Abraham Marchand and Rachel Saam

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Husband Abraham Marchand ¹

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            AKA: Abram Marchand 2
           Born: Abt 1799
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           Died: 24 Mar 1877 2
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         Father: Dr. Frederick Marchand (1748-1803) 2 3
         Mother: Christina Harman (Abt 1757-1838) 1

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Wife Rachel Saam ²

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           Born: Abt 1814
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           Died: 5 Oct 1877 2
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         Father: Adam Saam (      -      ) 2
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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Marchand ²

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         Spouse: William Howell (      -      ) 2

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2 F Mary Marchand ²

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         Spouse: Charles Fleming (      -      ) 2

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3 F Harriet Marchand ^{2 4 5}

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           Born:  - Jacksonville, Westmoreland Co, PA
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           Died: 1917 - Jacksonville, Westmoreland Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: James White (1832-1907) 4 5 7
           Marr: 20 Oct 1860 8

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4 M Benjamin Rush Marchand ²

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         Spouse: Martha Gaut (      -      ) 2

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5 M Jacob F. Marchand ²

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6 F Juliet Marchand ²

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Abraham Marchand

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He engaged in the tanning and leather business in Jacksonville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, later owned and occupied by his son, B. Rush Marchand, who succeeded his father in the business. He was a staunch Democrat in politics, and a Presbyterian in religion.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 702.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 360.

3 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 612.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 187.

5 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 39.

6 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 40.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 203.

8 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 204.