Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Pennypacker, Elijah Funk |
Born |
11/20/1804 |
Places of residence |
Phoenixville |
Father |
Joseph Pennypacker |
Mother |
Elizabeth Funk |
Notes |
He was a noted abolitionist and his house, "Whitehorse Farm" was part of the Underground Railroad. |
Occupation |
Surveyor Member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives Canal Board member President of the Iron Bank of Phoenixville President of the Mutual Insurance Company of Chester County |
Spouse |
Hannah H. Adamson |
Children |
Gerturde B. Sarah C. Charles A. Caroline B. Mary Elizabeth Elijah J. Margaret Charles Sumner |
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Elijah Pennypacker
Photographic print is labeled in the photo album created by James Anderson Pennypacker as "Elijah Pennypacker, Abolitionist. (Ran Underground Railroad for Escaped Slaves on His Place Near Phoenixville, Pa.)" This is a photograph of a mounted photograph.
Record Type: Photo
