Joseph Cort and Mary Skelly

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Husband Joseph Cort ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 5 Nov 1805 1 4
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           Died: Aft 1887
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         Father: Daniel Kort (1780-1859) 1 5
         Mother: Elizabeth A. Turney (1786-1860) 1 6 7

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       Marriage: 4 Sep 1828 8

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   Other Spouse: Fanny Rhodes (      -      ) 8 - 12 May 1844 8

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Wife Mary Skelly ^{1 3 8}

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           Born: 7 Jun 1809 8
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           Died: 1843 1
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         Father: William Skelly (Abt 1784/1788-1867) 3 4 9 10
         Mother: Mary Elizabeth Byerly (      -      ) 1 3 8 9 10

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Children

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1 M Rev. Cyrus Cort ^{4 11}

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           Born: 15 Mar 1834 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Susan M. Patterson (      -      ) 12
           Marr: 1 May 1866 12

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Cort

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He was a merchant and farmer and for several years owner of the Pennsylvania Argus, published in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. By his first marriage he was the father of six children, by his second, eight children.

He lived at Greensburg, Westmoreland County, and was engaged for many years in merchandising, and publishing the Pennsylvania Argus, a prominent Democratic organ. He, in 1845, sold out his business in town, and moved on to his farm near Irwin Station, and became one of the founders of that place.
With his first wife he had a family of six children; with his second wife there were seven children.

1 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 703.

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 91.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 465.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1004.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 179.

6 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 662.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 642.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 182.

9 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 73.

10 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 774.

11 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 702.

12 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 704.