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Mary “Polly” <I>Birney</I> Gordon

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Mary “Polly” Birney Gordon

Birth
Death
29 Aug 1819 (aged 35)
Burial
Standing Stone, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Source: Standing Stone Township Cemetery Listings by Linda English 1992 pg 15
Died Aug 29, 1819
Aged 35y & 9d

Source: Standing Stone Township Cemetery Listings by Linda English 1992 pg 15
Here lies Polly, wife of John gordon
Died Aug 29 1819
AE 38 or 35 Y
(Polly is the same person as "Mary" on the "John Gordon" monument)

History and geography of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1615-1924
Chapter XXI. Standing Stone Page 277

John Gordon settled in Standing Stone about 1803. He was the son of James Gordon, who was one of the earliest settlers in Frenchtown and established a ferry there before the arrival of the French.

John married Mary, daughter of Henry Birney and lived near his father-in-law. He spent his days in clearing and improving his land and conducting a distillery.

His children:
Ellen (Mrs Harris Murray)
Weltha (Mrs Charles Rockwell)
Rebecca (Mrs Albert Newell)
George
Jane (Mrs George Hollenback)
Rachel (Mrs Harry A Hollenback)
Sally (Mrs John Taylor)
Hart
John
Samuel
James
Hiram
Polly
Source: Standing Stone Township Cemetery Listings by Linda English 1992 pg 15
Died Aug 29, 1819
Aged 35y & 9d

Source: Standing Stone Township Cemetery Listings by Linda English 1992 pg 15
Here lies Polly, wife of John gordon
Died Aug 29 1819
AE 38 or 35 Y
(Polly is the same person as "Mary" on the "John Gordon" monument)

History and geography of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1615-1924
Chapter XXI. Standing Stone Page 277

John Gordon settled in Standing Stone about 1803. He was the son of James Gordon, who was one of the earliest settlers in Frenchtown and established a ferry there before the arrival of the French.

John married Mary, daughter of Henry Birney and lived near his father-in-law. He spent his days in clearing and improving his land and conducting a distillery.

His children:
Ellen (Mrs Harris Murray)
Weltha (Mrs Charles Rockwell)
Rebecca (Mrs Albert Newell)
George
Jane (Mrs George Hollenback)
Rachel (Mrs Harry A Hollenback)
Sally (Mrs John Taylor)
Hart
John
Samuel
James
Hiram
Polly


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  • Created by: LDR
  • Added: Feb 22, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66002556/mary-gordon: accessed ), memorial page for Mary “Polly” Birney Gordon (20 Aug 1784–29 Aug 1819), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66002556, citing Gordon Cemetery, Standing Stone, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by LDR (contributor 47171969).