John was born in Chester County on 24 Jun 1833 to Thomas and Eliza Ann Muer (or Muir?) Ambler. John married Rebecca Jane Stroud, daughter of George Washington and Ann Dunn Stroud, on 29 Oct 1857.
When John was fourteen, he served as a page in the United States Senate in Washington, D.C.. John also edited a newspaper with John Wanamaker in Philadelphia.
John died 22 Nov 1882 and is buried in the Mechanics' Cemetery in Philadelphia. His wife Rebecca is buried in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
"The Ambler Family of Pennsylvania", by Frank Rhoads Ambler, Sr., Old York Road Publishing Company, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, Copyrighted 1968. 300 copies privately printed. Pg 33 & 51.
Ancestry.com Name John Ambler Birth Date 1833 Death Date 22 Nov 1882 Death Place Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Age at Death 49 Gender Male FHL Film Number 1003708
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