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PARENT (M) George Hays | |||
Birth | ABT 1776 | Raymelton, Parish of Aughnish, Co. Donegal, Ireland | |
Death | 1826 | Sherrett, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America | |
Marriage | ABT 1805 | to Elizabeth (Bettie) Hays at Raymelton, Ireland | |
Father | (unknown) Hays | ||
Mother | ? | ||
PARENT (F) Elizabeth (Bettie) Hays | |||
Birth | 1778 | Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland | |
Death | 1841 | Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America | |
Marriage | ABT 1805 | to George Hays at Raymelton, Ireland | |
Father | (David) Hays | ||
Mother | ? | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Hannah Hays | ||
Birth | 16 MAY 1806 | Ireland | |
Death | 9 AUG 1885 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America | |
M | Samuel Hays | ||
Birth | ABT 1808 | Ireland | |
Death | BEF 1850 | New Orleans, LA | |
F | Fanny Hays | ||
Birth | 1805 | Ireland | |
Death | 1897 | Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania, USA | |
F | Margaret Hays | ||
Birth | 17 OCT 1816 | Ireland | |
Death | Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
M | David Hayes | ||
Birth | 1824 | Pennsylvania, USA | |
Death | 1864 | Annapolis, MD | |
F | Bridget "Biddie" Hays | ||
Birth | ABT 1820 | Ireland | |
Death | AFT 1860 | Washington Twp, Armstrong Co., PA | |
M | Robert Hays | ||
Birth | 16 AUG 1812 | Raymelton, Donegal County, Ireland | |
Death | 22 DEC 1877 | Cowansville, Armstrong Co., PA, USA |
A short time afterward they came overland by way of the Baltimore and Pittsburgh pike, through Gettysburg, Chambersburg, Greensburg, and from there by way of Freeport to Kittanning. The old Miller farm was the first place Mr. Hays looked at, but he refused to buy it because the timber was too small. He continued north on the Kittanning and Wattersonville road to the home of his sister's husband, John Foster, where the family stopped a few days. One and a half miles from there George hays found land to suit him, 125 acres, heavily timbered with chestnut, oak, etc., about one mile northwest of Sherrett, in Washington (formerly Sugar Creek) township. He soon built his log cabin, began to clear out a farm, and made a permanent home, living there with his family until his death, which occurred in 1828, when he was aged about fifty years. His wife survived him, dying in 1841, and they are buried in the Union Presbyterian cemetery at Cowansville, in East Franklin township, Armstrong county.
Source: Pages 640-647, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Published 2001 by the Armstrong County Pennsylvania Genealogy Project