Obituary - Died on Monday, February 10, 1868 at her residence in Greencastle, Indiana Mrs. Catharine Gillespey (maiden name Peck)...born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1784. At the age of five years in company with her parents she moved to across the Allegheny and down the Ohio river in a flat boat and settled in Mason county, Kentucky and from there to Flemming county...She was married in 1805 to James Gillespey of Harrison County, Kentucky. From Fleming County she and husband moved to Clinton County, Ohio...In 1826, she was called to mourn the loss of a kind and affectionate husband and father leaving her the charge of nine children...In the following year her affliction was renewed by the death of two daughters...She decided to move to Indiana in 1828. Again it pleased Providence to take away her eldest son Daniel well known to the older citizens of Putnam County. In 1849 she sustained the further trial of the loss of her daughter Mary J. Stevenson wife of Dr. A. C. Stevenson of Putnam county this state. She lived forty two years a widow.."
Obituary - Died on Monday, February 10, 1868 at her residence in Greencastle, Indiana Mrs. Catharine Gillespey (maiden name Peck)...born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1784. At the age of five years in company with her parents she moved to across the Allegheny and down the Ohio river in a flat boat and settled in Mason county, Kentucky and from there to Flemming county...She was married in 1805 to James Gillespey of Harrison County, Kentucky. From Fleming County she and husband moved to Clinton County, Ohio...In 1826, she was called to mourn the loss of a kind and affectionate husband and father leaving her the charge of nine children...In the following year her affliction was renewed by the death of two daughters...She decided to move to Indiana in 1828. Again it pleased Providence to take away her eldest son Daniel well known to the older citizens of Putnam County. In 1849 she sustained the further trial of the loss of her daughter Mary J. Stevenson wife of Dr. A. C. Stevenson of Putnam county this state. She lived forty two years a widow.."
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