Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Robert Stephenson Harkness and Mary Margaret Cupps




Husband Robert Stephenson Harkness 1

           Born: 28 Feb 1830 - near Ardara, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Apr 1888 1
         Buried: 


         Father: William Harkness (      -1863) 1
         Mother: Jane Stephenson (      -1860) 1


       Marriage: 



Wife Mary Margaret Cupps 1

           Born: 8 Oct 1827 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Sep 1900 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Jacob Cupps (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Margaret Remaley (      -      ) 1




Children
1 M George Wesley Harkness 1

           Born: 18 Jan 1852 - Kittanning, Armstrong Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Maria M. Strickler (1854-      ) 2
           Marr: Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA


2 M William Harkness 1

           Born: 12 Nov 1854 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 May 1868 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


3 F Elizabeth Harkness 1

           Born: 11 Jul 1860 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin
         Spouse: George Beals (      -      ) 1


4 F Emma Harkness 1

           Born: 11 Jul 1860 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin



5 F Mary Margaret Harkness 1

           Born: 15 Jun 1867 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Charles Smith (      -      ) 1
         Spouse: Joseph Foley (      -      ) 1



General Notes: Husband - Robert Stephenson Harkness


After his marriage he settled in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, when it was no more than a collection of cabins, and in the fifties went to Kittanning, Armstrong County, remaining there three or four years, when he returned to Westmoreland County, and located near the old family homestead. He was a plasterer by trade, and his handiwork could be seen all through the country surrounding his home. When the civil war broke out he enlisted in the Sixth Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, being mustered in at Pittsburgh. They were chiefly stationed at the forts guarding Washington, D. C. Upon his discharge he returned home and resumed his trade, which he continued until his death.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 434.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 435.


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