Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice Obituaries by Cemetery Section Tioga County, Pennsylvania Bradford County PA Chemung County NY Tioga County PA  Home How to Use  Disclaimer Copyright More Obits Bloss Township Joyce New & Search Old Blossburg Cemetery, Bloss Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Photo of Gravestone Art by Joyce M. Tice Old Blossburg Cemetery Listing 1970s

Joyce's Search Tip - January 2008  Do You Know that you can search just the Obituaries on the site by using the three County Specific Obituary selections in the Partitioned search engine at the bottom of the Current What's New Page? You can narrow your search by including a key word in the cemetery name or a township name in addition to the surname you search. Then select the Find All Words option. You'll also find obituary and other newspaper clippings using Clippings partition. Additional clippings can be found in the Birth, Marriage, and some other partitions.

Reading a series of obituaries from a single cemetery, as they are presented here, is like reading the multi-generational history of a community. These people were the local populace at a particular time. The people buried here knew each other, were neighbors, relatives and school mates. They attended church together and engaged in "trade" or business.  All people are listed in alphabetic order by surname at BIRTH. Women identified by a married alias only and  for whom a birth surname can not be identified, are listed on the last page for the cemetery's obituaries.

David and Elisabeth WATCHMAN PRYDE, with their son David arrived July 25, 1848.  They sailed from Glasgow, Scotland to New York on the ship “Warren” along with, Peter CAMERON and other families that settled in Tioga County.

PRYDE – the burial of Mr. Robert PRYDE, who died at Slate Run, took place last Thursday in Blossburg, of which borough he was a pioneer resident.  Mr. PRYDE, who was 81 years old, was born in Scotland.  The Wellsboro Agitator, April 4th, 1900

Robert and Agnes HERON PRYDE arrived Sept 13, 1847 Ship "Kalamazoo" from Liverpool to New York with them was, David HERON and Jacob WATCHMAN.  Robert Pryde was one of the men who put in the first drift at the mine in Fall Brook.

WATCHMAN ELIZABETH
wife of
David Pryde
DIED
Dec. 8, 1867
 80 yrs.

Bradford County PA Chemung County NY Tioga County PA

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 04 AUG 2008 By Joyce M. Tice Email: Joyce M. Tice