Rev. Benjamin John Wallace, D.D. and Sarah Cochran

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Husband Rev. Benjamin John Wallace, D.D. ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: Jan 1810 or 10 Jun 1810 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 1 4
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           Died: 1862 - Philadelphia, PA
         Buried:  - Philadelphia, PA

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         Father: William Wallace (1768-1816) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
         Mother: Eleanor Maclay (1774-1823) 4 5 8 10

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       Marriage: 5 Nov 1832 or 1852 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1 4

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• Note: This may be the same person as : Rev. Benjamin J. Wallace, D.D..

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Wife Sarah Cochran ^{4 11}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1869 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: George Cochran (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. Benjamin John Wallace, D.D.

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His father dying when he was only six years of age, he was left to the care of his mother, whose early training fitted him for the position he occupied with so much success in his maturity. When of suitable age he became a pupil in the Harrisburg Academy. The culture he received at this school fitted him for admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he was rapidly gaining a foremost place, when his heart convinced him that a higher avocation was to be his calling. He left West Point, was prepared for Princeton College and the ministry of the Presbyterian Church, under the care of Rev. John Hutchinson, of Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, a former tutor in the Harrisburg Academy. After graduating with high honor he was licensed to preach, and was called at once to a Western charge. The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by his alma mater. His elegance as a writer and eloquence as a speaker soon brought him into great prominence in his denomination and in all religious circles, so that when the Presbyterian Quarterly, the organ of the "New School," was projected he was at once selected as its editor. His brilliance of style gave character to this publication, and as long as he lived it was a prosperous and popular publication. Mr. Wallace was pastor of churches in Pittsburgh, York, at other points, president and professor of Delaware College, at Newark, in that state.
"Unfortunately for his fame as an author, his literary productions were scattered throughout the ephemeral publications of his time. It need not be repeated that both as speaker and writer he was captivating and graceful, of fine stature and polished address, in society one of the most entertaining of a long roll of able men, whose cultivated minds directed the thoughts of the generation of which Dr. Wallace was so distinguished an ornament."

1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 544.

2 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 969.

3 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 826.

4 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 148.

5 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 545.

6 Wm. H. Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Publisher, 1884), Pg 46.

7 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 372.

8 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 823.

9 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 553.

10 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 82.

11 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 827.