Individual Details

Joseph Lash

(22 May 1779 - 28 Mar 1857)

Joseph Sr. came to Westmoreland Co., PA early in the 19th century. The 1 8 5 0 census indicated that he was born in New Jersey. He came to Sewick l e y Township, Pennsylvania when he was 16 with a man named William. He s e t tled among the Quakers of Sewickley Township and learned the trade of h o u se carpenter. A Quaker preacher married him to Barbara Funk. He eve n t ually bought land became a farmer in Westmoreland , Pennsylvani a . J oseph is buried in the Funk Cemetery, South Huntington Twp., PA.

Events

Birth22 May 1779Cumberland, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage29 Oct 1804Sewickley Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - Barbara Funk
Residence1850Sewickley Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death28 Mar 1857Sewickley Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Families

SpouseBarbara Funk (1783 - 1865)
ChildAnna Lash (1807 - 1885)
ChildChristian Joseph Lash (1809 - 1892)
ChildDavid Lash (1810 - 1850)
ChildJoseph Lash (1812 - 1872)
ChildEmmor Lash (1815 - )
ChildMartha Elizabeth Lash (1817 - 1879)
ChildCephas Lash (1819 - 1886)
ChildAsa Lash (1821 - 1890)
ChildCatherine Lash (1823 - )
ChildDaniel Lash (1826 - 1920)
FatherPeter Lash (1753 - )
MotherMargaret _____ ( - )
SiblingDavid Lash (1781 - 1815)
SiblingThomas Lash (1783 - 1847)