George Fortney and Elizabeth Reighard

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Husband George Fortney ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Lancaster Co, PA
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• Note: This may be the same person as : George Fortney.

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Wife Elizabeth Reighard ^{1 2}

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         Father: Charles Reighard (      -      ) 1 2
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• Note: This may be the same person as : Elizabeth Richard.

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Children

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1 M Samuel Fortney ^{1 2}

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2 F Sarah Fortney ^{1 2}

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         Spouse: Jacob Buzzard (      -      ) 1 2

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3 F Eliza Fortney ^{1 2}

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         Spouse: Jacob Stockberger (      -      ) 1 2

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4 F Caroline Fortney ^{1 2}

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         Spouse: Abraham Brinker (      -      ) 1

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5 F Mary Fortney ^{1 2}

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6 F Rebecca Fortney ^{1 2}

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7 M George Fortney ^{1 2}

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8 M Dr. Charles D. Fortney ^{1 2}

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           Born: 29 Dec 1827 - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 1910 2
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         Spouse: Nancy Eicher (1827-      ) 2 3
           Marr: 27 Jul 1847 2 4

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9 F Lydia Fortney ^{1 2 5}

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         Spouse: Samuel Keefer (      -Bef 1906) 1 2 5

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General Notes: Husband - George Fortney

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He was the founder of the Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, branch of the Fortney family. He was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and when a young man came to Westmoreland County, settling near the Ridge church, in Mount Pleasant township. At first he worked as a carpenter, but later became a wagoner on the mountain road leading from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia.

He came to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania from Lancaster County, when a young man and settled near the Ridge Church in Mount Pleasant township. He was a carpenter by trade, but soon abandoned it, succumbing to the lure of the old National Pike life which attracted so many teamsters and drivers during the years it was the popular highway for passengers and freight between the East and the West. He was a wagoner, driving over a section of the pike for several years, and died at a good old age.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 11, 225.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 966.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 225.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 12, 225.

5 Scott Lee Boyd, The Boyd Family (Santa Barbara, CA: Self-published, 1935), Pg 115.