Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Robert Ayr Brigham and Mary Phipps




Husband Robert Ayr Brigham 1 2

           Born: 25 Jun 1823
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1890
         Buried: 


         Father: George Brigham (1788-1846) 3 4 5
         Mother: Catherine McCormick "Kitty" Power (1803-1884) 3 4 5


       Marriage: 1847 1



Wife Mary Phipps 1 6 7

           Born: 1827 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1883 7
         Buried: 


         Father: Capt. Samuel Phipps (1795-1879) 8 9
         Mother: Amelia Halyday (1805-1869) 10




Children
1 M George Brigham 7

           Born: 1849 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1879 7
         Buried: 



2 M Samuel Brigham 7

           Born: 1850 7
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1919
         Buried: 



3 F Ida Brigham 7

           Born: 1852 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1857 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


4 M Edwin Brigham 7

           Born: 1854 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1859 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 F Catherine Brigham 7

           Born: 1855 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1857 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


6 M Ashton Ayre Brigham 7

           Born: 1857 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1857 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


7 M Benjamin Law Brigham 7

           Born: 1858 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



8 M John Hazelett Brigham 7

           Born: 1860 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1862 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


9 F Susie Amelia Brigham 7

           Born: 1862 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1891 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Fred C. Van Liew (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 1881 7


10 M Bert Brigham

            AKA: Albert Egbert Brigham,7 Lawrence Albert Brigham
           Born: 1863 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
           Note: He married and went west.



11 F Mtra Olumer Brigham 7

           Born: 1866 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Robert Ayr Brigham


He graduated in medicine but never practiced, engaging in merchandising and serving for five years as postmaster at Franklin, Pennsylvania.

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Sources


1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 498.

2 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 762, 981.

3 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 497.

4 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 762.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 660.

6 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 981.

7 Ruby Jane (Bailey) McCord, Genealogy of the Phipps Family (Self-published), Pg 13.

8 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 851, 980.

9 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 585.

10 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 851.


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