Maj. William Brua Cameron and Elizabeth Bastedo

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Husband Maj. William Brua Cameron ¹

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           Born: 1 Aug 1826 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 1
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           Died: 13 Jan 1864 - Middletown, Dauphin Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Middletown, Dauphin Co, PA

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         Father: Hon. Simon Cameron (1799-Aft 1889) 2 3 4
         Mother: Margaret Brua (      -      ) 5 6

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       Marriage: 18 Oct 1852 1

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Wife Elizabeth Bastedo ¹

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           Died: 1870 - Ontario, Canada 1
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         Father: Gilbert Bastedo (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Marian [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Marian Bastedo Cameron ¹

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         Spouse: David Watts (      -      ) 1

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2 M Simon Brua Cameron ¹

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           Died: Bef 1883
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 F Janet Cameron ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Maj. William Brua Cameron

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He received a classical education, and graduated at Princeton College in 1847, studied law with James McCormick, and was admitted to the Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, bar Jan. 23, 1849. He located at Middletown, managing certain business enterprises of his father. He was appointed major and paymaster in the United States army May 1, 1861; retired the 4th of November, 1863, on account of impaired health.

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Bastedo

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While on a visit to her old home in Canada, she took ill, and died there.

1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 473.

2 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 562.

3 —, Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography of Pennsylvania, Vol. I (New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889), Pg 7.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 27, 775.

5 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 470.

6 —, Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography of Pennsylvania, Vol. I (New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889), Pg 11.