William Orson DeLong and Helen S. Towne

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Husband William Orson DeLong ¹

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           Born: 15 Jul 1837 - North East, Erie Co, PA 1
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           Died: 10 May 1901 1
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         Father: Luther DeLong (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Anna Babcock (1810-1880) 1

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       Marriage: 1851 1

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Wife Helen S. Towne ¹

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           Born:  - North East, Erie Co, PA
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         Father: Morris C. Towne (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Hannah S. Oviatt (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Edward DeLong ¹

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2 F Bessie DeLong ¹

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         Spouse: Thomas Joseph Powers (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 11 Sep 1906 1

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General Notes: Husband - William Orson DeLong

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He was educated in the public schools near his home and at Binghamton, New York, and was then graduated from the Law Institute at Albany, New York. He was admitted to the bar, and established himself in the practice of his profession at Ripley and Westview, New York, where he remained some years. He then removed to Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and while living there became connected with the Second National Bank, a connection which remained uninterrupted for a period of fourteen years. Mr. De Long then resigned his office and retired to private life about two years prior to his death. He became affiliated with the Masonic fraternity at Jamestown.

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General Notes: Wife - Helen S. Towne

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She was a native of North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania; she was taken in infancy to Elgin, Illinois, by her parents.

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Notes: Marriage

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This date for their marriage is given in the source, but if his year of birth is correct, this seems a bit young.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1309.