Person:Amos Church (2)

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Amos church, farmer, P. O. Erie, was born June 3, 1812 in Connecticut; son of John and Lucy Church. His paternal ancestors came from England, probably, as early as the colonial times. Mr. Church was reared on a farm, with opurtunities for recieving but a rudimentary education. He was united in marriage November 29, 1837, with Sarah E.. duaghter of Bethuel and Martha Roberts, natives of New England. Nine children were born to this union, viz., Samuel .., Seth, Amos R., Lillie, Timothy; the deceased are, Homer,zszsaaaaa Henery,Martha, and Charles H. , who enlisted In the War of the Rebellion, in the One Hundred and Forty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteer infantry. He participated in many hard-fought battles, a few of which were Antietam, gettysburg, Wilderness and at Petersburg, where he was captured by the Confederates, and confined in the Andersonville Prison. He then eked out a miserable existence