PETER HOOK HELLEN son of BENJAMIN HELLEN & DRUSILLA HOOK
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BENJAMIN HELLEN married DRUSILLA HOOK
Cathy Farrell 6/11/14
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. 287
Peter Hook, Jr., died on a steamboat on the Mississippi River and was buried on the river bank.The daughter PRISCILLA, became the wife of Rev. Thomas Daughiday, a Methodist Episcopal minister, who died Oct. 12, 1810, leaving one daughter.She subsequently married Samuel Dorsey, a school teacher and surveyor, who died a short time after this marriage.Aunt Dorsey, as she was affectionately called, taught school for many years and died at a good old age.The other daughter, DRUSILLA, married BENJAMIN HELLEN, who had worked at the hatting business with Mr. Hook, and who succeeded him in the business.Peter Hook died March 12, 1818, in the 65th year of his age, and was buried in the old Methodist graveyard.His widow, ISABELLA HOOK, died in August, 1824, aged 75 years.PETER HOOK had acquired much real estate to which his son-in-law, BENJAMIN HELLEN, succeeded.
Pg. 288
BENJAMIN HELLEN, as before stated, inherited much of the PETER HOOK estate much of which extended from the southern limits of Uniontown to about one mile out the Morgantown Road; and after a successful business career in the town, MR. HELLEN moved to his country home, known as Cottage Hill, about half a mile south of town, in 1835.He was the son of WILIAM and DORCAS JOHNSON HELLEN and was born near Frederick, MD, Oct. 7, 1779.He learned the hatting trade and came to Uniontown in 1802, where he secured employment under PETER HOOK who was then in business on the lot now occupied by the residence of the late Hon. John K. Ewing.On May 9, 1803, he was married to DRUSILLA HOOK, the sixteen-year-old daughter of his employer, by whom he had 15 children, of whom the following grew to maturity, viz.: PETER HOOK HELLEN, a well known merchant of the town, and who built the Tremont building on the southeast corner of Main and Morgantown streets; MINERVA, who married WILLIAM WILSON, also a hatter by trade, and a well known banker of the town; WILLIAM, a student of medicine, who died at the age of 28 years; NORVAL H., once a merchant of the town and who moved to Webster City, Iowa; BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, a merchant and justice of the peace of this place, and who inherited Cottage Hill and much other property; JANE, who married JESSE BEESON the well remembered miller of the town; DRUSILLA, who married BURGESS HAMMOND of New Market, MD; HARRIET, who married THOMAS J. McCLURG of Pittsburgh, and who were both deaf mutes; and HELLEN M., who first husband was JOHN McMACKEN and whose second husband was JOHN A. PATTON.MRS. HELLEN was born Jan. 11, 1786, and died Nov. 10, 1856.MR. HELLEN died Jan. 3, 1864.They were buried in the Methodist graveyard on Peter Street.
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Samuel T. Lewis, uncle of Marshall N. and Samuel Lewis, bought lot No. 15 in William Lyon's plan of lots, on the south side of Fayette Street, and next east of the above described property, Jan. 18, 1827.On this he built a two-story brick residence which he occupied until his death.Daniel Lynch, who had served a term as high sheriff of Fayette County, occupied this house at the time Isaac Skiles, Jr., married his daughter, Caroline.His daughter, Anna, married a wealthy book publisher of Cincinnati.BENJAMIN HELLEN purchased this property from Alexander Turner, Oct. 7, 1850, and this became the home of his son, PETER H. HELLEN, for many years.PETER HOOK HELLEN was engaged in merchandising in the early history of the town, and in 1853, he erected the three-story business block on the southeast corner of West Main and Morgantown streets.The HELLEN heirs conveyed this property to the members of the Great Bethel Baptist church who tore away the old buildings and erected a handsome stone parsonage.
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PETER H. HELLEN
Born Sept. 19, 1809.
Died March 7, 1895.
Buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Uniontown, PA