Rufus & Ann Rittenhouse

RITTENHOUSE, MCAVOY, THORP

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Date: 1/13/2014 at 10:52:15

RUFUS RITTENHOUSE, farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Dubuque; born May 16, 1825, in Hunterdon Co., N.J.; in 1834, he came to Philadelphia with his parents; in 1836, he cmae to Dubuque Co.; he has followed the business of bricklaying more or less since 1843; he owns forty acres of land, which is used in farming and reissuing fruit; he has an orchard of about six acres. Married Ann McAvoy in 1851; she was born in Ireland; they have two children- William and Mary, now Mrs. Thorp; lost Eliza in 1878, aged 18 years; they also lost three children in infancy. Republican.
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