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James A. Fortune
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James A. Fortune 1 2
- Born: 1812, Pennsylvania 1
- Marriage (1): Susan Lightfoot about 1841
- Died: 1877 at age 65 2
- Buried: 1877, Pittsburgh, PA 2
 Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Rochester Township, Beaver County, PA on 11 July 1870. 1
1870 US Census
Page 23, Dwelling 170, Family 185
Rochester Borough, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
James A. Fortune..58..PA..Dry Goods Merchant
(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He was buried in 1877 in the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, PA.
Section: 31, Lot: 255
Find A Grave Memorial 46545396
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James married Susan Lightfoot, daughter of Solomon Lightfoot and Susanna Vink, about 1841. (Susan Lightfoot was born in 1815 in Pennsylvania,1 died on 3 March 1892 in Pittsburgh, PA 4 and was buried on 4 March 1892 in Pittsburgh, PA 4.). The cause of her death was Bright's Disease.
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Rochester Township, Beaver County, PA on 11 July 1870. 1
1870 US Census
Page 23, Dwelling 170, Family 185
Rochester Borough, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
James A. Fortune..58..PA..Dry Goods Merchant
Susan Fortune..52..PA..At Home
Emma Fortune..18..PA..At Home
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Sources
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1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Rochester Borough, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, p. 23, dwelling 170, family 185, James A. Fortune and Susan Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for James A Fortune (unknown\endash 1877), Find A Grave Memorial no. 46545396, citing Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for James A Fortune (unknown'961877), Find A Grave Memorial no. 46545396, citing Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 13 February 2019), memorial page for Susan Fortune (unknown\endash 1892), Find A Grave Memorial no. 46545404, citing Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA