Franklin Darlington

1827 -

• Name	Franklin Darlington
  Born	18 Aug 1827	West Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I3798	Bird-Metcalf
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Joshua Darlington,   b. 19 Nov 1798, East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 8 Nov 1872  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Eliza Mercer,   b. 27 Jun 1798, East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 22 Oct 1838  (Age 40 years)
  Married	28 Dec 1820
  Family ID	F1538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary G. Jackson,   b. 6 Sep 1831
  Married	18 Mar 1865
  Children	+ 1. Frederick Darlington,   b. 23 Apr 1867, East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States   2. Philip J Darlington,   b. 4 Sep 1869, East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F1544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories		A Brief History of Joshua Darlington of Chester County, Pennsylvania Joshua was an educated man who "managed a freight of wagons in the conveyance of merchandise and produce between West Chester and Pittsburg." He was married twice and had a total of eight children. Source: Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania; Author: Cope, Gilbert, Date of Publication: 1904; Vol I. Chester and Delaware Counties. Pennsylvania.
  		A Brief History of Franklin Darlington in Chester County, Pennsylvania "In 1863 [Franklin] responded to the call of Governor Curtin for a force of emergency men to repel the invading Confederate army under General Robert E. Lee, enlisting in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hawley..." Franklin's wife and children are also listed. Source: Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania; Author: Cope, Gilbert, Date of Publication: 1904; Vol I. Chester and Delaware Counties. Pennsylvania.