Geary or Gary Family Genealogy

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Tracing the Descendants of Peter Gary, a Revolutionary War soldier of Somerset County, PA.
Tracing the Moose family from Somerset County, PA to Marshall County, WV.
Tracing the Matthew Shields family from Ireland to Pittsburgh, PA
Many other collateral lines
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  • ID: I124
  • Name: Leah MOOSE
  • Surname: Moose
  • Given Name: Leah
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: 27 Jun 1846 in , Fayette, Pennsylvania
  • Christening: 6 Jun 1847 Saltlick Twp, Fayette, Pennsylvania
  • _UID: 36AA77E30CBCD44D8B9A0FC0369D22C8D463
  • Note:
    !BIRTH-PARENTS: Paul Miller Ruff, GOOD HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH PARISH RECORDS; 1788-1945; Privately Published, Paul Miller, Greensburg, PA, 1994; p 32; book in poss of James Geary, Harrisonburg, VA; NOTE: parents given as Josias S. Muss and Froehne.

    !RELATIONSHIP: Deed of release, Marshall Co WV; 1864; Box 86 Vol 15; p 171-172; WV State Archives, Charleston WV; NOTE: lists Leah as one of heirs of Josiah C. Moose.

    !CENSUS:1850 US Census for Fayette County PA lists Josiah Meuse with the following: Josiah (37); Vironcia (39) $1800 RE; Isaac (16); Elisa (13); George W. (11); Jonathan B. (8), Sarah Anna (5); Lea (e?) (4); and Vironcia (2).

    !RELATIONSHIP: Marshall County WV Order Book, 1856-1859; 1859; Book ; p 371; Marshall County Courthouse, Moundsville, WV; NOTE: Sarah Moose orphan of Josiah C. Moose by a writing under her hand and duly proven made choice of Isaac Moose for her guardian to Leah Moose and Franey Moose, other orphans under the age of 14 years of the said Jonas C. Moose and the said Isaac Moose together with John Bungard his security who qualified to his sufficiency entered into and acknowledged a bond in the amount of $200 payable as the law directs.
  • Change Date: 29 Jul 2003 at 15:05:09



    Father: Josiah Collins MOOSE b: 24 Jul 1813 in , , Pennsylvania
    Mother: Veronica UNKNOWN b: ABT 1811
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    Documentation has been included when available. I am adding information from the Social Security Death Records, as well as obituaries as I have time. Corrections, additions and comments welcome.
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