Susan Nicholas Davey is my husband’s great grandaunt. She was born 11 Aug 1834 in St. Agnes in County Cornwall, England to Thomas Davey and Mary Nicholas. [1] She was the second child of fifteen. The family, which included five brothers and sisters, left England for America in 1851 or 1852. The ship’s list has not been found but the family was enumerated in the 1851 census in Debtford, London, [2] and on 10 October 1853 birth of the youngest son, Frederick Henry Davey was born in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [3] Susan was married twice, but the first marriage was to Joseph Muir on 4 July 1854 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [4] The marriage occurred at St. Peter’s Church by Rev. Newton Heston. Joseph was also of Reading. St. Peter's Church, Reading, Pennsylvania By 1860 the family, including their son, William Muir, was living in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Illinois. [5] Joseph was an engineer. William was five years old. Joseph died 1...
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