William Henry Farquhar

1813 -

• Name	William Henry Farquhar
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	14 Jun 1813	York Co., Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Notes	"William Henry Farquhar married Margaret Briggs in 1844, six years after building the original Cedars. Educated at Benjamin Hallowell's Brimstone Academy in Alexandria, William Henry was principal of the Fair Hill School, county surveyor, school commissioner, civil engineer, and long-time head of the Lyceum. A gifted writer, he was historian for the first volume of the Annals. Margaret, daughter of Isaac Briggs, was a charter member in 1857 of the Women's Mutual Improvement Association." On the Farquahar family see "Some Early History of the Farquhar Family," MGSB 39 (2) (Spring 1998) 243-251. [2]
  Person ID	I5762	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Amos Farquhar           b. 7m 5, 1768, Frederick Co., Maryland           d. 5m, 1835  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Elgar           b. 9m 3, 1772           d. 6m 13, 1853, Sandy Spring, Montgomery Co., Maryland  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F7707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margaret Briggs           b. 24 Sep 1812, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  Married	13 Aug 1834	Sandy Spring, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  Children	1. Ellen Farquhar           b. 25 Aug 1836   2. Arthur Briggs Farquhar           b. 8 Sep 1838   3. Benjamin H. Farquhar           b. Jul 1840   4. Edward Jessop Farquhar           b. 2 Sep 1843   5. Henry Farquhar           b. 17 Aug 1846           d. 13 May 1850  (Age 3 years)   6. Charles William Farquhar           b. 5 Nov 1849           d. 12 Nov 1849  (Age 0 years)   7. Henry Farquhar           b. 27 Aug 1851   8. Allen Farquhar           b. 23 Nov 1853
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F4055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Pitard, Derrick. "William Henry Farquhar". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I5762&tree=1sttree (accessed March 1, 2021).