Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Benjamin Griffey and Margaret McCormick




Husband Benjamin Griffey 1 2

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       Marriage: 



Wife Margaret McCormick 1 2

           Born: 1820 - White Deer Valley, Union Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1876 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Robert McCormick (1782-1874) 3
         Mother: Nancy Foresman (      -      ) 3




Children
1 F Martha J. Griffey 1 4

           Born: 1847 4
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: C. Lewis Gudykunst (      -      ) 1 4


2 M Robert M. Griffey 1 5

           Born: 1850 5
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Laura Bower (      -      ) 1 5


3 F Clara Griffey 1 5

           Born: 1853 5
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Foresman (      -      ) 5


4 F Nancy Elizabeth Griffey 5

           Born: 1857 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1857 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 F Kate Griffey 1 5

           Born: 19 Mar 1860 - Gregg Twp, Union Co, PA 1 5
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         Spouse: Anthony Armstrong (1852-      ) 1 5
           Marr: 6 Jan 1881 1



General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Griffey


He was a railroad contractor, bridge builder and miller. He at one time part owned and operated the largest woolen-mills in Pennsylvania, the machinery in the same costing $110,000; the plant was destroyed by fire. He built the high bridge at Sandy Hook, Connecticut, and a number of others. Both he and his wife were members of the Washington Presbyterian Church, and in politics he was a Republican.

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Sources


1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 807.

2 Leander James McCormick, McCormick Family Record and Biography (Chicago, IL: Publisher Unknown, 1896), Pg 38.

3 Leander James McCormick, McCormick Family Record and Biography (Chicago, IL: Publisher Unknown, 1896), Pg 35.

4 Leander James McCormick, McCormick Family Record and Biography (Chicago, IL: Publisher Unknown, 1896), Pg 46.

5 Leander James McCormick, McCormick Family Record and Biography (Chicago, IL: Publisher Unknown, 1896), Pg 47.


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