John Trowbridge son of Daniel and Lucretia nicholas Trowbridge, was born in Rochester NY John came to Pa at the age of 16, He was employed for about 10 years by General Sterling Ross at Wilkes-Barre. He boarded at Josiah Browns fell in love with Anna and they were married 1832 He then worked on the canal and they kept a boarding house. They moved to Jenningsville in 1842. They had a family of 12 children. Harriet, Joshua, David, Ruth, Abbie, Josiah, Elisha, George, Lydia, John Jr., Hannah Janette and Mary Wllen. John the father died January 31, 1891 , and Ann his wife September 25 1902 at the age of 86 both are buried at Jenningsville