Matthew Steele and Sarah Work

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Husband Matthew Steele ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: Abt 1800
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           Died: 1870 2
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       Marriage: 17 Feb 1825 3

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Wife Sarah Work ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 17 Apr 1805 - East Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA 1 2 3
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           Died: 1 Apr 1887 1 3
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         Father: William Work (1760-1828) 2 4 5
         Mother: Miriam Scroggs (1775-1850/1855) 2 4 5

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Children

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1 F Lettice J. Steele ^{2 3}

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           Died: May 1852 6
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         Spouse: Frederick G. Hoover (      -1851) 2 3
           Marr: 3 Jun 1846 3

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2 M William A. Steele ^{2 3}

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         Spouse: Dorcas Hamilton (      -1880) 2 6
           Marr: 11 Jun 1851 6

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3 F Miriam W. Steele ^{3 8}

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            AKA: Rachel Steel 7
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         Spouse: Samuel H. Van Horn (1832-1888) 9 10
           Marr: 7 Mar 1860 10

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4 M Robert Alex. Steele ^{2 3}

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         Spouse: Margaret Warden (1846-      ) 2
           Marr: 1 Mar 1864 10

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5 M James W. Steele ^{2 3}

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           Died: Bef 1880
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6 M Moses T. Steele ^{2 3}

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         Spouse: Susan S. Martin (1852-      ) 2 11
           Marr: 10 Mar 1874 11

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7 M Aaron W. Steele ^{2 3}

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General Notes: Husband - Matthew Steele

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After marriage, they settled in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and lived there about one year, when they returned to Indiana County.

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General Notes: Wife - Sarah Work

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When her youngest child was only about four years old, she was left the burden of providing for her family. This she did all by hard work, such as weaving on the old fashioned loom, spinning, working in the field in harvest, hoeing corn, clipping sheep, etc. In 1852 she was left the care of two grandchildren, in addition to her own family. She had a remarkable constitution, never knowing what it was to be sick until she was 70 years old, when cancer made its first appearance on her face, and caused her death at the age of 82 years.

1 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 980.

2 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 458.

3 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 47.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 246.

5 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 744, 980.

6 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 48.

7 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 479.

8 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 458, 473.

9 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 458, 479.

10 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 49.

11 M. T. Steele & Edith Work, The Work Family (Marion Center, PA: Privately published, 1894), Pg 50.