Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Harvey, William
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Upper Makefield Township


   WILLIAM HARVEY farmer, P.O. Makefield, was born in Upper 
Makefield township June 16, 1839, and is a son of Kinsey and 
Evaline (Doan) Harvey, natives of Bucks county, and of 
English descent. His great-grandfather came from England in 
the early part of the seventeenth century, and settled in 
Upper Makefield township, where he lived and died. All of 
the family since then have been born in this township. The 
male members are all farmers by occupation. Mr. Harvey's 
father was twice married. By the first marriage he had ten 
children: Edward, Benjamin, Wilson, Harrison, who was taken 
prisoner while in the Union army in Virginia and died there; 
Sarah J. (deceased), Matthias, Theodore, Kinsey and two who 
died in infancy; David and Emeline. The parents of these 
children are both deceased. By the second marriage there 
were three children:  Frank, Wilson and Elmer. The mother of 
these children is yet living. William Harvey was reared to 
farming and has always followed that occupation. In 1863 he 
married Sarah A. Vanzant, who is now deceased. Mr. Harvey is 
the father of three children:  Adam R. and Andrew, living; 
and Harry, deceased. In 1862 Mr. Harvey enlisted in company 
C, 128th Pennsylvania Volunteers, and marched from 
Doylestown under Colonel Croasdale. He participated in the 
battle of Antietam, and was wounded in the first day's fight 
by a gunshot in the left shoulder, which disabled him from 
duty. He was taken to the hospital, where he lay several 
weeks before he was sufficiently recovered to go home, when 
he was discharged. Mr. Harvey has been school director of 
his township. He comes from one of the old pioneer families 
of Bucks county.