Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Col. John Marshall and Mary Park




Husband Col. John Marshall 1

           Born: 1746 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Sep 1821 - Ohio 1
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 1782 1



Wife Mary Park 1

            AKA: Mary Parks 2
           Born: 1761 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1821
         Buried: 


         Father: Samuel Park (Abt 1729-1794) 4
         Mother: Margaret Marshall (      -1808)




Children

General Notes: Husband - Col. John Marshall


When the Revolutionary war broke out he entered the patriot army as a subaltern; he participated in thirteen battles, and at Trenton was severely wounded, a bullet entering his left side; was then promoted, and after the surrender of Cornwallis was made a brevet-major, Gen. Washington presenting him with a sword. The Colonel lost a brother at the battle of Brandywine. Col. Marshall took part in the Whiskey Rebellion, was one of the "Coun-cil of Safety" held at Mingo Creek July 23, 1794, and at Monongahela City August 14, following, he presented the resolutions which were adopted; he was colonel of a volunteer regiment. In 1802 he was elected to the Ohio State Legislature, and reelected in 1803-04. He and his wife were the parents of ten children.

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Sources


1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 285.

2 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 698, 699.

3 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 699.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 285, 1413.


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