BIO: Joseph T. PUGH, Beaver County, PA
    
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    BOOK OF BIOGRAPHIES.  This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches 
    of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.  Buffalo, N.Y., 
    Chicago, Ill.: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899, pp. 133-134.
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    JOSEPH T. PUGH, whose portrait appears on the opposite page, is, perhaps,
  the oldest living resident in Beaver county, Pa., his birth occurring at
  Fallston, January 6, 1809; he has for many years made his home in New
  Brighton. He has the appearance of a man of sixty years, being still strong
  and active, with mind unimpaired; he has fine eyesight, - as he still reads
  without glasses, - and he may be considered an authority on the early history
  of this county. His father, John Pugh, was a son of Jonathan Pugh, and a
  grandson of John Pugh.
    
    John Pugh was of Welsh origin, and was among the early Quaker settlers of
  Philadelphia. Jonathan was born in Limerick township, Philadelphia county,
  Pa., and his wedding with Naomi Evans was solemnized at a meeting held at
  Gwynedd, in that county, September 27, 1759; our subject has the certificate
  of the marriage framed and in good condition; it was signed by thirty-two
  witnesses. They settled in Chester county, Pa., where he bought two
  plantations. His death occurred March 8, 1798. His children were: Elihu,
  Evan, Jesse, John, Ruth, Sarah, Jesse, (2), and Mary.
    
    John Pugh was born near Pughtown, Chester county, August 20, 1779; his
  brother Evan was also born there November 13, 1765. In May, 1804, John and
  Evan Pugh came to Beaver county, and as both had learned the milling trade,
  they erected mills at Fallston. Their mill was not only patronized by the
  farmers of the neighborhood, but many came from distant points to have their
  wheat ground. They shipped extensively to Pittsburg, - the flour and feed
  being taken to that city on boats. Later a carding and cloth dressing factory
  was added, and still later they began to manufacture cotton goods. Evan Pugh
  withdrew from the business a number of years later and the father of Joseph
  T. continued alone until 1858, when he rented the mills. He also conducted a
  grocery store at Fallston and operated a linseed oil mill. His mills were all
  destroyed by fire, in which he suffered heavy losses. He built the handsome
  brick residence now occupied by Mr. McKibben, and resided there until death
  claimed him in May, 1860. He married Sarah Townsend; she was born January 13,
  1777, and died July 16, 1826. They were the parents of the following children:
  Jonathan; Caroline; Mary Ann; and Joseph T., the subject hereof. Jonathan died
  young; Caroline died in 1831, - she was the wife of John Minor, and the mother
  of one daughter, Caroline, who married David Critchlow; Mary Ann, who died in
  1881, was first married to Warren Seely, M. D., and later, to John Minor, -
  she is the mother of Henry, John F., and Henrietta. John Pugh, father of our
  subject, formed a second union, with Mrs. Ann Peck. He was president of the
  branch of the United States Bank, located at New Brighton.
    
    The subject of this record attended such
    
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  schools as were held in his native district, and early in life learned the
  machinists' trade at Fallston; he did not pursue his chosen occupation to any
  great extent, however, as he began the manufacture of barrels and window
  sashes, which he continued until he retired from active business life. He
  also became interested in various other enterprises in the village.
    
    Mr. Pugh wedded Nancy, a daughter of Robert and Nancy McCreary of Fayette
  county, Pa., and she died aged fifty-six years. They reared the following
  children: John; Sarah Ann; Evan; Mary; Caroline Cecelia; Irene Ida; and
  Henry. John is a dentist of Philadelphia, and wedded Amelia Blanchard. Evan,
  deceased, was married to Catherine Price, by whom he had two children. Mary
  first married H. C. Torrey, and, secondly, was wedded to George Post.
  Caroline Cecelia married Eugene Pierce, and one child, Mary E., was born to
  them. Henry married Fannette Line and they have three children: Harry, Fred,
  and Helen. Mr. Pugh was reared a Friend and has always adhered to that faith.
  He has taken a prominent part in promoting the growth and prosperity of the
  town and county, and his kind and genial disposition has made him a popular
  and much respected citizen; he has proved himself a good neighbor, and a kind
  and loving husband and father; now while passing through the sunset of life,
  and enjoying the fruits of a laborious past, he is surrounded by a host of
  warm friends who will always cherish and honor his name.