Hon. Jacob Cort and Jane Mary Carson

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Husband Hon. Jacob Cort ¹

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           Born: 2 Sep 1809 - near Adamsburg, Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Oct 1853 or 1855 - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 3
         Buried:  - Long Run Presbyterian Church, North Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: Daniel Kort (1780-1859) 4 5
         Mother: Elizabeth A. Turney (1786-1860) 4 6 7 8

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       Marriage: 22 Jun 1834 9

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Wife Jane Mary Carson ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Mar 1878 10
         Buried: 

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         Father: Andrew Carson (      -      ) 10
         Mother: Ruth Clayton (      -      ) 10

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Children

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1 M Joseph Turney Cort ¹⁰

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           Born: 27 Aug 1838 - Monongahela City, Washington Co, PA 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Martha Henderson Shaw (1843-      ) 11 12

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. Jacob Cort

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He followed tinning for many years, then en-gaged in the foundry business at Monongahela City, Washington County, Pennsylvania, from which he removed in March, 1855, but only remained a few months when he was taken sick and returned to his native township, where he died.
He never enjoyed many educational advantages in boy-hood, but acquired a fair education by reading and study after arriving at manhood and became an excellent mathematician. He was elected in 1848 as a member of the Pennsylvania Legisla-ture. His opponent was George V. Lawrence, and it was the only time that noted politician was ever defeated. In 1850 Mr. Cort was re-elected by an increased majority. He served as chairman of the democratic county committee for many years, was a Jacksonian democrat and a highly esteemed member of the Reformed church.
He and his wife had nine children, six sons and three daughters, of whom five were still living in 1890.

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Notes: Marriage

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They were married June 21, 1835. [GHCWC, 355]

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 91.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1005.

3 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 553.

4 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 703.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 179.

6 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 662.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 642.

8 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1124.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 182.

10 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 355.

11 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 356.

12 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 411.