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Author: George Emery Biles
Edward Gaffney was born about 1740 (some say between 1750 and 1755) in Dublin, Ireland. He immigrated to Pennsylvania. He married Catherine Alstoots aboard ship in 1781. During the Revolutionary War, residents of Philadelphia were required to enroll in the Philadelphia Militia. Edward Gaffney’s enrollment was for the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Militia, Fifth Battalion, Eighth Class. No record exists if he ever actively served in uniform as a member of the Pennsylvania Militia but, by law, all able bodied men between the ages of 18 to 53 were required to enroll and show up for drills. This he did and this, as far as the records show, was his contribution to the American Revolution. Edward Gaffney and Catherine Alstoots (these names have various spellings in official documents such as Edward Gaffre, Cafney, Giffen and Catherine/Catherina Alstoots, Oldheart, and others) had eight children:
Martin Gaffney – born about 1782. John Gaffney – born 19 Sep 1784. Frances Gaffney – born about 1786. Catherine Gaffney – born about 1787. Johan Michael Gaffney – born 08 April 1793. William Gaffney – born 08 April 1795. Elizabeth Gaffney – born 10 April 1796. James Allen Gaffney – born unknown.
Edward Gaffney died about 1830 in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
A recap of his family is found in “Our Book of Finleys and Their Kinfolk Families” by Leslie McLaughlin, R.G., 1990, Chapter VIII, pages 286 to 311.
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