Samuel FAHNESTOCK
REFN: 7806 He was the author of the first Directory of Pittsburgh, in 1850. His portrait, by Rembrandt Peale, is owned by Mrs. James McB. Garvey in Bronxville, NY. His second wife was a sister of Rear Admiral Alexander Murray, who fought in the Mexican and Civil Wars who was given a ring worth $9000, setwith 81 diamonds, by the Tsar of Russia.
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REFN: 7823 Brought up her brother's daughter, Marie Thompson Fahnestock Garvey
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Alias:/Jane/ REFN: 7827
Cause of Death:Died on a fishing trip to Michigan REFN: 7830 Ran awayat age 15 to become a bugler with the Union troops in the Civil War, and brought back by his parents.
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REFN: 7831 Named after Gen. Thomas Howe from the Revolution.
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He married Mary Murray Abt 1836 at of East Berlin, Pennsylvania . Mary Murray was born at 16 Jul 1812 .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Mary Murray Fahnestock
born Abt 1837.
Susan E. Fahnestock
born 17 Mar 1841.
Hannah Dallas Fahnestock
born 28 Oct 1845.
Julia Butler Fahnestock
born 12 Sep 1846.
James Murray Fahnestock
born 16 Jul 1849.
Louisa Dallas Fahnestock
born 17 Jan 1851.
Thomas Howe Fahnestock
born 16 Jan 1853.
Elizabeth Rebecca Fahnestock
born 16 Mar 1855.
Samuel Fahnestock died 13 May 1869 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania .
Mary Murray died 9 Dec 1876 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania .