John Galbraith Patterson

Probably son of either James Patterson or Alexander Patterson, both of whom appear on the 1820 census in Indiana Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Perhaps a descendant of Galbraith Patterson (1764-1800).

• The household of Alexander Patterson in 1820 shows 2 males under 10, 2 males 10 to 16, 1 male 26 to 45, 3 females under 10, and 1 female 26 to 45 (1 person engaged in agriculture).
• The household of James Patterson in 1820 shows 1 male under 10, 1 male 26 to 45, 3 females under 10, and 1 female 26 to 45.
• Census: 1850 John Patterson (31), McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
• Census: 1860 John G. Patterson (40), Elizabeth Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
• Census: 1870 John Patterson (52), Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

A Duncan Galbraith, born 1763, died Dec. 29, 1844, is buried in the same Greenwood Cemetery at Sharpsburg.

Deer Township, created in 1796, comprised Allegheny county north of the Ohio and Allegheny Rivers, including all of modern Indiana, O'Hara, Harmar, Springdale, Fawn, Harrison, and East and West Deer, and portions of Shaler, Hampton, and Richmond. Settlers by 1803 included Duncan Galbraith and Alexander Patterson. Settlers by 1805 included William Galbraith.

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Patterson, John Galbraith
1818 – 1878

John Patterson was born in Indiana Township according to Greenwood interment records.

At that time, there were 2 Patterson families in the area [Indiana Township] headed by Alexander Patterson and James Patterson.

Census records indicate that both households had young sons in the home in 1820.

In 1850 John was married and working as a riverboat pilot while he and his wife and young daughter Martha Matilda lived in McKeesport.

In 1860 they lived in Elizabeth Township with 5 children and he was still a pilot.

In 1870 they were in Lincoln Township with 8 children and he is listed as a laborer.

He was buried in the Sharpsburg Presbyterian graveyard at age 60 when he died of typhoid fever. His remains were moved to Greenwood on April 21, 1880.

(USGenWeb Archives, contributed by Diane Nichols)

(Information made available for submission to F.A.G. by Michael Foster, 05-11-2011)

Sources

• Some history of Interments in the Sharpsburg Presbyterian Church Graveyard
• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial by SmartCopy: Nov 18 2015, 3:46:35 UTC
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 12 2017, 18:05:55 UTC