The present family was in Rhode Island, prior to its establishment in Pennsylvania. The name was very common in Richmond, Washington county, Rhode Island, in the eighteenth century, yet was apparently not found in the county until about 1725.
(I) Lodowick Lillibridge
Lodowick Lillibridge, the first member of this family about whom we have definite information, was among the first settlers in Port Allegany, McKean county, Pennsylvania, to which he came with the Stantons. From this it is supposable that he had formerly lived at Mount Pleasant, Wayne county, and some slight corroboration of this may be found in the early history of that place, though the family seems to have been there but a short time. He married, April 28, 1814, Anna Carpenter, daughter of Samuel and Martha Carpenter (Morse) Stanton, who was born February 9, 1795 (see Gleason). Children:
- Elias Lillibridge. Of whom further.
- Samuel Lillibridge. Married Louise Wilkin.
- Alva N. Lillibridge. Born August 19, 1823, married, June 24, 1847, Leona S. Viner.
- Phebe A. Lillibridge. Married Van Rensselaer Vanderhule.
- Hannah Lillibridge. Married Terrence Green.
- Amy Lillibridge. Married Hiram Baker.
- Lucy Lillibridge. Married George M. Hull.
- Lowell L. Lillibridge. Married (first) Jennie E. Steele, (second) Sue E. Wilkin.
(II) Elias Lillibridge
Elias, son of Lodowick and Anna Carpenter (Stanton) Lillibridge, was born at Port Allegany, about 1817 (one of the first white male children born in the county), and died at Port Allegany in 1887. At this place his life was spent. He was a farmer and lumberman. In politics he was a Whig. There was but one church at Port Allegany, a Union church; this he attended, and he was active in its work. He married Jane Grimes, who was born at Port Allegany, about 1819, and died at Port Allegany in 1899. Children:
- Annette Lillibridge. Born in 1849; married Irvin Stone; children:
- Ernest Stone.
- Edwin Stone.
- Mildred Stone.
- Wilbur Stanton Lillibridge. Of whom further.
- Ada Lillibridge. Born in 1853; married George Baxter, from London, England, deceased; children:
- Christopher Baxter.
- Frederick Baxter.
- Mary Baxter.
- John Lillibridge. Born in 1855, died in March, 1909; married Elma Stone; children:
- Nora Lillibridge.
- Clara Lillibridge.
- Clyde Lillibridge.
- Zora Lillibridge.
- Georgia Lillibridge.
- Frank Lillibridge.
(III) Wilbur Stanton Lillibridge
Wilbur Stanton, son of Elias and Jane (Grimes) Lillibridge, was born at Port Allegany, September 17, 1851, and died at Port Allegany, February 9, 1909. There he attended public school. He was a farmer and lumberman, afterward a mail carrier. In political life he was a Republican; for three terms he was school director, and he was road supervisor for one term in Liberty township. His church was the Methodist Episcopal, but his wife was a member of the United Brethren. He married Eva, daughter of Philander and Jeanette (Fay) Webster, who was born at Hinsdale, New York, July 10, 1853, and died at Port Allegany, January 5, 1912. Her father was a native of New York state, where the family have lived for several generations; her mother was the daughter of a Revolutionary soldier, who is buried at Hinsdale. Children:
- Charles Wesley Lillibridge. Of whom further.
- Rafa Lillibridge. Born at Port Allegany, October 16, 1879; married William Martin, of Armuchee, Georgia; there they reside, and he is a planter, and storekeeper and justice of the peace; child:
- Lucille Martin. Born at Armuchee, in 1910.
(IV) Charles Wesley Lillibridge
Charles Wesley, son of Wilbur Stanton and Eva (Webster) Lillibridge, was born at Port Allegany, February 17, 1878. He attended the graded school and high school, graduating from the latter in the class of 1895. Thereafter he studied at the normal school at Clarion, graduating in the class of 1899; and he had a brief course at Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania. Teaching was to be his permanent profession, not a means to something else, but his personal choice for life work. The first year he taught in Liberty township, McKean county, commencing in the fall of 1899. For a year he taught in Clara township, Potter county. The next fall he assumed charge of the school at Coal Glen, Jefferson county. After one year he was, in 1902, appointed principal of the school at Custer City, McKean county, and there he remained for two years. In 1904 he went to Eldred where he taught for seven years. In the spring of 1911 he was elected county superintendent of schools for McKean county, for a term of three years, commencing with the first of June in that year. He is a member of Eldred lodge, No. 164, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is past grand, having occupied all the chairs. In politics he is independent. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Smethport, and is a trustee thereof.
Mr. Lillibridge married, August 14, 1907, Lucy, daughter of William and Mary (Smith) Knowlton, who was born at Dayton, New York, July 14, 1882. Her father is the son of Lyman and Lucy (Daly) Knowlton, and was born at Dayton, New York, June 22, 1859; he is now an oil producer at Warren, Pennsylvania. Her mother was born at East Concord, New York, October 26, 1859.
Children of William and Mary (Smith) Knowlton:
- Clyde Knowlton. Born at Dayton, June 17, 1881; married Louise Butler, of Bradford, Pennsylvania; is an oil producer at Warren; children:
- Russell Knowlton. Born December 6, 1905.
- Lois Knowlton. Born January 29, 1908.
- Clifford Knowlton. Born March 12, 1911.
- Lucy Knowlton. Married Charles Wesley Lillibridge.
- Iva Knowlton. Born at Dayton, January 22, 1885, died at Custer City, October 25, 1907.
- Lloyd Knowlton. Born at Custer City, August 28, 1892; a grocery clerk at Warren.
- Gladys Knowlton. Born at Custer City, May 6, 1896; residing with her parents.
Children of Charles Wesley and Lucy (Knowlton) Lillibridge:
- Mary Lillibridge. Born at Eldred, December 29, 1908.
- Stanton Lillibridge. Born at Eldred, February 1, 1911.
See: Genealogy of the Allegheny Valley Pennsylvania
Source
Jordan, J. W. 1840-1921. (1913). Genealogical and personal history of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co.
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