Israel Foote Bebout (1798 - 1882)

Born 10 Sep 1798 in Sussex, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

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Died 21 Nov 1882 at age 84 in Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

(Isaac M. Reed) As a Democrat he has filled many local offices, and with his wife belongs to the Presbyterian church, of which he is trustee and elder. He married Rebecca L., daughter of Israel and Elizabeth (Barber) Bebont. Her parents were old residents of Beaver and Washington counties, and after their marriage lived for a time on Raccoon Creek, their deaths occurring in Washington county, where Israel Bebont was a farmer and land owner. He was twice married and had children: 1. Enoch, deceased. 2. Elizabeth, deceased. 3. Sarah Jane, married Simon Close; lives in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. 4. Rebecca L., of previous mention, married Isaac M. Reed. 5. Rachel Ellen, married James Stevenson ; resides in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania.

Sources

• headstone, Find A Grave: Memorial #44704137
• "The Bebout Family in Flanders and North America", Flick, A. C., page 35-37
• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 2, p. 1078-1080)