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Pvt Jacob Fortney

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Pvt Jacob Fortney

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
18 Dec 1889 (aged 54)
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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His tombstone gives a death date of Dec 18, 1890
His pension gives died Dec 18, 1889 Reading Twp, Adams Co, PA
His administration was filed 03 Jan 1890 Reading Twp, Adams Co, PA
- So it seems that his tombstone has the incorrect year of death -

s/o Peter Fortney (Bet. 1809 - 1811 York Co, PA -18 Dec 1847) & Hetty M. Williams (c1812-aft1855)
The location of their burial is not known.
Hetty remarried ? Brown and had Eliza M, William Henry, and Esther Miller Brown (listed in Bible)
Hetty d/o Jonathan Williams & Mary ?
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146572567/jonathan-williams
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146572510/mary-williams
Hetty is mention in her father's will dated 3/24/1855
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SM-W9MT-P?i=538&wc=9PM2-HZQ%3A268493601%2C271241601&cc=1999196
7ch:
1) Mary Jane Fortney Zook
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200104017/mary-jane-zook
2) Jacob Fortney
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25092018/jacob-fortney
3) Jonathan Fortney
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25091914/johnathan-fortney
4) Peter Fortney
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25960899/peter-fortney
5) Eliza Ann Fortney Arbegast
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94157950/eliza-ann-arbegast
6) Daniel Fortney
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107774652/daniel-fortney
7) Margaret E Fortney (08 Jun 1847-10 Jan 1852)
burial location not known (from Bible) - not found in 1850 census

h/o Margaret Fishel
Civil War 165C PA Inf
His tombstone gives a death date of Dec 18, 1890
His pension gives died Dec 18, 1889 Reading Twp, Adams Co, PA
His administration was filed 03 Jan 1890 Reading Twp, Adams Co, PA
- So it seems that his tombstone has the incorrect year of death -

s/o Peter Fortney (Bet. 1809 - 1811 York Co, PA -18 Dec 1847) & Hetty M. Williams (c1812-aft1855)
The location of their burial is not known.
Hetty remarried ? Brown and had Eliza M, William Henry, and Esther Miller Brown (listed in Bible)
Hetty d/o Jonathan Williams & Mary ?
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146572567/jonathan-williams
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146572510/mary-williams
Hetty is mention in her father's will dated 3/24/1855
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SM-W9MT-P?i=538&wc=9PM2-HZQ%3A268493601%2C271241601&cc=1999196
7ch:
1) Mary Jane Fortney Zook
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200104017/mary-jane-zook
2) Jacob Fortney
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25092018/jacob-fortney
3) Jonathan Fortney
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25091914/johnathan-fortney
4) Peter Fortney
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25960899/peter-fortney
5) Eliza Ann Fortney Arbegast
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94157950/eliza-ann-arbegast
6) Daniel Fortney
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107774652/daniel-fortney
7) Margaret E Fortney (08 Jun 1847-10 Jan 1852)
burial location not known (from Bible) - not found in 1850 census

h/o Margaret Fishel
Civil War 165C PA Inf


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  • Created by: Bryan Winter
  • Added: Mar 6, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25092018/jacob-fortney: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Jacob Fortney (24 Jan 1835–18 Dec 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25092018, citing Mohler Dunker Cemetery, Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Bryan Winter (contributor 46975843).