THE JOHN TROWBRIDGE HOMEPAGE

        1214413331. JOHN TROWBRIDGE (8/1808-1/31/1892) was born in Pompey Hill, New York. He >died in Jenningsville, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. He married ANNA BROWN (5/10/1815-9/25/1902) in May of 1832 in Browntown, Pennsylvania. ANNA BROWN was born in Browntown, Pennsylvania. She died in Jenningsville, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of JOSIAH BROWN (b. 1790) and LYDIA PHILLIPS (b. 1794). They were married in 1814. JOHN TROWBRIDGE and ANNA BROWN had twelve children:

        12144133311. George Trowbridge.
        12144133312. Lydia Trowbridge married Bradley Allen.
        12144133313. Daniel Trowbridge (b. 7/25/1831-7/3/1904).
        12144133314. RUTH TROWBRIDGE (10/17/1836-10/14/1899) was born in Jenningsville, Pennsylvania. RUTH TROWBRIDGE married LORENZO WASHINGTON MYERS on January 1, 1855. You may read more about LORENZO WASHINGTON MYERS on the DAISY MYERS homepage. Just follow the link at the bottom of the page.
        12144133315. Harriet Trowbridge. (3/27/1839).
        12144133316. Abbie Lucretia Trowbridge (b. 3/31/1841) married Sam Robinson on August 8, 1858.
        12144133317. Joshua Trowbridge (3/30/1843).
        12144133318. Josiah Trowbridge (7/25/1845-11/11/1886) died at Windham, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
        12144133319. Mary Ellen Trowbridge (3/7/1848-10/16/1933) died at Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. She is buried at the Sunnyside Cemetery. She married Hiram Redmond, Sr. in May of 1909.
        12144133319a. Hannah Janette Trowbridge (5/1/1850-12/25/1913) is buried at North Flat, Pennsylvania. She married William Brown on December 11, 1867.
        12144133319b. John (Jack) Trowbridge (b. 9/23/1852).
        12144133319c. Elish Harrison Trowbridge (b. 10/11/1854) married Sarah Thompson.

        NOTES FOR JOHN TROWBRIDGE John Trowbridge came to Pennsylvania at the age of sixteen. He was employed for about ten years by General Sterling Ross at Wilkes-Barre. He boarded at Josiah Brown's and fell in love with Anna.

        John and Anna moved to Jenningsville in 1842. Later he bought farmland in Windham and built a log cabin and cleared a farm.

        John was a soldier in the Civil War, stating his age as younger than he was in order to be allowed to enlist. He was mustered out March 30, 1864 in Company K, 143rd, Pennsylvania, Infantry. He continued in service until he was taken ill. He was discharged in July 1864.

        In the 1880 census for Windham Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, there is a granddaughter in the household, Lydia, age 11.

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