Judge Joseph Buffington and Catherine B. Mechling

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Husband Judge Joseph Buffington ^{1 2 3 4 5}

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           Born: 27 Nov 1803 - West Chester, Chester Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Feb 1872 - Kittanning, Armstrong Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Kittanning Cemetery, Kittanning, Armstrong Co, PA

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         Father: Ephraim Buffington (1767-1832) 2 5
         Mother: Rebecca Francis (      -      ) 2 5

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       Marriage: 

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• Residence: : Kittanning, Armstrong Co, PA.

• Biographical Sketch: George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882).
To read this brief biographical sketch of his life and career, click here.

• Biographical Sketch: Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883).
To read this brief biographical sketch of his life and career, click here.

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Wife Catherine B. Mechling ⁴

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           Born: 3 Mar 1806 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Sep 1873 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Hon. Jacob Mechling, Sr. (1770-1861) 4 6
         Mother: Mary Magdalene Drum (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 F Mary Buffington ²

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           Born: 
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           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Judge Joseph Buffington

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He was prominent in the law, a member of Congress, president judge of the Eighteenth Judicial district of Pennsylvania, composed of Clarion, Elk, Jefferson and Venango counties, and was appointed chief justice of the Territory of Utah by President Fillmore, but declined; from 1856 until shortly before his death he was judge of the Tenth district of Pennsylvania, resigning in 1871.

1 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 308.

2 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 589.

3 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 325.

4 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 730.

5 Editor, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 112.

6 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 345, 413.