History of the Presbytery of Redstone : organized by the Synod of New York and Philadelphia, Sept10, 1781, and under its care till 1788 : a part of the Synod of Virginia, 1788-1802 : of the Synod of Pittsburg, 1802-1881 : and now of the Synod of Pennsylvania, 1881-1889 . a City and thence to Du-buque, where he died in 1869. Dr. Hugh Campbell was born in Uniontown, Pa., May ist,1795, and died there, February 27th, 1876. His father was Ben-jamin Campbell, who was born at New London Cross-roads,Chester county. Pa., and his mother was Mary Adair, of Cooks-town, Ireland, and afterwards of London, F
History of the Presbytery of Redstone : organized by the Synod of New York and Philadelphia, Sept10, 1781, and under its care till 1788 : a part of the Synod of Virginia, 1788-1802 : of the Synod of Pittsburg, 1802-1881 : and now of the Synod of Pennsylvania, 1881-1889 . a City and thence to Du-buque, where he died in 1869. Dr. Hugh Campbell was born in Uniontown, Pa., May ist,1795, and died there, February 27th, 1876. His father was Ben-jamin Campbell, who was born at New London Cross-roads,Chester county. Pa., and his mother was Mary Adair, of Cooks-town, Ireland, and afterwards of London, Franklin county, father was a silversmith, who removed from Hagers-town, Md., to Uniontown, about 1778, where he died, September24th, 1843. He was a man of modest means, with twelve child-ren, to whom he could of course give but small advantages ofeducation. He was a member of the Presbyterian church ofUniontown from its organization. Dr. Hugh Campbell obtainedwhat education he could at his home and attended Jefferson Col-lege one year, 1812—13. He studied medicine with Dr. DanielMarchand, of Uniontown, and attended the University of Penn-sylvania, at Philadelphia, where he graduated and in 1817 openedhis office as a physician and surgeon in Uniontown. In. Hugh Camprell, Wl. D. See Appendix also. PRESBYTERY OF REDSTONE. 121 September, 1823, he married Miss Susan Baird, of Washington,Penna, a sister of Judge Thomas Baird. She died in 15th, 1828, Dr. Campbell was married in Chambersburg,Pa., to Miss Rachel Broome Lyon, a daughter of Samuel Lyon,Esq., of Carlisle, Pa. By this marriage there were eight children,six of whom are (1888) still living. The subject of this sketchjoined the Presbyterian church of Uniontown, October 9th, 1825,at the same time with Nathaniel Ewing, his life-long friend andfellow laborer in the church. He was ordained and installed anelder in this church, September 28th, 1829, and served as an ac-tive member of Session till his removal to
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