James Richey, Esq. and Mary Jane Cowen

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Husband James Richey, Esq. ¹

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           Born: 14 Nov 1820 - Juniata Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 May 1881
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: William Richey (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 10 Jul 1845 1

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• Residence: : Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA.

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Wife Mary Jane Cowen ³

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           Born: 1 Oct 1826
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Nov 1914
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: William Cowen (1794-1875) 3
         Mother: Catharine McIntosh (      -1872) 3

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Children

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1 F Mary Catherine Richey

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            AKA: Mary Catherine Ritchey 4
           Born: May 1846 - Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1927 - ? Texas 5
         Buried: 29 Mar 1927 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: John Patterson Dewoody (1845-1907) 4 6
           Marr: 28 Jan 1869 - Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 7

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2 F Nancy E. "Ellen" Ritchey

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           Born: 9 Nov 1849
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Sep 1880
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 8

         Spouse: George Beers (      -      )

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3 M John C. Richey

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           Born: 15 Mar 1857
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Jan 1892
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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4 F Jessie V. Richey

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           Born: 1 Jun 1865
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Aug 1891
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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5 M Edwin Clyde Richey

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           Born: 10 May 1867
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Aug 1891
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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6 U [Infant] Richey

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Nov 1873
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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General Notes: Husband - James Richey, Esq.

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He was an elder of the Sunville Presbyterian Church in Plum Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

He and his wife were the parents of eleven children, five boys and six girls, all but one were still living in 1879.

1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 630.

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 72.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1074.

4 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 499.

5 Newton Edward Brightwell, DeWoody Records (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1989), Pg 69.

6 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 829.

7 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 61.

8 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 59.