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William HUSTON 1808–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1881

Death Location: Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

Father: Archibald HUSTON

Mother: Elizabeth DIXON

Spouse(s): Mary BENNETT

Children(s): John HUSTON, Dixon HUSTON, Archibald HUSTON, Mary HUSTON, William HUSTON, Elizabeth HUSTON

In 1808, William HUSTON entered the world in Ireland, born to Archibald Huston And Elizabeth Dixon. In 1859, William HUSTON was employed in Fairfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. William HUSTON married Mary Bennett, and had children including Archibald D Huston, Dixon Huston, Elizabeth Huston, John M Huston, Mary Agnes Huston, William Huston. William HUSTON passed away in 1881 in Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1808, William HUSTON entered the world in Ireland, born to Archibald Huston And Elizabeth Dixon.
  • In 1859, William HUSTON was employed in Fairfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.
  • William HUSTON married Mary Bennett, and had children including Archibald D Huston, Dixon Huston, Elizabeth Huston, John M Huston, Mary Agnes Huston, William Huston.
  • William HUSTON passed away in 1881 in Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.

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William HUSTON's Ancestors

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William HUSTON
1808–1881
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Archibald HUSTON
1763–1830
Killen, County Cavan, Ireland
Elizabeth DIXON
1768–1845
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William HUSTON's Descendants

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William HUSTON (1808–1881) m. Mary BENNETT (5 Aug 1805–1885)
  1. 1. John (M) HUSTON 1837–1864
  2. 2. Dixon HUSTON 1831–1902 m. Margaret NAUGLE 1832–
    1. 1. John (W) HUSTON 1866–1931
    2. 2. Joseph HUSTON 1869–1933
  3. 3. Archibald (D) HUSTON 1837– m. Hadessa 1840–
    1. 1. Willie (T W) HUSTON 1871–
    2. 2. Jannie HUSTON 1873–
    3. 3. Rachael (A) HUSTON 1876–
  4. 4. Mary (Agnes) HUSTON 1845–
  5. 5. William HUSTON 1845–
  6. 6. Elizabeth HUSTON 1833–

William HUSTON's Timeline

3 Records

1808
1808
Birth of William HUSTON in Ireland
Ireland
1859
Range:1859/00/00-1862/00/00
Age 51
William HUSTON was employed in Fairfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
Fairfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
1881
1881
Age 73
Death of William HUSTON in Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: Range:18590000-18620000
    Event Place: Fairfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Place: Chester County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source:
    [1] History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Vol II; Pg 358 - 359
    [2] William Huston, son of Archibald Huston, was born in 1808, in Ireland, and was but four years old when the family emigrated. Early in life he settled at what was then Huston Station and is now Lake Hall, having previously been engaged in farming. In his new abode he worked as a contractor and builder, and was also employed in railroad work. At one time he kept a general store in Fairfield, and later did contract work in West Virginia. He purchased a farm in St. Clair township and was the proprietor of hotels in Latrobe, Johnstown and Pittsburg. He served as sheriff of Westmoreland coimty from 1859 to 1862. He was a member of the Democratic party, and belonged to the Presbyterian church. Mr. Huston married Mary, Daughter Of John Bennett, Of Fairfield, And Their Children Were : William, Archbald, Agnes - Married George L. Miller, one of the prominent engineers of Pennsylvania; Elizabeth, was for twenty-five years a missionary among the Indians; John, was a surgeon in the army and died about 1864; and Dixon. Mr. Huston, the father died in 1881, at Ligonier.

    Source: History of Westmoreland County, PA Vol II; Pg 358 - 359

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

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