Robert Brown and Ruth Rathbun

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Husband Robert Brown ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1853 1
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       Marriage: 

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Wife Ruth Rathbun ^{2 3}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1850 1
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         Father: Clark Rathbun (      -      ) 3
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Brown ⁴

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           Born: 7 Apr 1812 2
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           Died: 3 Feb 1849 2
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         Spouse: Jonathan Henderson (1806-1891) 5
           Marr: 27 May 1830 2

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General Notes: Husband - Robert Brown

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He was one of the first settlers of Penn Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

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General Notes: Wife - Ruth Rathbun

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Previous to 1797 her father purchased a tract of land in what is now the south-western part of Penn Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, and erected a cabin and brought hither his son Thomas and his daughter Ruth, the latter being a girl of about thirteen years of age. Leaving his two children to keep possession of the place, he returned to Allegheny County, to his business of milling at Robbins's mill during the winter. After a short stay, Thomas became weary of living in the woods, and desired to return to his father's and attend school. The plan was talked over, and Ruth consented to it. Accordingly, Thomas returned to his former home, and Ruth kept house alone for three months, her only companion being a large faithful dog.

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Notes: Marriage

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They were the parents of thirteen children, all of whom grew up to maturity, and became residents of Butler County.

1 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 55.

2 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 53.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 54.

4 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 31.

5 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 961.