Person:Harmer Denny (1)

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Name Harmer Denny, Esq.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 13 May 1794 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage 25 Nov 1817 to Elizabeth Febiger O'Hara
Death[1] 27 Jan 1852 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Family Recorded, in Leach, Frank Willing, and North American (Newspaper : Philadelphia). Old Philadelphia families: a series of articles contributed to the Philadelphia North American. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965, 1967).

    Old Philadelphia Families LXVII-CARSON
    Philadelphia North American
    Date: Sunday 13 SEP 1908

    ... Mrs. CROGAN's sister, Elizabeth Febiger O'HARA married November 25, 1817, Harmer DENNY, son of Major Ebenezer DENNY, a Revolutionary patriot and the first Mayor of Pittsburg, by his wife, Nancy WILKINS, sister of United States Senator William WILKENS.

    Harmer DENNY was born May 13, 1794, graduated from Dickinson College in 1813, was admitted to the bar in November 1816, served in the Pennsylvania Legislature, was a representative to Congress from December 7, 1829, to March 5, 1837, participated as a delegate in the State Constitutional Convention of 1837, was president of the Select Council of Pittsburg in 1849 etc. He died January 27, 1852. ...