man‎Robert Dougherty‏‎ 1) 2)
Born ‎ Apr 1, 1790 at PA‎ 3), died ‎ Mar 3, 1876‎, 85 years 4) 5), buried ‎ at West Glade Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery, East Franklin Twp., Armstrong 4)
Quoted on Robert Dougherty's stone is the Bible verse, "I am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth in me, though he were dead yet shall he live."
4)
Alt. Birth: (‎± 1795 at PA) 6)
Located: (‎ 1840 at Pine Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) No occupation listed. Probably a farmer, as five people in the family were engaged in agriculture. 7)
Census (‎ 1850 at Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. 6)
Land Purchase: (‎ Mar 13, 1851 at Pine Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) 100 acres, from John and Nancy Hood. 8)

Married to:

womanMargaret Darlington‏ 9) 10)
Born ‎± 1793 at PA‎ 11), died ‎ Nov 26, 1874‎, approximately 81 years 4), buried ‎ at West Glade Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery, East Franklin Twp., Armstrong 4)
Margaret's birthplace as PA taken from daughter Margaret Ambrose's report in 1880 census for East Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co., PA under "mother's birthplace."
Alt. Birth: (‎± 1800 at PA) 6)
Located: (‎ 1840 at Pine Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) 7)
Census (‎ 1850 at Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 6)

Children:

1.
womanRebecca Jane Dougherty‏ 12) 5) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 10)
Born ‎ 1832 at Washington Co. PA‎ 18) 19), died ‎± Jun 1, 1888‎, approximately 56 years, cause of death: Heart disease 20) 18) 19) 21), buried ‎ at Cowansville Union Cemetery, Cowansville, Armstrong Co. PA 18) 21)
Census (‎ 1840 at Pine Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 7)
Census (‎ 1850 at Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1860 at Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co. PA) Living on the farm with husband and children. 22)
Census (‎ 1870 at East Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living on the farm with husband and children. 23)
Census (‎ 1880 at East Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living on the farm with husband, children, and brother Ezekiel Dougherty. 24)

2.
womanMargaret Ann Dougherty‏ 25) 5) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30) 31) 10)
Born ‎ Mar 14, 1837 at Washington Co. PA‎ 25) 32) 33) 34), died ‎ Dec 5, 1897 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 60 years 25) 32) 35) 34), buried ‎ at West Glade Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery, East Franklin Twp., Armstrong 36) 35) 34)
Alt. Birth: (‎± 1835 at PA) 6)
Alt. Birth: (‎± 1838 at PA) 37)
Census (‎ 1840 at Pine Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 7)
Census (‎ 1850 at Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1860 at Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and son on the farm. 38)
Census (‎ 1870 at East Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living on the farm with husband and children. 39)
Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 37)


Sources

1) source: Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present, Embracing a History of the County and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families, extra text: "Mr. (Joseph R.) Ambrose married Margaret A. Dougherty, daughter of Robert Dougherty, who was born in Lancaster county Pa. ...", page: 607-608
2) source: Index of Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940, page: (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V26H-3JD : accessed 09 Mar 2013), Joseph Ambrose and Margaret Ann Dougherty, 1858.
3) source: Gravestone, South Bend Cemetery, South Bend Twp, Armstrong Co., PA, extra text: Gravestone states Robert died "aged 85 years, 11 m. 2 days"
4) source: Gravestone, South Bend Cemetery, South Bend Twp, Armstrong Co., PA
5) source: File #3336, Register's Docket #2, Page 281. Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court, Common Pleas Court, Armstrong County, PA. Will and Estate Records of Robert Dougherty.
6) source: 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 81-B (Stamped), Dwelling 324, Family 325, Robert Dougherty Family
7) source: 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. PA
8) source: Deed - John Hood to Robert Dougherty
9) source: "A History of the Ambrose Family", extra text: Notation below Rebecca Dougherty reads (whose mother's name was Darlington)., page: XVII
10) source: Genealogy of the Darlington Family: a record of the descendants of Abraham Darlington of Birmingham, Chester Co., Penna., and of some of the other families of the name, page: pp. 497-506
11) source: Gravestone, South Bend Cemetery, South Bend Twp, Armstrong Co., PA, extra text: Gravestone states Margaret died "in the 82 year of her age".
12) source: "A History of the Ambrose Family", extra text: Notation below Margaret Dougherty (pg XVIII) reads "sister of Frank's wife"., page: XVII, XVIII
13) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Frank S. Ambrose and Sallie Tarr, page: Book 9, Page 4359, Record 1896-04359
14) source: Marriage License and Certificate of James H. Ambrose and Ida Miller, page: Book 12, Page 6390, Record 1901-06390
15) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Robert Ambrose and Lucinda McFarland, page: Book 9, Page 4041, Record 1895-04014
16) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Harry W. Ambrose and Ella Tarr, page: Book 10, Page 4724, Record 1897-04724
17) source: Ancestors and Descendants of Amos Ambrose and Mary Brough
18) source: Gravestone, Cowansville Union Cemetary, Cowansville, Armstrong Co., PA
19) source: Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present, Embracing a History of the County and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families, page: 716-717
20) source: 1888 - The Record of a Year, extra text: Body of Mrs. Frank Ambrose found lying in a field in East Franklin township, where she had died of heart disease., page: June 1, 1888
21) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Rebecca J. Dougherty Ambrose (Memorial # 90185626)
22) source: 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Franklin Township, Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 211 (Stamped), Dwelling 381, Family 374, Frank Ambrose Family
23) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, East Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 139-A (Stamped), Dwelling 120, Family 120, B. Franklin Ambrose Family
24) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, East Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 6, Sheet 143-D, Dwelling 166, Family 172, Frank Ambrose Family
25) source: "A History of the Ambrose Family", page: XVIII
26) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Benjamin Franklin Ambrose and Della Pettigrew, page: Book 1, Page 284, Record 1886-00285
27) source: Marriage License and Certificate of James Ambrose and Ethel Jessie Huber, page: Book 14, Page 228, Record 1903-07411
28) source: Marriage License and Certificate for Margaret Ambrose and John Delancey, page: Book 9, Page 4341, Record 1896-04341
29) source: Marriage License and Certificate for Samuel Ambrose and Charlotte Pettigrew, page: Book 14, Page 176, Record 1903-07359
30) source: Dr. Samuel Ellsworth Ambrose
31) source: Mrs. G. L. Stewart
32) source: Record of birth and death dates of immediate family.
33) source: Death Certificate of Margaret Jones DeLancey
34) source: Death Record of M. A. Ambrose
35) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Margaret Ann Dougherty Ambrose (Memorial # 96953792)
36) source: Obituary of Margaret (Dougherty) Ambrose
37) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 4, Sheet 83-A, Dwelling 3, Family 3, J.R. Ambrose Family
38) source: 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Franklin Township, Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 213 (Stamped), Dwelling 395, Family 388, Ritner Ambrose Family
39) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, East Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 137-A (Stamped), Dwelling 100, Family 100, Jos. R. Ambrose Family

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Robert Dougherty & Margaret Darlington." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=31&id=F85&main_person=I211 : accessed 01 May 2024) Robert Dougherty #I211, born ‎ Apr 1, 1790 at PA


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