Tri-Counties Genealogy & History
Laurel Hill Cemetery
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Ridgebury , Bradford County, Pennsylvania
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| MILLER, Eliza a.k.a. Eliza Dean - Eliza was born 11 AUG 1805 in New Jersey. She migrated with her parents and husband and other relatives to South Creek where she lived the rest of her life farming with her husband. She was mother of Lydia, William B., Caroline, Peter J., Emily, Mary, Phoebe, and Elmer Wellington Dean. She died 28 July 1886, just one year after her husband. She was third great grandmother to Joyce M. Tice (Joyce M. Tice, Marcella MILLER, John L. MILLER, Emma MOSHER, Caroline DEAN, Eliza MILLER) Submitted by Joyce 29 NOV 1997 - JoyceTice@aol.com. | DEAN, John - John was born 04 JUL 1803 in Mercer County, New Jersey. Jordan, Genealogies of Northern Pennsylvania, p. 696. "John, son of John Dean (and Mary Hart) was born in Mercer County, New Jersey, about 1790. When a boy he was indentured to a Major Staggus, with whom he remained until of legal age, when he was given his freedom and the customary amount of money. He married Eliza, daughter of William Miller, of Chester County and soon after came to Bradford County, Pennsylvania, settling at South Creek where he (they) purchased one hundred acres of land and where he (they) lived the remainder of his (their) years. Adjoining his (theirs) was the farm of his father-in-law William Miller, and the latter's brother, Peter, who came about the same time to Bradford county." John died in South Creek on 14 FEB 1885. He was third great grandfather to Joyce M. Tice (Joyce M. Tice, Marcella MILLER, John L. MILLER, Emma MOSHER, Caroline DEAN, John DEAN) Submitted by Joyce 29 NOV 1997 - JoyceTice@aol.com. |
| MILLER, William - William was born in New Jersey in 1789. He married Elizabeth. They migrated to South Creek in Bradford County with other family members including siblings and children, nieces and nephews. William died in South Creek 05 MAY 1857 and he is buried in Laurel Hill. He was fourth great grandfather to Joyce M. Tice (Joyce M. Tice, Marcella MILLER, John L. MILLER, Emma MOSHER, Caroline DEAN, Eliza MILLER, William MILLER) Submitted by Joyce 29 NOV 1997 - | Elizabeth (surname Unknown) a.k.a. Elizabeth Miller - Elizabeth was born in 1786 in New Jersey. She migrated with her husband and children to South Creek in Bradford County. She was mother of Eliza, Henry, and Mary. She died in south Creek 24 Dec 1862 and is buried with her husband at Laruel Hill. She was fourth great grandmother to Joyce M. Tice (Joyce M. Tice, Marcella MILLER, John L. MILLER, Emma MOSHER, Caroline DEAN, Eliza MILLER, Elizabeth) Submitted by Joyce 29 NOV 1997 - |