Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Magill, Joseph E.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Solebury Township


   JOSEPH E. MAGILL retired farmer, P.O. New Hope, was born 
in Solebury township, July 1, 1811, and is a son of John and 
Anna (Ely) Magill.  His first ancestor in this country was 
William Magill, who with his brother, Alexander, emigrated 
from the north of Ireland in 1727.  The latter died in Troy, 
N. Y.  William located in Falls township and was a tailor by 
trade.  Soon after his marriage he settled in Solebury, 
where he engaged in farming and remained until his death.  
He had six children, of whom John was the second son.  He 
married Amy Witson, by whom he had six children:  Jacob, 
Jane, Rachel, William, David and John.  The latter married 
Anna, a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Witson) Ely and had six 
children:  Jane (Mrs. Joseph Wiley), Joseph E., Emeline 
(Mrs. James H. Ely), William, Henry and Mary (Mrs. Isaac 
Ely).   Joseph E. was reared in Solebury, and owns and 
occupies the original homestead where William Magill first 
settled.  In 1839 he married Angeline, daughter of Thomas 
and Sarah (Shoemaker) Hallowell, of Chester county, Pa., by 
whom he had twelve children, ten of whom grew to maturity:  
Sarah A., Thomas, Spencer S., Amy (Mrs. E. Doan), Ezra, 
John, Elizabeth (Mrs. Harvey Stout), Jane (Mrs. Benjamin 
Patterson), Joseph and Clara (Mrs. Amos Patterson).  The 
homestead farm is now carried on by Joseph, the youngest 
son, who was married January 16, 1877, to Ida J., daughter 
of John and Lydia (Benscoter) Hough, of Solebury, and has 
two children, George H. and John J.