Husband Thomas Welsh, Sr. 1 2
Born: Abt 1769-1779 - Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland
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Died: 1853 2
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Father: William Welsh ( - ) 2 3
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Marriage: Abt 1810
Wife Elizabeth Welsh 2 4
Born: Abt 1784 - County Derry, Ireland
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Died: 1873 4
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Children
1 M John Welsh 4
Born: - Philadelphia, PA
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2 F Sarah [1] Welsh 4
Born: - Philadelphia, PA
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3 M Thomas Welsh 5 6
Born: - Philadelphia, PA
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Died: 1883 5
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Spouse: Anna Eliza McKenzie ( -1850) 5
4 F Ann Welsh 4
Born: - Philadelphia, PA
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5 M George Welsh 2 6
Born: 5 Sep 1812 - Philadelphia, PA 2
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Died: Aft 1883
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Spouse: Jane Davis (1810- ) 2 3
Marr: 1835 2
6 M William [1] Welsh 4
Born: - Philadelphia, PA
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7 F Elizabeth Welsh 4
Born: - Philadelphia, PA
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8 F Rebecca Welsh 4
Born: - Philadelphia, PA
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9 M Alexander Welsh 6
Born: 7 Feb 1819 - Philadelphia, PA 4
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Died: Aft 1883
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Spouse: Sarah Campbell ( - ) 4
Marr: Feb 1844 4
Spouse: Catherine Nickel ( -1852) 4
Marr: Mar 1851 4
Spouse: Margaret Ann McGeary ( - ) 4
Marr: Feb 1861 4
10 F Sarah [2] Welsh 4
Born: - Butler Co, PA
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11 M William [2] Welsh 4
Born: - Butler Co, PA
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12 M James Welsh 6
Born: - Butler Co, PA
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Died: Aft 1883
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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Welsh, Sr.
In 1816, Thomas Welsh settled in the eastern part of Penn Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. He came from Philadelphia where for years he had followed the trade of baker. He was totally unacquainted with farming, and probably had never seen a tree cut. But he entered upon the task before him with determined spirit and lived to see his labor rewarded. At the time he came, he purchased fifteen tracts of land, including a total of fifteen hundred acres, for which he paid $1 per acre. This land came to be reckoned among the best in the county. It was situated in Penn and Jefferson Townships. [HBC 1883, 267]
He was a native of Londonderry, Ireland, and immigrated to the United States about 1798. His father was a man of wealth and prominence, but in aiding friends he lost the most of his property, and Thomas was obliged to seek his own fortune. He learned the baker's trade in his native land, and on reaching Philadelphia he readily found employment at his trade. Possessing industrious and thrifty habits, he soon saved sufficient means to start in business for himself, and by strict attention he became in a few years the head of a prosperous business establishment. After a prosperous business career of twenty years, and having a large family, he decided to remove to Butler County, where he purchased 4,500 acres of land in Jefferson township, to which he brought his family in 1819, coming the whole distance with a team of horses through a trackless forest. He settled near the southeast corner of the township, and resided there until his death, which occurred in the eighty-fourth year of his age. He and wife were members of the Presbyterian church, in which denomination he filled the office of elder. He was a man of powerful physique, peaceable and kindly in disposition, and was much esteemed for his charity, and genial, pleasant manner.
Another source states that he was seventy-four when he died.
He and his wife had twelve children, eight of whom reached mature years.