William Duff and Esther Caughey

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Husband William Duff ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
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           Died:  - Darlington Twp, Beaver Co, PA
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         Father: Oliver Duff (      -1799) 1 2
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Wife Esther Caughey ^{1 2}

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Children

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1 F Sarah Ann Duff ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: David Wallace (      -      ) 3

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2 F Eleanor C. Duff ¹

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            AKA: Ellen Duff 3
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         Spouse: Archibald McNair (      -      ) 3

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3 M Samuel C. Duff ^{1 3}

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           Born: 22 Oct 1822 - Darlington Twp, Beaver Co, PA 3
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           Died: 1 Dec 1907 3
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         Spouse: Emma C. Wilson (1825-1908) 1 3
           Marr: 28 Apr 1874 1

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4 F Mary Duff ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 F Eliza Jane Duff ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 F Esther P. Duff ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Joseph F. Bayless (      -      ) 1 3

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General Notes: Husband - William Duff

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He came to Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1798, and lived with his father, who owned a 408-acre farm in Darlington township, until he purchased a farm of 117 acres of his own.

He took an active part in the War of 1812, and he received a patent for one hundred and twenty acres of land in the state of Kansas, as payment for his services in that conflict.
He and his family were members of the Seceders' Church.

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General Notes: Wife - Esther Caughey

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She was of Irish extraction, and her family came to Beaver County, Pennsylvania, from Westmoreland County. She was a very young girl when her mother died, and she had many interesting experiences to relate of her girlhood days. When she and her father came to Beaver County, that section was practically a wilderness, and they went before the others of the family in order to prepare a home for them. They settled in South Beaver township, and set about constructing a log cabin. They were obliged to live in this even while it was in course of construction, as the wolves and other wild animals then infesting the woods, made life very dangerous, and it was frequently a matter of difficulty to keep the wolves at a respectful distance.

1 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 645.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 634.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 635.