James Guthrie & Margaret Dixon

James GUTHRIE & Margaret DIXON

Husband James GUTHRIE ¹ ^,2
       Born: Abt 1770                at: Londonderry, Ireland ¹^,2
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       Died: 16 Dec 1848 ¹^,2 at: 
     Buried:                         at: 
     Father: John GUTHRIE ¹^,2
     Mother: Jane REED ¹^,2
    Married: 15 Jan 1796 ⁷⁸^,79   Place: 
Events
1. Religion, Saltsburg Presbyteran Church
James was an influential member and a ruling elder.
source: American Guthrie & Allied Families
2. Address, 1796, Armstrong Co, Pa
James purchased a farm of 300 acres from the heirs of William Penn, the receipt given by them being in the hands of William G. Guthrie.
source: American Guthrie and Allied Families
The History of Armstrong Co. by Smith 1883 states that James Guthrie was among the earliest pioneers of that county, settling there about 1798. He and his wife patented and settled upon a tract of heavy timbered land, containing 336 acres. This James cleared and lived upon it until his death.
3. Military, War Of 1812
James received a pension from this war later in life.
source: American Guthrie & Allied Families
4. Political Party ¹
Description: Whig Party
Wife Margaret DIXON
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       Died: Apr 1849 ¹^,2 at: 
     Buried:                         at: 
Children
1 F Jane GUTHRIE
       Born: 9 Oct 1796              at: Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, Pa ¹^,2
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Spouse: Joseph HENDERSON
2 F Nancy GUTHRIE
       Born: 15 Nov 1798             at: Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, Pa ¹^,2
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       Died:                         at: 
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Spouse: Samuel MARSHALL
3 M Samuel GUTHRIE
       Born: 1 Mar 1801              at: Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, Pa ¹^,2
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       Died: Abt 1881 ¹^,2 at: 
     Buried:                         at: 
Spouse: Hannah SPEER Spouse: Mary RUSSELL
4 M John GUTHRIE
       Born: 19 Sep 1804             at: Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, Pa ¹^,2
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       Died:                         at: 
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5 F Mary "Polly" GUTHRIE
       Born: 5 Feb 1806              at: Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, Pa ¹^,2
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       Died:                         at: 
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Spouse: Abraham DALLY
6 M James GUTHRIE
       Born: 30 May 1808             at: Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, Pa ¹^,2
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died: Abt 1808 ¹^,2 at: 
     Buried:                         at: 
7 M William GUTHRIE
       Born: 30 Mar 1810             at: Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, Pa ¹^,2
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Spouse: Margaret CHAMBERS Spouse: Eliza M ROBINSON
8 M Andrew Dixon GUTHRIE
       Born: 2 Jun 1812              at: Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, Pa ¹^,2
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       Died: 24 Sep 1860 ¹^,2 at: 
     Buried:                         at: Beulah Cem, Kiski Twp, Armstrong Co, Pa ¹^,2
Spouse: Margaret CUMMINS ¹ Marr: Abt 1842 ¹
9 M Joseph R GUTHRIE
       Born: 22 Jul 1816             at: Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, Pa ¹^,2
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       Died:                         at: 
     Buried:                         at: 
10 M James L GUTHRIE
       Born: 10 Mar 1819             at: Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, Pa ¹^,2
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Husband's Notes
"He settled in 1796 in what became Armstrong County, being then a part of Westmoreland County, purchasing a farm of three hundred acres from the heirs of William Penn, the receipt given them being in the hands of William G. Guthrie, a descendants at last account.
"James Guthrie was in active service in the War of 1812 and in later lfie received a pension. In politics, he was a staunch Whig. He was an influential member and a ruling elder of the old Saltsburg Presbyterian Church."
Notes for Child: Samuel GUTHRIE
>Death note: "He died in Illinois at the age of about eighty years"
Notes for Child: James GUTHRIE
>Death note: died in infancy
Notes for Child: Andrew Dixon GUTHRIE
"...lived on the old homestead of his father. He was an energetic, hard-working farmer and added many improvements to the farm. In politics he was a Republican but never held any political office. "
Notes for Child: Joseph R GUTHRIE
>Death note: "when a young man was drowned, both he and his horse"
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