JOSEPH PENNOCK brother to LOUISE CAROLINE & HANNAH PENNOCK
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In reply to:
ISAAC BEESON son of JACOB BEESON excerpt from book
Cathy Farrell 6/04/14
A History of Uniontown: The County Seat of Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Author: Hadden, James, 1845-1923, Uniontown, PA
JAMES HADDEN – author of Washington's & Braddock's Expeditions
Akron, Ohio: Printed by the New Werner Co., 1913
Pg. 236
SAMUEL LEWIS,a tailor by trade, and a son of JACOB LEWIS, built the brick residence on this lot (lot No. 1 in Henry's Addition) and occupied it as such for some time.William McDonald at one time owned and occupied this property.His wife was a sister of JOSEPH PENNOCK and of the first MRS. ISAAC BEESON.Her first husband was CAPTAIN JOHN CONNELL, who had been a sea captain of Marcus Hook. Her son, GEORGE CONNELL, became a state senator from Philadelphia.She came to Uniontown and kept boarders and taught school.She was a brilliant lady and wrote poetry of considerable merit under the nom de plume of “Cornelia.”
Pg. 31
John A. Donne and others taught school in this old building, and after the erectionof the Jones residence it came into the ownership of ISAAC BEESON, and MRS. HANNA MATILDA CONNELL was Mr. Beeson's tenant.She was a sister of JOSEPH PENNOCK and of MRS. BEESON and here kept boarders and taught school.
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HANNAH MATILDA McDONALD died Sept. 25, 1842.
Buried at Great Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Uniontown, PA