Person:William Rutherford (19)

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Col. William Rutherford
b.4 Aug 1776 Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
d.17 Jan 1850 Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 4 Feb 1762
  1. Jane Rutherford1763 - 1807
  2. Martha Rutherford1765 - 1849
  3. Thomas Rutherford1767 - 1793
  4. Samuel Rutherford1769 - 1833
  5. Mary Rutherford1771 -
  6. John Rutherford1774 - 1832
  7. Col. William Rutherford1776 - 1850
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Col. William Rutherford1776 - 1850
  • W.  Sarah Swan1779 - 1852
m. 17 Mar 1801
  1. Capt. John Parke Rutherford1802 - 1871
  2. Martha Rutherford1803 - 1851
  3. Dr. William Wilson Rutherford1805 - 1873
  4. Margaret Rutherford1808 -
  5. Samuel Rutherford1810 - 1872
  6. Sarah Rutherford1812 - 1873
  7. Capt. Abner Rutherford1814 -
  8. Dr. Hiram Rutherford1815 -
  9. Mary Rutherford1817 - 1818
  10. Cyrus Green Rutherford1819 - 1850
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Facts and Events
Name Col. William Rutherford
Gender Male
Birth? 4 Aug 1776 Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage 17 Mar 1801 to Sarah Swan
Death? 17 Jan 1850 Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Burial? Old Paxtang Cemetary, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

"He received a fair education and was brought up as a farmer. Born amidthe thunders of the Revolution, he inherited the military spirit of hisfather, and became quite prominent as an officer, serving in all thegrades from a lieutenant up to that of a commission of colonel, whichoffice he declined. In 1816 he was elected a director of the poor, andserved as a member of the House of Representatives from 1819 to 1821, andagain from 1829 to 1831. He was one of the most influential men of hisday in the county of Dauphin." (Egle, William Henry. "PennsylvaniaGenealogies: Scotch-Irish and German." Harrisburg Lane, 1886.)

References
  1.   Egle, William Henry, (i)Pennsylvania Genealogies: Scotch-Irish and German(/i) (Harrisburg Lane, 1886).
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