Capt. Charles B. Hurst and Anna M. Darragh
Husband Capt. Charles B. Hurst 1
Born: - England Christened: Died: 19 Nov 1887 - Rochester, Beaver Co, PA 2 Buried:
Father: William Hurst (1804-1879) 2 Mother: Amelia Parsons (1807-Aft 1888) 2
Marriage: May 1850 - Rochester, Beaver Co, PA 2
Wife Anna M. Darragh 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Maj. John Stafford Darragh (1804- ) 3 4 Mother: Mary Lyon ( - ) 5
Children
1 M Charles Hurst 2
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
2 M William Hurst 2
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
3 F Mary L. Hurst 2 6
Born: Christened: Died: 2 May 1918 6 Buried:Spouse: John Moulds (1856- ) 2 7 Marr: 17 Feb 1887 6
4 M Henry Hurst 2
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
5 M Alfred Hurst 2
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
6 M John Hurst 2
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1888 Buried:
7 M Robert Hurst 2
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1888 Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Capt. Charles B. Hurst
He was reared in Bridgewater, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and attended boarding schools. His first employment was as a clerk in the forwarding commission office at Rochester, where he remained until 1862 when he obtained a position as clerk of a steamboat. He was on the water in different capacities for twenty-one years, the last eight years as captain of a steamboat. In 1862, he embarked in the insurance business in which he successfully engaged until his death. He represented some of the oldest and best known companies in the world, such as the AEtna and Phoenix, of Hartford, the Royal, of London, and many others. His residence was at Rochester.
He and his wife were members of the Episcopal church, of the vestry of which he was a member. In politics he was a Democrat, and served as a member of the council in Rochester. He was a member of the I. O. O. F., of the K. of P. and was a Sir Knight Templar.
1 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 669, 762.
2 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 669.
3 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 507, 761.
4 Rev. Joseph A. Bausman, A.M, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York, NY: The Knickerbocker Press, 1904), Pg 229.
5 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 762.
6 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 404.
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George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 403.
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