Norval Marchand and Hessie McLean Young

---

---

Husband Norval Marchand ¹

---

           Born: 14 Feb 1843 - near Irwin, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

         Father: John Irwin Marchand (1812-1877) 2
         Mother: Mary Elizabeth Irwin (      -1846) 3 4

---

       Marriage: 14 May 1874 - Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co, KS 1

---

---

Wife Hessie McLean Young ¹

---

           Born: 14 Jun 1849 - Cincinnati, OH 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

         Father: Col. Isaac Young (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Eliza McLean (      -      ) 1

---

---

Children

---

1 M John Norval Marchand ¹

---

           Born: 9 Mar 1875 - Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co, KS 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Alice Swartz (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 17 Jun 1904 1

---

2 F Lila Young Marchand ¹

---

           Born: 2 Aug 1876 - Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co, KS 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

3 F Edith Irwin Marchand ⁵

---

           Born: 24 Jan 1879 - Caddo, Indian Territory 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Jun 1882 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

---

---

General Notes: Husband - Norval Marchand

---

He received his preparatory education at the Irwin Academy, Westminster College and Elders Ridge Academy. In 1864 he entered the sophomore class at Jefferson College, and in 1866 was graduated from Washington and Jefferson College. Adopting the law as his profession, he was graduated from the law department of the University of Albany in 1868. In the latter part of that year he removed to Leavenworth, Kansas, and opened a law office in connection with Cyrus Townsend, formerly of Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. In 1873 he removed to Caddo, Indian Territory, and engaged in trade with the Choctaw Indians and the transportation of freight for the government to Fort Sill, the Cantonment and Indian agencies in that locality. In 1882, accompanied by his family, he returned to Leavenworth, Kansas, and the following year was chosen treasurer for that city. In 1891 he removed with his family to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was a Republican in politics. He was elected to represent the Twentieth district in the county of Leavenworth to the legislature of the state of Kansas for the term of 1872, and was a member of the judiciary committee. He was chosen to the office of city treasurer of Leavenworth, Kansas, as previously stated in 1883, and held that position until June 20, 1888, when he resigned on account of ill health. In 1862 he enlisted in Captain S. S. Marchand’s Company (H), One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, participated in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, and was mustered out at the expiration of term of enlistment at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with his regiment. Mr. Marchand was a member of the Congregational church. He also holds membership in the Minnesota Society of the Sons of American Revolution, of which he was treasurer for two years, and the Grand Army of the Republic, serving as aide de camp to the department commander at the national encampments held at Washington, D. C., and at Boston, Massachusetts.

In 1900 Mr. Norval Marchand, wife and daughter sailed from New York to visit the little village of Sonvillier, Switzerland, from which the ancestors of the Marchand family emigrated. The village, which is nestled in a beautiful valley in the Jura range of the Alps, was at that time inhabited by many bearing the name of Marchand. These people knew nothing of the fact that one hundred and fifty years ago one branch of the family had sought a home in the then almost unexplored British colonies beyond the seas. The old church at St. Imier stands apparently as staunch and rugged as when David and Judith plighted their troth at its altar so many years ago. Although the Swiss Marchands had forgotten their relations, they appeared pleased to know that they had not been forgotten, and welcomed their “American Cousins” to the home of their ancestors, and the old records of those Swiss villages provided much information regarding the Marchand family.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 364.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 362.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 356, 362.

4 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 135.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 365.