William Christie and Sarah Irwin

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Husband William Christie ^{1 2}

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            AKA: William Christy 3
           Born: 1765 - Ireland 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1848 - Concord Twp, Butler Co, PA 1 4
         Buried: 

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         Father: [Father] Christie (      -      )
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Sarah Irwin ⁴

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1823 4
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Children

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1 F Betsey Christie ^{1 4}

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            AKA: Betsy Christy 3
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           Died: Autumn, 1881 - Freeport, Armstrong Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: John McLain (      -      ) 3

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2 M John Christie ^{1 4}

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            AKA: John Christy 3
           Born: 1796 - Westmoreland Co, PA 4
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           Died: 1861 - ? Butler Co, PA 1 4
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         Spouse: Margaret Guthrie (      -1871/1872) 1 4

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3 M Robert Christie ^{1 4}

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            AKA: Robert Christy 3
           Born: 
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           Died: while young
 Cause of Death: Drowning
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4 M William Christie ^{1 4}

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            AKA: William Christy 3
           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1895 - Venango Co, PA
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General Notes: Husband - William Christie

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He was born in Ireland, came with his parents to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in early boyhood, and there grew to maturity. About the year 1778, while he and an elder brother were hunting for his father's cattle in the woods, they were surprised by Indians. His brother fled, pursued by the latter, who upon their return told William they did not capture his brother. They took their prisoner to their camp, and there produced a scalp, which he recognized as that of his brother, whom they had killed and scalped. William was held a captive for eighteen months, when the Indians exchanged him for a few gallons of whiskey. William Christie was one of a family of three brothers and one sister. His brother Andrew settled in Butler County, on the site of Greece City. About 1800 William came to Butler county and entered 200 acres of land in what is now Concord township, on the head waters of Connoquenessing creek, built a cabin and lived on this tract for several years. He then returned to Westmoreland County, leaving his son John in charge of the farm. He came back again in 1824, and resided with his son in Concord township until his death. He was one of the early school teachers of Westmoreland and Butler counties, and made education one of his particular hobbies. He was an elder of the Presbyterian church, and died in that faith. [HBC 1895, 1073]

Some time during the Revolutionary war, William, accompanied by an older brother, had their horses shot from under them by the Indians, while taking them to pasture. William was captured, and his life spared, and he was finally sold to the British; his brother attempted to escape, but was caught in the woods and scalped.

He and his brother Andrew left Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and settled in the southern part of what is now Concord Township, Butler County, about the year 1797.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 340.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1073.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 382.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1074.