Jasper Ewing Brady (abt. 1797 - bef. 1871)

Born about 4 Mar 1797 in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died before 26 Jan 1871 before about age 73 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Biography

Jasper Ewing Brady was member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He served as treasurer of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, for three years. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1844 and 1845. He was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress. He served as a clerk in the office of the paymaster general in the War Department in Washington, D.C., from 1861 to 1869. He resided in Washington, D.C., until his death in 1871.^[1]

Jasper Ewing Brady was the son of John Brady and Jane McCall Brady and therefore the nephew of Captain Sam Brady.^[2]

He married Margaret Morton. They had ten children born between 1830 and 1853.^[3][4]

He died on 26 January 1871 in Washington.^[5] He was interred in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh,^[6] and later reinterred in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C., in 1893.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jasper Ewing Brady," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jasper_Ewing_Brady&oldid=896256194 (accessed August 11, 2020).
2. ↑ Jasper Ewing Brady, biography on bradyheritage.org, https://bradyheritage.org/jasper_ewing_brady.htm accessed July 2020.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44Z-D97 : 4 April 2020), Jasper E Brady, Pittsburgh, ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 436, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXPR-4GW : 19 March 2020), Jasper E Brady, 1860. The 2nd Ward City Of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
5. ↑ "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X22S-DNR : accessed 11 August 2020), Jasper E Brady, 26 Jan 1871, Washington, , DC, United States; citing reference ID , District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,116,145.
6. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Cemetery Records, 1845 - 1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WZNX-JST2 : 14 August 2019), Jasper E Brady, 26 Jan 1871; citing Burial, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #28815130, database and images (accessed 30 July 2020), memorial page for Jasper Ewing Brady Sr. (4 Mar 1797–23 Jan 1871), citing Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW1-ZJQ : 19 March 2020), Jasper E Brady, 1870. Washington City, ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
• Wikidata: Item Q6163948