BIO:  John Channell, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Fawn Township, Pg 101

JOHN CHANNELL, son of Abel and Jane (Anderson) Channell, of York County, was born 
December 17, 1814, in Fawn Township; his father died in 1868.  John Channell was 
married in 1836 to Mary Clark, daughter of James Clark, of York County, Penn.  
They have nine children living:  Elizabeth, Jane, Agnes, James, Samuel M., Sarah, 
Rosa Anne, Joseph and Annie.  Mr. Channell lived in Fawn Township all his life, 
and has held the offices of school director and supervisor.  He is a member of 
the Presbyterian Church of Chanceford.  The farm on which he resides contains 
about 125 acres, and was purchased by him in 1842.