Jonathan Kurtz and Elizabeth Sailor

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Husband Jonathan Kurtz ¹

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           Born: 1766 - Lancaster Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1857 1
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       Marriage:  - Somerset Co, PA

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Wife Elizabeth Sailor ¹

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           Born: 1766 - Lancaster Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1863 1
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Children

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1 F Lydia Kurtz ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1880
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         Spouse: A. J. Brown (      -      ) 1

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2 M Josiah Kurtz ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1880
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         Spouse: Henrietta Butts (      -      ) 1

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3 M William E. Kurtz ¹

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         Spouse: Phebe Pence (      -      ) 1

         Spouse: Nancy Allinder (      -      ) 1

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4 F Matilda Kurtz ²

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1880
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         Spouse: Archibald Davis (1807-      ) 2 3 4 5

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5 M James Kurtz ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1880
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         Spouse: Margery Wilson (      -Bef 1880) 1

         Spouse: Eliza Crawford (      -Bef 1880) 1

         Spouse: Isabella McConaughy (      -      ) 1

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6 M Samuel Kurtz ¹

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         Spouse: Catharine Irwin (      -      ) 1

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7 F Mary Kurtz ⁶

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           Born: 
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           Died: 11 Mar 1864 6
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         Spouse: John Bruce (1805-      ) 6
           Marr: 1832 6

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8 F Elizabeth Kurtz ¹

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         Spouse: John Devinney (      -Bef 1880) 1

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9 M John G. Kurtz ^{1 7}

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         Spouse: Marian Stewart (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Jonathan Kurtz

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He was born of German parentage, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he learned his trade as a hatter. He subsequently removed to Somerset County, where he married. They located in Blairsville in 1853, he being the first hatter to locate in the village. The Methodist Episcopal church was organized at his house, and he served as class leader, steward, etc., for many years.

1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 362.

2 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 369.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 489.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 517.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 739.

6 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 363.

7 Thomas Lynch Montgomery, LL.D., Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, Vol. 15 (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1924), Pg 179.