Hi group: Can anyone tell me what Presbyterian Church somebody living in the 4th ward of Allegheny City might have used in the 1860 time frame? Larry -- My genealogy page http://twothompsongenealogies.com/ Allegheny County Maps page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lt0168/maps/

Larry, The 4th ward was the section of Allegheny between East Ohio, (N), the Allegheny R (S), Federal Street W), and East Street (E). Depending the on the years, there were several "kinds" of presbyterian churches there. Before the Civil War there were 2 Reformed Presbyterian congregations, and one major Presbyterian congregation. The later was known as the Central Presbyterian Church @ Sandusky and Lacock. It had a big split during the Civil War and then eventually joined with the First Presbyterian Church, which was in Ward 2. There was also a big United Presbyterian congregation (Second U.P.)2 Sandusky and Stockton. By the late 19th century the reformed congregations moved up from the "flod plain." If you are looking for a specific congrgation of size, I would think either the 2nd UP or the Central Pres. church would fit that bill. By the time Allegheny and Pgh merged there were almost 30 presbyterian churches of various persuasions, along with 3 seminaries, in Allegheny City. > Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:35:51 -0500 > From: lt0168@epix.net > To: paallegh@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ALL] Allegheny City 4th ward Presbyterian Churches > > Hi group: > Can anyone tell me what Presbyterian Church somebody living in the 4th > ward of Allegheny City might have used in the 1860 time frame? > > Larry > -- > My genealogy page > http://twothompsongenealogies.com/ > Allegheny County Maps page > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lt0168/maps/ > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you, John, for telling about the Presbyterian Churches in Allegheny City. Very interesting... Is anyone searching the congregations of the 1st, 2nd, and 2nd-5th Presbyterian Churches in A.C.? I found some of my 2nd Presby.ancestors in the records at the U.P. Historical Society in Philadelphia. At the time, I didn't realize the possibility of finding them in the 1st and 2nd-5th membership rolls. It appears that my gg grandmother and several of her children joined the 2nd after her husband died. I am wondering if they had been members of the 1st prior to that. I also wasn't aware of the Presby churches in Lower Lawrenceville. I had checked the records for the ones near the main area but had no luck. I do have a marriage certificate signed by Richard Lea but didn't find the couple in the records for his church. They would have lived in the Penn Ave and Minersville area of Lawrenceville. Does anyone have information concerning any of these churches? My families who would have attended the Allegheny City churches were the Stewart's, and Hastings'. They lived in the 2nd and 3rd wards. In the Minersville area, their surnames were Roy, Warren, and Tencate. Thanks, 'Genie On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:50 AM, John Canning <johnjcanning@hotmail.com>wrote: > > Larry, > The 4th ward was the section of Allegheny between East Ohio, (N), the > Allegheny R (S), Federal Street W), and East Street (E). Depending the on > the years, there were several "kinds" of presbyterian churches there. Before > the Civil War there were 2 Reformed Presbyterian congregations, and one > major Presbyterian congregation. The later was known as the Central > Presbyterian Church @ Sandusky and Lacock. It had a big split during the > Civil War and then eventually joined with the First Presbyterian Church, > which was in Ward 2. There was also a big United Presbyterian congregation > (Second U.P.)2 Sandusky and Stockton. By the late 19th century the reformed > congregations moved up from the "flod plain." If you are looking for a > specific congrgation of size, I would think either the 2nd UP or the Central > Pres. church would fit that bill. By the time Allegheny and Pgh merged there > were almost 30 presbyterian churches of various persuasions, along with 3 > seminaries, in Allegheny City.! > > > > Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:35:51 -0500 > > From: lt0168@epix.net > > To: paallegh@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ALL] Allegheny City 4th ward Presbyterian Churches > > > > Hi group: > > Can anyone tell me what Presbyterian Church somebody living in the 4th > > ward of Allegheny City might have used in the 1860 time frame? > > > > Larry > > -- > > My genealogy page > > http://twothompsongenealogies.com/ > > Allegheny County Maps page > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lt0168/maps/ > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >