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Title: Swedish Holsteins in America, from 1644 to 1892. Comprising many letters and biographical matter relating to John Hughes, the "stamp officer," and friend of Franklin, with papers not before published relating to his brother of revolutionary fame, Colonel Hugh Hughes of New York. The families of De Haven, Rittenhouse, Clay, Potts, Blackiston, Atlee, Coates, and other descendants of Matthias Holstein of Wicaco, Philadelphia, are included ..
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Holstein, Anna M. (Anna Morris)
Subjects: Holstein family Hughes, John, 1711-1772 Hughes family
Publisher: Norristown, Pa. (M. R. Willis, Printer and Binder)
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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iza, in Portland, Maine ; were married inPortland. Mr. W. H. F. Gurley died July 7, 1866. S. Emily Rittenhouse, unmarried. Isobel L. Rittenhouse, married Joseph Harvey Nourse,son of James and Sarah Harvey Nourse, March, 1853. Theceremony was performed by Dr. Laurie, the grandfather ofIsabel, who died a month afterwards, having preached in thecity of Washington fifty years. Mrs. Isobel L. Rittenhousedied February, 1883. Children of Benjamin Franklin Rittenhouse and secondwife, Henrietta Davidson: Mar> D. Rittenhouse, married Rev. A. Miller Woods,son of Rev. Dr. James W^oods, of Lewisburg, and Miss With-erspoon (who w^as the daughter of Dr. Witherspoon, ofPrinceton, of the eminent family of that name, one of whomsigned the Declaration of Independence). The marriage cer-emony was performed by Rev. Dr. Woods. Henrietta W. Rittenhouse. married Captain Thomas Wil-son (U. S. A.), a graduate of West Point, in Georgetown, Dis-trict of Columbia, by Rev. Dr. Bocock (Presbyterian), May 6,1858.
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J. H. RITTENHOUSE. SCRANTON, PKNNA. HOLSTEIN FAMILY HISTORY. I 65 Benjamin Franklin Rittenhouse, married Elizabeth Shap-ter, of Brooklyn, New York, by Rev. William Sandford,March 4th; resides in Baltimore; during the late war wasMajor United States Artillery, and wounded by a sharp-shooter in front of Petersburg, Virginia; retired from the ser-vice on account of the severe wound. David Rittenhouse, married Mary Tilghman Earle, May24, 1887; is receiving teller in Riggs and Companys Bank,Washington, District of Columbia. Clementina Crawford Rittenhouse, married R. S. T. Cissel,of New York, by Rev. A. A. E. Taylor (Presbyterian), May,1868. James Delosier Rittenhouse, married Dolores Casillas ;resides in Arizona. Helen Murray Rittenhouse, unmarried. James Hall Rittenhouse, civil engineer and chemist inScranton ; married Ida R. Cole, daughter of Rev. LeonardCole, and granddaughter of Nancy Morse, of the old Morsefamily, April 10, 1878. Charles Edwin Rittenhouse, married Helen S. Goode. Joh

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