Dufford, Philip

Philip Dufford
b: ABT 1810
d: 12 JAN 1856
   
Johann Adam Dufford
1726 - BET 7 DEC 1778 AND 10 APR 1779
 
 
Philip Dufford
4 APR 1776 - BEF 1830
  
  
  
Susanna (Dufford)
1735 - AFT 1778
 
Philip Dufford
ABT 1810 - 12 JAN 1856
  
 
  
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Elisabeth (Dufford)
1768 - AFT 1850
  
  
  
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PARENT (M) Philip Dufford
BirthABT 1810probably Luzerne Co, PA
Death12 JAN 1856 Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage1828to Elizabeth (Gruber) Gruver at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
FatherPhilip Dufford
MotherElisabeth (Dufford)
PARENT (F) Elizabeth (Gruber) Gruver
Birth8 DEC 1808Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Death2 FEB 1891 Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Marriage1828to Philip Dufford at Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
FatherMichael Gruver
MotherHannah Mill
CHILDREN
FSarah Dufford
Birth20 JAN 1834Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Death14 OCT 1925Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
MMichael Dufford
Birth20 DEC 1842Butler Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Death28 MAY 1906Allegheny, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
FAnna Marie Dufford
Birth8 JAN 1830
Death31 AUG 1861Evans City, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
MJohn J Dufford
Birth14 AUG 1832
Death13 APR 1915New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA

  • ABT 1810 - Birth - ; probably Luzerne Co, PA
  • 12 JAN 1856 - Death - ; Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
  • MAR 1856 - Probate - ; Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
  • 1856 - Probate - ; Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
  • 1838 - Residence - ; moved to Butler Co.
  • 1830 - Residence - ; Newport, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  • 1840 - Residence - ; Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Occupation - landowner and farmer with property valued at $2000 in 1850.
  • Religion - member (and deacon) of the German Reformed church known first as Zio
  • 1838 - Residence - ; moved to Butler Co.
  • 1830 - Residence - ; Newport, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  • 1840 - Residence - ; Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

[S192]Tombstone inscription
[S372]U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
[S420]Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
[S379]Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
[S589]Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
[S250]1830 United States Federal Census
[S7]1840 United States Federal Census

