Joshua M. Stoolfier and Mary Martin

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Husband Joshua M. Stoolfier ¹

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Wife Mary Martin ¹

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1 M Charles Stoolfier ¹

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2 M Joshua Stoolfier ¹

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         Spouse: Nancy Garvin (      -      ) 1

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3 F Sarah Stoolfier ¹

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4 M David Stoolfier ¹

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5 M Jacob Stoolfier ¹

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6 F Mary Stoolfier ¹

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7 F Elizabeth Stoolfier ¹

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8 M George Stoolfier ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Joshua M. Stoolfier

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He was a native of Germany, and after serving seven years in the army the Government released him, having no further claims upon him as a soldier. He emigrated to America, settling near the forks of the Youghiogheny River, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. A short period after his location here, he married. A few years previous to the organization of Butler County, the entire family removed to what is now Cranberry Township, locating on a farm of 400 acres, purchased from Thomas Langley in the year 1800. Soon after settling upon this tract, he returned to Westmoreland County, and brought to his rude cabin his father's family. Without money, he was profoundly distressed as to how he would pay for this large tract of land, and he at once set his wits to work to devise some plan. He had in his possession a very valuable gun, which he highly prized, and which had dealt out destruction to many a tenant of the wood. This he offered Mr. Langley in part payment, but he, having no conceivable use for the weapon, declined the offer, saying he preferred something having a greater measure of value. Mr. Stoolfier then hit upon the happy plan of trading his gun for a two-year-old colt, which the Government agent gladly accepted as part of the consideration money. He paid for the residue according to the covenants and conditions of the article of agreement. [HBC 1883, 228]

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Martin

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She was the daughter of a Presbyterian minister.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 228.