William Langfitt and Margaret Campbell

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Husband William Langfitt ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1737 - Westmoreland Co, MD 1 2
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Wife Margaret Campbell ^{1 2}

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         Father: James Campbell (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 M James Langfitt ¹

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           Born: 1 Jan 1786
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         Spouse: Sarah Russell (      -1841) 1

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2 M William Langfitt ^{1 2}

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           Note: He was a soldier in the War of 1812.

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3 M John Langfitt ^{1 2}

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4 M Philip Langfitt ^{1 2}

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           Born: 12 Oct 1799 - Hanover Twp, Beaver Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 28 Jan 1875 - Hanover Twp, Beaver Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Mary Ann Christler (1815-1879) 2
           Marr: 22 Dec 1836 1

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5 M Thomas Langfitt ^{1 2}

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6 F Bettie Langfitt ¹

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7 F Sarah Langfitt ^{1 2}

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8 F Katie Langfitt ¹

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9 F Rebecca Langfitt ^{1 2}

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10 F Hannah Langfitt ^{1 2}

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11 F Mary Langfitt ²

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General Notes: Husband - William Langfitt

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"the hero of the frontier of Beaver County, Pennsylvania"

He was born on the eastern shore of Maryland, came west in youth, and "tomahawked" the road from Washington to Georgetown. He married and settled in Hanover township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
He was the third man west of the mountains. He was shot by the Indians, but recovered from his wounds and lived to be ninety-four years old [same source: he died when ninety-eight].

The old Langfitt homestead originally contained 343 acres, and was called "Indiana." An blockhouse built for protection from the Indians stood on the farm.

After his marriage he moved to Beaver County, Pennsylvania, where he settled on a farm of four hundred acres, the consideration of the purchase being one hundred and thirty-seven dollars. Here he made his home about 1780, his nearest neighbor five miles distant, and began the task of subduing the surrounding wilderness. On the occasion of one sudden attack by a band of marauding natives, an associate, who had accompanied him into the wilderness, was killed, and Mr. Langfitt sustained a severe wound, a bullet passing through his arm and chest, but he escaped and recovered from his injury. In Virginia he had served in the English army under Lord Dunmore, governor of the province.

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General Notes: Wife - Margaret Campbell

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She died at the age of eighty-eight years.

1 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 860.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 473.