Hon. Jacob Mechling, Sr. and Mary Magdalene Drum

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Husband Hon. Jacob Mechling, Sr. ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 Dec 1770 - Northampton Co, PA
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           Died: 10 Jan 1861 2
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         Father: Jacob Mechling (Abt 1743-1827) 3 4
         Mother: Catherine [Unk] (Abt 1748-1832) 3

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       Marriage: 30 Dec 1794 2

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Wife Mary Magdalene Drum ²

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Children

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1 M Jacob Mechling, Jr. ²

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           Born: 20 Oct 1795 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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           Died: 11 Sep 1873 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Jane Thompson (      -1872) 2

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2 F Susanna Mechling ²

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           Born: 8 Jul 1797 2
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           Died: Bef 1895
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         Spouse: John McCleary (      -      ) 2

         Spouse: [Unk] Cole (      -      ) 2

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3 M George Mechling ²

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           Born: 3 Jun 1799 2
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           Died: Bef 1895
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4 M Simon Mechling ²

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           Born: 16 Sep 1801
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           Died: Bef 1895
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5 M Philip Mechling ²

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           Born: 20 Aug 1803 2
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           Died: Bef 1895
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6 F Catherine B. Mechling ²

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           Born: 3 Mar 1806 2
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           Died: 11 Sep 1873 5
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         Spouse: Judge Joseph Buffington (1803-1872) 2 5 6 7 8

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7 M Christian Mechling ²

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           Born: 24 Jan 1808 2
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           Died: Bef 1895
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8 M Benjamin Mechling ²

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           Born: 28 Mar 1810 2
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           Died: Bef 1895
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9 M Henry Mechling ²

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           Born: 22 Mar 1812 2
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           Died: Bef 1895
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10 M Samuel Mechling ²

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           Born: 21 Jun 1814 2
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           Died: Bef 1895
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11 M Thomas Mechling ²

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           Born: 30 Aug 1816 2
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           Died: Aft 1895
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General Notes: Husband - Hon. Jacob Mechling, Sr.

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He enlisted in the United States army, and in 1792 was sent with his company to Chamber's Station, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, to guard the settlers against the Indians. In 1796, after the Indian troubles had subsided, he came to Butler County and purchased a tract of land in what is now Washington town­ship, whence he removed to the borough of Butler and engaged in the hotel busi­ness. He was also one of the pioneer merchants of the town. In 1803 he was elected county commissioner, and in 1804 a member of the legislature, and served continuously by re-elections up to 1808. In 1809 he was appointed prothonotary, in which office he served nine years. He was also a justice of the peace in 1804. He served several terms in the council, and was chief burgess of the borough for three years. He took an active interest in public affairs, and was widely known among the pioneers. A Democrat in politics, he voted for Washington in 1792, and for every Democratic president from Jefferson to Buchanan. In religious belief he was a Lutheran, and died in that faith.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 345, 413.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 730.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 729.

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 973.

5 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 589.

6 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 308.

7 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 325.

8 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 112.