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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Agnes V. Weakland: Birth: 13 MAY 1848 in Susquehanna Twp., Cambria Co., PA.

  2. Mary Weakland: Birth: 1849 in Susquehanna Twp., Cambria Co., PA.

  3. John Michael Platt Weakland: Birth: 30 JAN 1858 in Cambria Co., PA.

  4. Casper Valentine Weakland: Birth: 2 MAR 1861 in Cambria Co., PA.


Sources
1. Title:   Ledoux, Albert H., Catholic Vital Records of Central Pennsylvania (Albert H. Ledoux, 1996)
2. Title:   Newspaper article
Page:   Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, December 19, 1902

Notes
a. Note:   Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, December 19, 1902 Mrs. Mary Weakland, wife of John M. Weakland, died at her home in Susquehanna township on December 4th, 1902, at the advanced age of 77 years, 6 months and 15 days. The deceased was the last surviving child of the John Platt family, early settlers of that neighborhood, her father coming from Germany and her mother from County Tyrone, Ireland when six years old. Mrs. Weakland was born in Cambria county, near Cherrytree in the year 1826. In 1837 her parents removed to Westmoreland county, Pa., where they resided for two years and then removed to Wilkinsburg, Pa., where they remained for two years, and in 1840 returned to Cambria county, near Cherrytree where they first lived. In 1846 she was united in marriage to John M. Weakland. To their union was born seven children, namely: Agnes, at home; Mary Frances, who died when quite young; Sarah Ellen, wife of John Bitters, of Spangler; Marcellus of Barnesboro; Michael of Susquehanna township; Valentine, on the old farm of John M. Weakland; and Elmira, wife of Anselm Eckenrode, of Susquehanna township. Mrs. Weakland took ill with lung trouble 10 days before her death and continued growing weaker until the end. Besides the children mentioned above, she is survived by thirty grand children and nine great grandchildren. The deceased was a devout member of the Catholic church and at her funeral a Requiem High Mass was said at St. Bernard�s church at Hastings, after which the remains were taken to Carrolltown and interred in the cemetery adjoining St. Benedict�s church.


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