Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Alcorn and Rebecca Benn




Husband William Alcorn 1 2 3

           Born: 1805 - Oil Creek Twp, Crawford Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 May 1842 - Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Alcorn Cemetery, Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA


         Father: James Alcorn (Abt 1769-1835/1837) 1 2
         Mother: Margaret McDowell (Abt 1770-1835) 1


       Marriage: 22 Apr 1837 4



Wife Rebecca Benn 1 3

           Born: 1816 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Aug 1844 3
         Buried:  - Alcorn Cemetery, Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA


         Father: Jonathan Benn (Abt 1779-1855) 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Wilkins (Abt 1780-1844) 5




Children
1 M James Nelson "Nelt" Alcorn 6

           Born: 1840 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1908 7
         Buried:  - Fairview Cemetery, Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Spouse: Josephine [Unk] (1851-1925) 7


2 M John Wesley Alcorn 1 6

           Born: 1841 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Sep 1864 - Andersonville, Sumter Co, GA 7
         Buried: 



3 M William Henry Alcorn 6

           Born: 1842 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



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Sources


1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 567.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 590.

3 Earl M. Prather, Alcorn Family Genealogy (Centerville, PA: Self-published, 2003), Pg 1.

4 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 3.

5 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1102.

6 Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 3.

7 Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 66.


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