Indented material is from "Armstrong County, Pennsylvaia: Her People, Past and Present." (1914)[1]
"John Ambrose was an old settler of this county. Married twice, he had twelve children by his first wife and one by his second ... John Ambrose was a member and elder of the Union Presbyterian Church of Cowansville for forty-five years, and for many years served it as trustee. When he died he was the owner of 260 acres of land. In politics he was a Republican."
The known children of John and Elizabeth (Simpson) Ambrose are:
Samuel L. Ambrose b. 1843 d. 1897
Benjamin Lee Ambrose b. 1845 d. 1882
Ann (Ambrose) Foster b. 1847 d. 1931
Mary Ambrose b. 1849 d. 1853
Susan (Ambrose) Patton b. 1851 d. 1945
Caroline "Lina" (Ambrose) Calhoun b. 1853 d. 1939
Sarah (Ambrose) Wylie b. 1855 d. 1890
Dr. Amos Ambrose b. 1857 d. 1949
Rev. John C. Ambrose b. 1860 d. 1929
Ida Ambrose b. 1864 d. 1864
David Hall Ambrose b. 1865 d. 1911
"The child of John and Eliza Ambrose has not been identified."
↑ quoted on FindAGrave. Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and Present (J.H. Beers & Co., 1914) has the following information about John Ambrose on pp. 731-732
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90185371/john-ambrose : accessed 11 March 2022), memorial page for John Ambrose (17 Nov 1819–30 Dec 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90185371, citing Cowansville Cemetery, Cowansville, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Sara Stewart (contributor 47597451) .
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