Elizabeth "Betsy" CESSNA

  General Notes:

Photo of Elizabeth Cessna courtesy of Patricia Brown Morgart.

Elizabeth married Peter MORGART Junior, son of Peter MORGERT and Christiana HESS, on 22 Mar 1814 in Friend's Cove, Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania. (Peter MORGART Junior was born on 26 Nov 1782 in Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia,³³ died on 5 Feb 1863 in Nosegay Plantation, Rainsburg, Colerain Twp, Bedford, Pennsylvania and was buried in Feb 1863 in Cove Methodist (Woods) Church Cemetery, Rainsburg, Bedford, Pennsylvania.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Notice: The True American Newspaper, 23 Mar 1814, Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania. ⁵¹ - On the same evening, Mr. PETER MORGERT, Junr of Providence township to Miss ELIZABETH CESSNA, of Colerain township.

  Marriage Notes:

Peter Morgert, Jr. of Providence Twp. and Elizabeth Cessna of Providence Twp. married by Rev. Alexander Boyd on 22 Mar 1814.

The True American newspaper, pub. Bedford, Bedford Co., Mar. 23, 1814
(Source: Bedford County Data Boards, posted April 11, 2001 by Carol Eddleman)
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16 Mar 1814 married by Rev. Boyd, Peter Morgert, jr., of Providence Twp and Elizabeth Cessna of Colerain Twp.

(Source: Bedford County Pennsylvania Archives Volume 1, James B. Whisker, Pg. 16).
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