Philip Dufford b: ABT 1810 d: 12 JAN 1856
Elizabeth (Gruber) Gruver b: 8 DEC 1808 d: 2 FEB 1891
Sarah Dufford b: 20 JAN 1834 d: 14 OCT 1925
Peter W. Thomas b: 10 OCT 1822 d: 29 OCT 1912
Philip S. Thomas b: 20 JUN 1860 d: 20 FEB 1949
Nellie Piper b: 1870 d: BEF 1949
James Wayland Thomas b: 5 OCT 1902 d: 2 NOV 1985
Cora Amelia Gunsalus b: 19 FEB 1904 d: 31 AUG 1978
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William Thomas b: 2 FEB 1913 d: 19 MAY 1920
George Edison Thomas b: APR 1864
Catherine L b: MAR 1871
Arthur R Thomas b: NOV 1895
Oliver Rutherford Thomas b: 9 JAN 1893 d: 15 DEC 1958
James Devan Thomas b: NOV 1867 d: JAN 1955
Marie Barnhart b: JAN 1871 d: 1944
Loyal B. Thomas b: 3 JUN 1892 d: 12 JUN 1966
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James Devan Thomas Jr b: 26 APR 1904 d: AFT 1966
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Cecil A Thomas b: 1894 d: 1895
Infant Son Thomas b: 1897 d: 1897
Marie Barnhart b: JAN 1871 d: 1944
Loyal B. Thomas b: 3 JUN 1892 d: 12 JUN 1966
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James Devan Thomas Jr b: 26 APR 1904 d: AFT 1966
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Cecil A Thomas b: 1894 d: 1895
Infant Son Thomas b: 1897 d: 1897
Elizabeth K. Thomas b: 3 NOV 1867 d: 19 NOV 1911
Charles Harvey Wible b: 8 MAY 1866 d: 22 FEB 1928
William Wilson Wible b: 14 JAN 1902 d: 30 NOV 1991
Sara H Wible b: 1890
Harry H Wible b: 23 JUL 1891 d: 17 MAY 1934
Emma M (Bracken) Thomas b: 16 JUN 1869 d: 2 AUG 1952
Francis Edgar Bracken b: 1868 d: BEF 1930
Roy E Bracken b: SEP 1887 d: 29 JUL 1962
Lottie Mae Shearer b: 13 JUN 1885 d: 7 MAY 1930
Floyd D Bracken b: 5 OCT 1889 d: 24 MAY 1968
Anne Placide O''Donnell b: 12 JUL 1888 d: 3 JUN 1990
Wilhelmina Anne Bracken b: 8 FEB 1926 d: 18 APR 2012
Sarah E Bracken b: JUN 1897 d: 1901
Albert Michael Thomas b: 24 SEP 1876 d: 14 AUG 1922
Estella Virginia Wendell b: 21 DEC 1885 d: 6 FEB 1970
Roscoe A. Thomas b: 2 FEB 1880 d: 26 JUL 1967
Cora Thorne b: 1 NOV 1882 d: 4 JAN 1972
Harry A Thomas b: 1904 d: AFT 1920
Ruth Leola Thomas b: 9 MAY 1905 d: 31 JUL 1991
Walter Leslie Roe b: 14 JUN 1905 d: 2 JUL 1972
Thomas W Roe b: 10 OCT 1928 d: 19 JUL 2015
Albert W Thomas b: 2 MAR 1907 d: 4 JUN 1910
Lawrence Roscoe Thomas b: 29 JUL 1908 d: 25 FEB 1983
Helen Jane Thomas b: 10 MAR 1911 d: 1 OCT 2001
Wilbur W Thomas b: 13 JUN 1912 d: 1 APR 1960
Fannie Amalia Cashion b: 13 APR 1913 d: APR 1983
Cora Thorne b: 1 NOV 1882 d: 4 JAN 1972
Harry A Thomas b: 1904 d: AFT 1920
Ruth Leola Thomas b: 9 MAY 1905 d: 31 JUL 1991
Walter Leslie Roe b: 14 JUN 1905 d: 2 JUL 1972
Thomas W Roe b: 10 OCT 1928 d: 19 JUL 2015
Albert W Thomas b: 2 MAR 1907 d: 4 JUN 1910
Lawrence Roscoe Thomas b: 29 JUL 1908 d: 25 FEB 1983
Helen Jane Thomas b: 10 MAR 1911 d: 1 OCT 2001
Wilbur W Thomas b: 13 JUN 1912 d: 1 APR 1960
Fannie Amalia Cashion b: 13 APR 1913 d: APR 1983
Victor Francis Thomas Sr. b: 7 MAR 1861 d: 5 DEC 1959
Jennie L. Hays b: 16 JAN 1867 d: 10 MAY 1947
Lister Hays Thomas b: 25 NOV 1891 d: 15 OCT 1963
Hazel Dicky b: 3 JUN 1892 d: 20 FEB 1923
Richard Hays Thomas b: 15 MAY 1917 d: 5 JUL 1995
Evelyn Sylvia Lundin b: 29 JUN 1917 d: 1 MAR 1995
Lil (Thomas) d: AFT 2006
Aleta J. Brown b: FEB 1895 d: 13 OCT 1964
Alan Wilson Thomas b: 13 APR 1899 d: JAN 1979
Marion Davis b: 2 MAY 1901 d: OCT 1979
Genevieve Thomas b: 31 MAR 1903 d: 23 NOV 1989
Alfred Waldemar Lago b: 3 FEB 1896 d: 27 APR 1988
William Eugene Pelto b: 15 JUN 1922 d: 25 DEC 2000
Victor Frank Thomas b: 27 SEP 1905 d: 29 FEB 1992
La Dene Duke b: 31 JUL 1919 d: 14 FEB 2007
Ethel Maude Thomas b: 9 AUG 1896 d: 28 MAY 1975
William Edward McCullough b: 26 FEB 1886 d: DEC 1972
William Victor McCullough b: 6 DEC 1923 d: 17 JAN 2002
Gloria Steele Ivory b: 24 FEB 1928 d: 4 MAY 1951
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Dorothy Anna Day b: 28 FEB 1921 d: 11 SEP 2008
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Michael Dufford b: 20 DEC 1842 d: 28 MAY 1906
Minerva Sandoe b: AUG 1853 d: AFT MAY 1906
Harry Michael Dufford b: 17 OCT 1895 d: JUN 1961
Alice Serena Laurenza Gerstung b: 25 JUN 1898 d: APR 1978
Jack Harold Dufford b: 13 FEB 1920 d: 9 FEB 2006
Carl P. Dufford b: SEP 1882
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Anna Marie Dufford b: 8 JAN 1830 d: 31 AUG 1861
Frederick Kline Belles b: 31 JUL 1829 d: 8 NOV 1900
Victor Vernon Belles b: 18 MAY 1858 d: 6 NOV 1938
May Blanch Eckley b: AUG 1861 d: 15 JAN 1951
Oscar Belles b: MAY 1893
Elizabeth Belles b: JUN 1895
Helen Mar Belles b: MAR 1897
Ruben Oscar Belles b: 21 NOV 1856 d: 2 APR 1923
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John J Dufford b: 14 AUG 1832 d: 13 APR 1915
Caroline Heckert b: OCT 1840
George R Dufford b: 8 MAY 1864 d: 25 MAR 1941
Francis Philip Dufford b: 3 MAY 1866 d: 4 FEB 1934
Carrie Pearl Dufford b: DEC 1881 d: 7 MAR 1946
Elizabeth L Dufford b: 1866 d: 5 DEC 1947
John Brinton Dufford b: SEP 1870 d: 10 APR 1925
Earl H. Dufford b: 1875
Caroline Heckert b: OCT 1840
George R Dufford b: 8 MAY 1864 d: 25 MAR 1941
Francis Philip Dufford b: 3 MAY 1866 d: 4 FEB 1934
Carrie Pearl Dufford b: DEC 1881 d: 7 MAR 1946
Elizabeth L Dufford b: 1866 d: 5 DEC 1947
John Brinton Dufford b: SEP 1870 d: 10 APR 1925
Earl H. Dufford b: 1875


