Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Barr and Mary Boyd




Husband William Barr 1 2 3

           Born: 1797 - County Derry, Ireland 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Sep 1838 3 4
         Buried: 


         Father: John Barr (1757-1838) 5
         Mother: Margaret Dickey (      -      ) 2


       Marriage: 



Wife Mary Boyd 1 3 4

           Born:  - County Antrim, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 1876 4
         Buried: 


         Father: Hugh Boyd (      -      ) 6
         Mother: Elizabeth Scott (      -      ) 7




Children
1 M John Scott Barr 1 3 4 8




           Born: 26 Jan 1827 - Somerset Twp, Washington Co, PA 1 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Gibson (      -1855) 4 9
           Marr: 25 Nov 1852 9
         Spouse: Mary S. Pattison (      -      ) 4 8 9
           Marr: 26 Jan 1865 4 9


2 M Hugh Barr 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Somerset Twp, Washington Co, PA
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin
         Spouse: Belle Black (      -      ) 3


3 F Eliza Barr 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin
         Spouse: A. Duncan Williamson (      -      ) 3 4


4 F Margaret Barr 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James H. Dickey (      -      ) 4


5 M William Wilson Barr 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Philadelphia, PA
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Catherine Barr (      -      ) 3


6 M Bankhead Boyd Barr 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 May 1864 - Alexandria, Fairfax Co, VA 10
         Buried: 



7 F Mary Barr 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William G. Garrett (      -      ) 3 4


8 F Martha Jane "Jennie" Barr 3 11

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Aug 1865 12
         Buried:  - U. P. Cemetery, Pigeon Creek, Washington Co, PA
         Spouse: William Berry (1837-Bef 1910) 13 14 15
           Marr: 29 May 1862 12



General Notes: Husband - William Barr

Somerset twp, Washington Co, PA

He was a native of Londonderry, Ireland. His wife came from the same county and parish. [HWC 1882, 948]
He was born in County Antrim, Ireland. [TCHWWC, 728]

His youth was passed in his native land, where he was educated, becoming specially expert as a mathematician. In 1816 he came with his parents to America.

He purchased a farm near what was then known as the Seceder Church, near Pigeon Creek, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and lived there until his death, from dysentery, when aged 41 years.

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Sources


1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 948.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 240.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 728.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 242.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 240, 242.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 242, 374, 993.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 374, 993.

8 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 518.

9 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 949.

10 Samuel P. Bates, History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5; Vol. IV (Harrisburg, PA: B. Singerly, State Printer, 1870), Pg 428.

11 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 242, 908.

12 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 908.

13 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 444, 518.

14 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 242, 869, 908.

15 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1044.


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