at Franklin, PA, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a skilled mechanic, a carpenter and joiner and also a painter and glazier, so that he had no difficulty in finding occupation, but after a time he decided to go into business and accordingly opened up a grocery and notions store. The trade prospered, and he continued merchandising until his death, when his widow took the business and carried it on for a number of years. Mr. Brigham took an interest in the affairs of the day, and was a Whig in political sentiment. He was reared in the faith of the Episcopal Church, but later united with the Presbyterian. [CAB, 858]
He was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England and learned the trade of carpenter, painter, and glazier in his native land. In the spring of 1817 he immigrated to America, and the same year took up his permanent abode in Franklin, Pennsylvania. He followed his trade many years, and then went into general merchandising, dealing in groceries, drugs, etc., and engaged in any class of trade that the times demanded. He was quite successful in business, and accumulated considerable property. His old stand, the “Rob Roy,” was one of the best known stores of that period.
Mr. Brigham was an Episcopalian in religion, and a Whig in politics. Honest and upright in all his dealings, he went down to his grave respected by the community in which the greater portion of his life was spent. [HVC 1890, 762]
Date of death: Oct 19, 1840, aged 59 years. [HVC 1879, 457]
General Notes: Wife - Catherine McCormick "Kitty" Power
She was a much esteemed resident of Franklin, PA, to the close of her long life. Her early life, spent among its pioneer scenes and inhabitants, had many incidents of interest connected with its history. She was acquainted with the old Indian chief Cornplanter and knew much of his history. Up to the time of her marriage she resided with her parents in the first house built at Franklin. [CAB, 859]
1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 497.
2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 762.
3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 660.
4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 355, 762.
5 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 442.
6 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 744.
7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 659.
8 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 498.
9 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 762, 981.
10 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 981.
11 Ruby Jane (Bailey) McCord, Genealogy of the Phipps Family (Self-published), Pg 13.
12 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1072.
13 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 480.
14 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 483.
15 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 502.
16 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 529.
17 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 483, 502.
18 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 785.
19 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 859.
20 Virginia Gordon Russell, Gordons of Western Pennsylvania (Cochranton, PA: Specialty Printers, 1981), Pg 19.
21
Virginia Gordon Russell, Gordons of Western Pennsylvania (Cochranton, PA: Specialty Printers, 1981), Pg 19p.
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