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History of and Other Families (o_f) from
The City and County of Washington Pennsylvania
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Washington County Pennsylvania History and Families
Deaths and Obituaries of People with ties to Washington County PA
 
Pre-1900s Undertaker's Horse-drawn Wagon, and early 1900s
automobile hearses.
All McDonald Newspaper Items from Victoria Hospodar Valentine,
researcher and transcriber.
Unless noted, all other Newspaper Items from Judith
Florian, researcher, transcriber, webmaster.
Multiple Obituaries from Feb-March 1822
1822
Transcript of the Obituary for MRS. JANE ARMSTRONG
from The Reporter newspaper, Feb. 24, 1822, page unknown:
DIED - On Sunday, the 16th inst., Mrs. Jane Armstrong, of
Chartiers township in the 81st year of her age. The complaint which
brought the mortal __brick of the deceased down, was a cancer on the
face; under which she labored more than twenty years.
The departed, in life was kind, benevolent; her hand was ever open to
the needy and distressed; a constant and welcome guest of the places of
mourning. She was universally esteemed by all who knew her. Lived and
died in hope of a blessed immortality. In her almost unparalleled
sufferings she was calm -- her fortitude never failed. Not long before
her death she was told that her sufferings were severe, to which she
properly replied, ____ I have no reason to complain. [Com.
Transcript of the Obituary for Mrs. Catherine Hewitt from The Reporter newspaper, Feb. 24, 1822, page unknown:
On the 3rd instant, Mrs. Catherine Hewitt, wife of Mr. Henry
Hewitt, of Amwell township. She left a husband and 4 children to mourn
the bereavement of a good wife and a tender parent.
Transcript of the Obituary for Miss Margaret Vance
from The Reporter newspaper, Feb. 24, 1822, page unknown:
On Saturday the [15th?] instant Miss Margaret Vance, youngest
daughter of Mr. Isaac Vance, of Strabane township.
Transcript of the Obituary for Mrs. ANN MOORE from The Reporter newspaper, Feb. 24, 1822, page unknown:
On Tuesday night last, about 12 o'clock, Mrs. ANN MOORE, wife of
James Moore, of West Bethlehem township, after a tedious illness of 3
months. Aged 18 years.
Transcript of the Obituary for MR. DECKHART from The Reporter newspaper, Feb. 24, 1822, page unknown:
At Harrisburgh [sic], on the 12th inst. MR. DECKHART, member of
the house of representatives, from Franklin county.
THREE OBITS
Article from The Reporter newspaper, Washington Co.,
Pa., Mar. 10, 1822, page unknown:
[NOTE: In this newspaper and date, no capitalization was used on Miss or
Mr. The deceased and parents names are all in caps.]
DIED - At Louisville (Ken.) on Thursday the 20th February ult.
mr.
Samuel Bryson, aged 27 years, eldest son of mr. Patrick Bryson, of this
place. His death was of a pulmonary complaint growing out of exposure to
severe colds.
The meloncholy tidings of his death was announced a few days ago
to his parents, in a letter from an acquaintance in Louisville. The
letter concludes thus - 'Before his death he seemed perfectly resigned
and happy, and said that he had nothing to communicate, as we were all
strangers to him.
Suddenly, on Saturday morning the 1st instant, in West Alexander, mr. Charles Mayes,
senior, in the 77th year of his age. The deceased was
a kind indulgent parent, a good neighbor, and a truly honest and sincere
christian [sic].
On Thursday last, mr. David Horn, of Somerset township. His
complaint was a pleurisy, of which he lay about ten days.
[This is all of the Obits under Deaths on this page/date.]
Obituaries
and Death Notices for People from or near McDonald PA
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