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ROBERT PATTERSON, of the Presbyterian Banner, Pittsburgh, was born in Pittsburgh, Oct. 17, 1821. His grandfather, JOSEPH PATTERSON, was born in Ireland, March 20, 1752; and was married to JANE MOAK, March 27, 1772. They emigrated to America, arriving at Philadelphia early in 1773, and settled in Saratoga Co., N. Y., where their son ROBERT was born April 1, 1773. Returning to Philadelphia, MR. PATTERSON taught school near Germantown; was present at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence at the door of the statehouse; dismissed his school and served as a private soldier during the campaigns of 1776-77, part of the time under Lafayette, who, upon visiting Pittsburgh in 1825, recognized his old companion in arms. In 1777 he moved to York Co., Pa., resuming the occupation of a teacher; in 1779 moved to Washington Co and engaged in teaching and farming; in 1785 commenced a course of studies for the ministry under the direction of Rev. Joseph Smith; was licensed Aug. 12, 1788; ordained and installed pastor of Raccoon and Montour’s Run churches Nov. 10, 1789; in 1816 he resigned his pastoral charge on account of infirm health, and moved to Pittsburgh, where he continued to preach as opportunity offered and strength permitted, laboring also as a Bible and tract distributor until his death, Feb. 4, 1832.
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ROBERT PATTERSON, SR., son of the above, was born not far from where the battles of Stillwater were fought four years later. He entered the Canonsburg Academy at its commencement in 1790. In 1794 he entered the junior class of the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, where his uncle, ROBERT PATTERSON, was the professor of mathematics. He graduated there in 1796, and remained as a tutor four years longer, at the same time studying theology. He was licensed in 1801, and Aug. 27, 1801, was married to JANE CANON, daughter of COL. JOHN CANON, the founder of Canonsburg. MR. PATTERSON was pastor of two churches near Erie, Pa. for six years; in 1807 moved to Pittsburgh, and took charge of the Pittsburgh Academy (now the Western University of Pennsylvania) until 1810. From that date until 1836 he was engaged in bookselling, and part of the time in publishing and in the manufacture of paper. He also supplied the pulpit of Hiland Church, seven miles north of Pittsburgh, from 1807 to 1833. In 1840 he moved to the country, abut thee miles south of Pittsburgh, where he died Sept. 5, 1854. MRS. PATTERSON died in 1856.
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ROBERT PATTERSON, son of the above, graduated at Jefferson College, Pa., in Sept., 1840; read law for three years in the office of HON. THOMAS H. BAIRD; was admitted to the bar of Allegheny Co. in October, 1843; practiced with JUDGE BAIRD until 1845; was engaged in teaching in different academies until August, 1850, when he was elected to the professorship of mathematics in Jefferson College, Pa., from which he was chosen to the same chair in Oakland College, Mississippi, in November, 1854; from this to the same chair in Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1858, which last position he left in 1864 to become associated with Rev. Dr. James Allison in conducting the Presbyterian Banner. He was married, Aug. 27, 1851, to ELIZA, daughter of HON. T. H. BAIRD. They have one son, THOMAS, a member of the Pittsburgh bar, and two daughters, JANE and ELIZABETH.
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