1850 census: farmer with $2000 value in property and born in PA

Philip Dufford was elected one of the two original deacons of the German Reformed church in Butler in 1845. The text of the county history suggests that the Dutch-German population kept seperate from the English population at that time, at least in matters of church, and possibly even worshipped in German:: "The only church in Butler Township outside of the borough is the German Reformed Church, which is located near the western boundary at the intersection of the Meridian and Harmony roads. The society is large, and composed of about equal numbers of residents of Butler and Connoquenessing Townships.

The society was organized in 1845, at the HENSHAW Schoolhouse, by the Rev. S. MILLER, who came from Westmoreland County, and consisted of the following individuals and their families, viz: Frederick BARICKMAN, Henry SCHLEGLE, Abram HENSHAW, John HENSHAW, Henry DUFFORD, Jacob DUFFORD, George SLEPPY, Samuel DUFFORD, Eli HENSHAW, Samuel DERSHIEMER, Henry SARVER and Gideon SCHLEGLE. Frederick BARICKMAN and Henry DUFFORD were elected Elders, and Abram HENSHAW and Phillip DUFFORD, Deacons. This congregation and the Harmony congregation originally constituted a pastoral charge.

In October, 1846, the congregation resolved to build a house of worship, and appointed Abram HENSHAW, Henry DUFFORD, Frederick BARICKMAN and Henry SCHLEGLE as a committee to solicit subscriptions for that purpose. This committee was soon afterward appointed as a Building Committee, and John HENSHAW, Samuel DUFFORD and Eli HENSHAW were elected as Trustees, and authorized to purchase ground for a building site, and hold the same in trust for the German Reformed Church. The congregation numbered at this time eighty-two members. The corner-stone of the church was laid, with appropriate ceremonies, May 28, 1847, and the building was dedicated in December, by the Rev. Samuel MILLER, assisted by Rev. L. D. LEBERMAN and the Rev. HOFFMAN, all of Westmoreland County. The name bestowed was the Reformed Zion Church. In 1848, Mr. MILLER being called away by the Synod, Revs. LIBERMAN and HOFFMAN were appointed as supply preachers. Mr. MILLER returned in 1849, and had pastoral charge of the church until 1852, when he was succeeded by Rev. Joseph MILLER. Rev. HARTMAN supplied the pulpit for some time subsequent to 1854. In 1859, the congregation, in connection with that at Harmony, extended a call to Rev. F. W. DEEHAND, which he accepted. In 1863, he was called elsewhere, and the pulpit was vacant until 1866, when the Rev. LANDIS assumed the charge. He served until the fall of 1870. On the 19th of June of that year, he organized an English society, under the name of St. John's congregation of Zion Reformed Church, and consisting of the following members. John J. DUFFORD, Eli HENSHAW, Michael DUFFORD, Samuel DERSHIEMER, John FRY, Peter GRUVER and Francis HECKART." Butler County History, p. 182.

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